Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Perceptron launches first in its new generation of its Helix 3D scanning systems

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 12, 2015

Perceptron’s new Smart3D system has accuracy to 50 microns With the lofty aim of beginning a ‘revolution in automatic reverse engineering’, Perceptron has launched its Smart3D scanning system aiming to…

Rhino for Mac finally gets full launch

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 15, 2015

Rhino can finally be used on Mac Last week at the UK Rhino User Meeting we were privy to the announcement that Rhino for Mac would be happening soon –…

ScanR Green laser 3D Scanner to offer ‘enhanced materials coverage’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2015

Green laser technology could be the answer for all those 3D laser scanning issues involving reflective surfaces Perceptron’s new ScanR product is aiming to dramatically extend the range of engineering…

Dassault Systèmes offers new industry solution ‘Experiences’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2015

VR capabilities are part of the aerospace ‘Passenger Experience’ Aerospace and consumer packaging designers – as different as those world’s are – can both now leverage custom grouped Dassault Systèmes…

Hat trick of amazing new machines forms core of Nottingham University’s 3D printing research

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2015

The lab hopes to develop new materials for nano fabrication of multifunctional systems A £2.7m grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has funded new facilities and…

KScan3D drops $300 price, makes its 3D scanning app free

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 17, 2015

KScan3D is now available for free Canadian metrology firm LMI Technologies is making its KScan3D software for low cost hardware free, after scrapping its original $299 download price. The software…

3D Systems iSense ready 3D scanning anywhere with iPhone

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 17, 2015

The iSense 3D scanner can be built into an iPhone case for pocketable 3D scanning 3D Systems has announced that its portable 3D scanning hardware, iSense, is now available for…

Autodesk announces Ignite Platform for ‘Young Learners’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 17, 2015

Project Ignite hopes to inspire and educate young learners in all the latest creative technologies Autodesk has launched Project Ignite, a free learning platform available in English for educators and…

First Look – SolidThinking Inspire 2015: more options, better speeds, and new UI prove highlights

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 18, 2015

The addition of fasteners and joints to Inspire 2015 should allow more complete assembly analysis and optimisation The latest release of SolidThinking’s design exploration and optimisation software Inspire has been…

Adobe’s Creative Cloud 2015 release brings new features for 3D Printing with Photoshop

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 19, 2015

Adobe Photoshop has some exciting new 3D tools, including this mesh polygon reducer Adobe has been making strides into the 3D printing software market, adding some brilliant features to the…