Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Molex3D MuCell simulates addition of gas bubbles into plastics moulding for lighter parts

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 20, 2015

The controlled addition of bubbles to injection moulded parts – like in a chocolate bar – can now be simulated in MuCell, reducing part weight while retaining structural strength Inspired…

Materialise releases EOS Build Processor 1.2

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 20, 2015

Release 1.2 of Materialise’s EOS sintering package links forms an interface between the file fixing tools of Magics and the 3D Printer The latest update of Materialise’s platform, which acts…

Back to the basics in ideation: Chris Cheung sketches out what new apps mean for designers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 21, 2015

How is digital sketching fitting into your workflow, if at all? Sketching still forms the launchpad for most designs, with digital tools now speeding up the workflow – letting designers…

Delcam PowerMill 2016 gets ‘mirroring’ function for symmetrical parts and tooling

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 30, 2015

Parts can now be mirrored in PowerMill 2016 The 2016 version of Delcam PowerMill CAM for five-axis and high-speed machining is set to come with the ability to mirror complete…

Feature recognition algorithm at heart of new Polygonica release

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 30, 2015

New feature recognition is claimed to regenerate original surface information The upcoming release of Polygonica from MachineWorks will include functionality for automatic feature recognition on polygonal solids. With many CAD…

Old cars making fast money: new rev eng service launched by KWSP to preserve motors

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 11, 2015

With events like Goodwood Revival increasing the historic racing market, new technologies and expertise are being called upon As grids across the historic F1, touring car and sports car arenas…

Updates in PowerSHAPE Pro 2016 see Delcam add multithreading for faster designs

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 11, 2015

PowerShape Pro lets users import and repair data translation faults to create perfect models Delcam has added a series of enhancements to its PowerShape Pro software for modeling and reverse…

Making movie magic… and blowing it up with Artem SFX

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 11, 2015

Artem’s 7-axis milling robot machines the Halo Master Chief from foam Standing outside in Artem’s physical special effects trialling ground (staff carpark) you’d be excused for having the same enthusiasm…

Onshape cloud 3D CAD system now available on Android phones and tablets

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 12, 2015

The CAD on the Cloud software is now available on Android devices Five months on from its highly anticipated debut, Onshape has announced that its full-cloud 3D CAD system is…

Onshape gets use of 3D mice from 3Dconnexion

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 17, 2015

The 3Dconnexion family of 3D CAD mice now work with Onshape in the browser With many 3D designers now almost permanently grafted to their 3D control devices, Onshape has thankfully…