Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

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…

Zortrax helps maintain Polish Airforce Migs with 3D printed parts

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 17, 2015

3D printing prototypes is helping keep NATO requirements cost effective 3D printers are also being used to help upgrade Soviet-type Su-22 and MiG-29 fighter jets owned by the Armed Forces…

Rendering: Market overview

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 17, 2015

You've nailed your 3D product model. Now you want to show it off - to your boss, your team, your clients. But where next? We look at the rendering market…

Ansys launch free student package for simulation workflows

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 20, 2015

Students all over the world now have free access to Ansys simulation tools Giving students a broad scope of mechanics and fluids simulations, Ansys has launched its first free introductory…

The Beast – a four-extruder synchronous build FDM 3D Printer

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 20, 2015

Four heads are better than one… Having seen banks of desktop FDM 3D printers building multiple models of the same thing, it’s rather surprising Cultivate3D’s effort is the first multi-extruder…

Google bids big on Carbon3D action

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 21, 2015

A $100M investment by Google Ventures adds to the excitement, and expectation, of Carbon3Ds eventual 3D printer launch $100 million can buy you a lot of things: private jets, super…

Critical Mass puts a motion controlled wah wah pedal into a pair of Converse

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 21, 2015

A rock icon itself, Critical Mass took the design a step further and added in rock’n’roll hardware Challenged by Converse to come up with something creative from a pair of…

The motion-powered running light that goes against planned obsolescence

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 24, 2015

The small. battery-less, clip-on light makes runners visible to potential hazards There’s a giant selection of running gear out there for the dedicated pavement pounder willing to get up at…