Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Vero launches new direct modelling CAD system

Posted by Stephen Holmes - December 12, 2017

Vero Software has launched a new product with which it aims to ‘fill the gap between CAD and CAM’, a direct modelling tool focusing on the specific needs of machinist…

Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council 2018 awards open for entries

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 3, 2018

Tom Rucker was awarded five Gold Awards at the 2017 Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship and Design Awards for his piece the GEO.NIOT Brooch The prestigious annual jewellery design competition from the Goldsmiths’…

Project Geode solid modelling kernel targets fast engineering simulation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 4, 2018

Pointwise’s Project Geode kernel is being used for node insertion in research code for degree elevation and curving of high-order meshes, such as this quadratic mesh Pointwise’s Project Geode has…

Blueprint product design competition packs in a whole raft of prizes to make an idea a reality

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 5, 2018

LUMA Blueprint 2018 is looking for entries to its product design ideas contest, which has packaged up a prize that should help take the winning concept through to realisation. The…

HP unveils Z 3D Camera for your workstation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 9, 2018

HP has pushed out the 3D camera from its Sprout computers as a product in its own right, as it looks to take advantage of the increased demand for 3D…

Makers with a Mission programme looks to supports extra-ordinary ideas and new businesses

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 1, 2018

London’s hotbed of new product design creative new businesses, Makerversity, is looking to kickstart the next industrial revolution with a new Makers with a Mission programme. Alongside offering free membership…

Renishaw ramps up the lasers for its latest 3D printing system, the RenAM 500Q

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 1, 2018

Featuring four 500 W lasers, Renishaw’s latest compact machine aims to greatly improve productivity in the most commonly used platform size for additive manufacturing. More lasers in the RenAM 500Q…

WATCH // Escapism through design with The Shape of Water

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 2, 2018

It’s the film leading the charge for Oscars and BAFTA awards, but the escapism and fantasy of The Shape of Water contains a satisfying amount of hardcore physical and digital…

SolidWorks add-in for Nano Dimension means faster 3D printed circuit boards

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 5, 2018

3D printed circuitboards are now a direct step from SolidWorks A SolidWorks add-in for Nano Dimension’s DragonFly 2020 3D printer should eliminate time-consuming processes, increase design possibilities and ultimately result…

Major new custom prosthetics initiative backed by Stratasys and Dassault Systèmes

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 5, 2018

A new initiative founded by self-taught robotics whizz Easton LaChappelle has been helped turned into a reality by Dassault Systèmes and Stratasys, as they aim to increase the amount of…