Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Temperature-dependent data for materials added to Granta MI

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 16, 2016

Granta MI enables access to materials data from directly within CAE software. An agreement between Granta Design and JAHM Software to make JAHM’s extensive temperature-dependent materials property data available within…

How James Corden was turned into a puppet with 3D printing for Sainsbury’s Christmas ad

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 16, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/5CAGpVMT0SJ9K As the annual one-upmanship begins between the UK’s major retailers to produce show-stopping advertisements, stop motion experts have used full detail colour 3D printing to tug at our heart…

Making it

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 16, 2016

We chat with London's Makerversity co-founder Tom Tobia on what the venue offers start-ups and designers

Weekender // Star Wars Identities

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 18, 2016

Find out what went into designing this little fella A unique travelling Star Wars exhibition has rolled into London, promising to bring a galaxy, far far away, a bit closer…

Mentor Graphics continues to push FloEFD to the front of the design process with version 16

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 18, 2016

A range of new CFD simulation features in FloEVD v16 continue with the software’s aim of ‘frontloading’ analysis towards the start of the design process. Mentor Graphics, currently the subject…

WATCH // GE Additive Manufacturing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 18, 2016

//giphy.com/embed/Q6jPHDbLmlwmk Following on from its recent acquisitions in the metals 3D printing market, GE has launched its GE Additive Manufacturing arm. Having already displayed some some hefty advertising clout by…

First Look : Virtalis VR4CAD – taking CAD models straight into VR ‘with 3 clicks’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 21, 2016

Having announced the product last month, Virtalis has given us our first look at VR4CAD – its tool to take professional 3D CAD models into cost attainable head-mounted displays (HMD).…

‘Pocket-sized’ Leica BLK360 pro 3D scanner launched alongside Autodesk ReCap 360 Pro app

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 21, 2016

Weighing less than a bag of sugar, the Leica BLK360 connects to an iPad and the Autodesk ReCap 360 Pro app Leica Geosystems has launched its BLK360 Imaging laser 3D…

UK government announces £1 billion for digital infrastructure, 5G networks and superfast internet

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 22, 2016

Faster connections mean a 20Gb file could be downloaded in under a minute In today’s Autumn Statement, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will announce £400m towards improving the UK’s digital infrastructure…