Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

PTC enhances Vuforia AR platform for Google Tango

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 2, 2017

PTC’s AR platform now supports’s Google’s smart sensor camera technology At the Vision Summit event, PTC announced its Vuforia platform will support devices based on Tango, a set of sensors…

New power protection system from EnvisionTEC aims to protect 3D printing from fluctuating currents

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 2, 2017

//giphy.com/embed/nzH2fC0p5qny8 EnvisionTEC has launched a new power protection system line of accessories to ensure that voltage fluctuations and power outages don’t disrupt the 3D printing process for its users. According…

Infinity Festival aims to boost teenage STEM interest

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 3, 2017

//giphy.com/embed/cjq282uianzSU Professor of particle physics Professor Brian Cox will headline the Infinity Festival, a science programme for secondary school students, to be held this September at West Lakes Academy in…

PA’s Raspberry Pi competition 2017 has kids as young as 8 display their prototyping prowess

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 3, 2017

//giphy.com/embed/YxYbeEh1UbsKA The UK’s brightest innovators from schools across the country have competed to produce functional prototypes using a Raspberry Pi to produce innovations that could improve the lives of people…

Design of Mobile Rig for smartphone filming strikes balance between functionality and cost

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 4, 2017

The Mobile Rig, which uses an innovative magnetic gimbal to help stabilisation for low weight devices, is a start-up design challenging products from established manufacturers with hefty price tags. A…

PREVIEW // ESI IC.IDO v11.1 – Nvidia Pascal GPU input adds new abilities

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 4, 2017

ESI IC.IDO 11.1 aims to raise the bar for Geometry-to-VR engineering solutions when it launches at Nvidia GTC next week, through support of VR-SLI (Virtual Reality-Scalable Link Interface), the NVIDIA…

Seymourpowell reveals VR system it’s using to design new cars

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 4, 2017

//giphy.com/embed/O2gn7t5I095gk Coded from scratch in-house, design studio Seymourpowell has revelled the Virtual Reality set-up it uses for automotive design, giving them the ability to create sketches, curves and surfaces in…

New B-Axis turning cycle among Edgecam 2017 R2 updates

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 8, 2017

//giphy.com/embed/XMWExLUHogGGc Nearly 20 items of new and enhanced functionality have cropped up in Edgecam 2017 R2, from the Vero Software stable, covering turning, milling, simulation, and wire EDM. The headline…

Onshape Update // May release sees new tool to boost complex curve sketch skills

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 8, 2017

//giphy.com/embed/xOOmTAy87AqnS Onshape updates have a habit of coming thick and fast, and the May update proves no different as the software continues to add features by the bucketload. The main…

CGTech announces ‘physics-based’ toolpath optimisation module Vericut Force

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 9, 2017

In its latest version, Vericut 8.0.3 has added new enhancements to its Force module, including new features for better control of entry/exit speeds, ‘clean-up’ feed rates, and tooling information has…