Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Vertex compact motion capture camera sees Vicon target smaller environment applications

Posted by Stephen Holmes - July 31, 2017

The Vertex motion capture camera allows for faster set up times, with new mounting options and reduced vibration, meaning faster calibration times Vicon has launched its new compact, lightweight and…

Gravity Sketch launches on Oculus and Steam to anyone with a VR headset

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 2, 2017

Since its beta release in January, Gravity Sketch has been used by 500 vehicle and industrial designers, resulting in a release version with a full suite of tools that allows…

Materials, Configurator and VR support front up biggest KeyShot release yet

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 4, 2017

https://giphy.com/embed/12x7YM55gz0lEc KeyShot 7 has arrived after its longest development stint yet, with a list of new features and tools an arm long as it focuses on bringing more ways to…

Faro unveils ‘virtual extension of human arm’, the Quantum S for 3D measurement and inspection

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 7, 2017

Increased performance, durability and improved ergonomics are the three big gains Faro is hoping to make with the launch of its latest 3D scanner arm, the Quantum S. The Quantum…

WATCH // Zaha Hadid Architects city emerges from 3D printing process

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 7, 2017

The City of Towers installation at the Design Museum is a bit AEC for our tastes, but the video showing its fabrication using nylon Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is a…

MakeVR Pro for HTC Vive offers ‘3D solid modelling’ in VR

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 9, 2017

Vive Studios has launched featuring an ‘industry-standard professional CAD engine’ to enables 3D solid modeling within Virtual Reality (VR) on the HTC Vive headset. Using an interface based on natural…

Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing Collection launches for ‘integrated workflow’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 9, 2017

Autodesk Industry Collections have been launched, with the Inventor-focussed Product Design and Manufacturing variant adding key manufacturing tools in the form of HSM CAM software and Nastran In-CAD for FEA…

DriveWorks launches free certification to help students design for manufacture

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 16, 2017

DriveWorks is looking to boost the skill sets of students for real world design with its latest free certification for its DriveWorksXpress software for mass customisation. The DriveWorksXpress Training and…

Markforged goes ‘Industrial’, launches X3 and X5 3D Printers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 17, 2017

How the Markforged Industrial Series fits into the Markforged line-up, shown in orange, Markforged has announced the addition of two new printers to its Industrial Series, the new X3 and…

Giant Rolls Royce turbofan engine design gets £2M grant for topology optimisation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 21, 2017

The next generation of Rolls Royce UltraFan engine architecture has received a £1.998M grant from the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) for its focus on weight reduction and fuel efficiency, together…