Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Audi sees the light: colour and transparent 3D printed prototypes for automotive design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 7, 2018

Audi, with a little coaxing from Stratasys, has revealed how 3D printing parts has sped up its new vehicle approval process from a design standpoint – and it’s not necessarily…

Rockwell Automation splurges $1B on PTC equity as part of new partnership

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 11, 2018

Rockwell Automation and PTC have partnered, with Rockwell purchasing equity in PTC to the tune of over 8 per cent of the company’s worth PTC and Rockwell Automation have announced…

New Amazon partnership with Autodesk gives Generative Design new powers

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 20, 2018

Autodesk has announced its new partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide the Cloud platform for Autodesk Fusion 360’s Generative Design capabilities. As part of the launch, 1,000 new…

WATCH // VW tackles Pikes Peak challenge

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 20, 2018

https://giphy.com/embed/LwzSIpwoqkcYJvtkrq There’s a huge amount of publicity accompanying Volkswagen’s push to be the fastest car up Colorado’s legendary Pike’s Peak hill climb, but thankfully it also throws up some cool…

3DReshaper 2018 launches with new reports engine

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 21, 2018

Built for processing any type of point clouds in a wide array of 3D scanning applications, the 2018 version of 3DReshaper has added new features to make the software even…

Improov3 adds new collaboration tools for VR environments

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 21, 2018

Improov3 has launched with its native CAD viewing powers for VR boosted by a set of useful collaboration features – including voice chat and annotation. Aimed at design reviews with…

AirShaper launches pay per simulation virtual wind tunnel

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 25, 2018

A Belgian start-up is looking to enable designers of all levels to access complex CFD simulation information for their designs with the launch of a virtual wind tunnel operated by…

Siemens buy US startup that offers to spot, autocorrect and simulate faults in automated tech

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 25, 2018

Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire Texas-based Austemper Design Systems, a startup software company that offers analysis, auto-correction and simulation technology for automotive, industrial and aerospace systems. The…

Roborace is set to tackle Goodwood FOS with autonomous hillclimb

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 26, 2018

As a showcase of all the latest automotive technology, Goodwood Festival of Speed is a big date in our calendar – and this year, it’s 25th no less – will…

Edem for Ansys now available through App Store

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 27, 2018

Specialist bulk material simulation software tool Edem has been made available via the Ansys App Store, enabling a wider number of engineers to use and benefit from the integration between…