Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Automotive sheet metal software AutoFormplus R7 integrates with MS Excel

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 9, 2017

AutoForm Engineering’s latest software solution for the sheet metal forming industry has integrated the generation of reports in Excel format within its latest version, AutoFormplus R7. As a result, this…

Nvidia aims to tackle complex 3D printing with GPU power

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 13, 2017

GVDB Voxels printed a 3D statue (L) of a complex image (R) with structural support and minimal material As 3D printing charges towards its goal of complex multi-material, coloured, differing…

Digital manufacturing boom sees Comau open new UK robotic engineering facilities

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 14, 2017

An automated future is coming to the North East of England Comau has opened a new facility in the UK to help capitalise on the increase in digital fabrication and…

Hexagon up for sale to rivals for $20B?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 14, 2017

Hexagon has a huge portfolio of design and engineering software The financial papers are buzzing today after news that Hexagon, owner of Vero, MSC and other CAD and engineering softwares,…

Onshape Drawings updated thanks to user votes

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 14, 2017

Drawing thumbnail images, easier to find what you want, and now displayed on the Onshape Documents page Onshape’s seemingly always-active updates have this month added improvements to Onshape Drawings, voted…

Stratasys looks to go supersonic with latest aviation partnership

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 15, 2017

Boom is looking to reintroduce commercial supersonic flight, partnering with Stratasys for the manufacture of its concept XB-1 aircraft Fast off the back of its McLaren F1 partnership, Stratasys has…

Dell’s latest 4k projector can transform even a small office space into a dream boardroom

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 15, 2017

Dell has announced the S718QL, a laser projector capable of throwing up a 100-inch Ultra HD 4k picture from a unit positioned only four inches away from a wall –…

New 37.5-inch Dell UltraSharp curved monitor offers a ‘two-monitors-in-one’ experience

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 15, 2017

The 37.5 inch, ultra-wide, curved Dell U3818DW Multi-monitor designers might want to take note of the continuing presence of curved displays, fast disappearing from commercial TVs, but right at home…

Ancient forests get new website to aid materials and sustainability choices of designers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2017

New website can guide designers to the best and most sustainable wood type for a product A new interactive forest map has been created to show the distribution, growth and…

Waymo’s move to minivans kills new breed of autonomous car design before it even got going

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 16, 2017

Farewell you daft little bugger The autonomous little pod of Google’s self-driving car vision has been dumped at the roadside in favour of a re-jigged Chrysler mini-van, as the now…