Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

3D Coat – for making your SubD CAD models dance

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 28, 2014

Retopology tools like 3D Coat reduce the number of polygons of SubD models, making them ready for animation As more product designers look to dabble with SubD CAD software for…

Top 10 Engineers: Queen Elizabeth Prize steps up with a countdown of the best

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 28, 2014

The people have voted – who is the greatest engineer? The Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering is not simply a £1m pay cheque, but a gateway to the pantheon of…

SolidProfessor now offering online 3ds Max training

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 29, 2014

New online courses for 3ds Max are now available from the former SolidWorks-focused site SolidProfessor An Autodesk 3ds Max professional course is now available from online training dons SolidProfessor, aiming…

Future of automotive crash testing speeds up Honda

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 29, 2014

3DXcite and Honda have collaborated to produce more realistic crash test simulation We were intrigued to see Honda’s latest crash test software, Real Impact, making the pages of the LA…

Get mobile with the backpack that has designers in mind

Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 29, 2014

Booq’s Boa Flow Graphite has all the storage a creative could need Despite the internet making the world a smaller place, designers are still expected to spend an inordinate amount…

Five things to see at 3D Printshow London

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 1, 2014

Featuring some of the most interesting 3D printing users, the 3D Printshow returns to London If there’s one thing that can shake off the ‘first of the month blues’ its…

Lithoz ceramic 3D printers gets a boost from EOS investment

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 1, 2014

Lithoz ceramic 3D printers have received investment from EOS’ founder and CEO, boosting the chances of scaling this technology Lithoz, the TU Vienna spin-off company specialising in high performance ceramic…

Fuel3D join up with Ultimaker for a UK exclusive bundle

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 2, 2014

The Fuel3D scanner and Ultimaker 2 will be available to buy in October as a bundle Fuel3D has announced it’s new distribution agreement with desktop 3D printing maestros Ultimaker to…

Teach Yourself: Autodesk Inventor Surfacing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 3, 2014

Teach yourself surface modelling in Autodesk Inventor with this video tutorial Surface modelling is usually done in Rhino or Alias, but if you’re stuck simply with access to Autodesk Inventor,…

Registration for Autodesk University now open

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 3, 2014

Registration for Autodesk’s Las Vegas event is now open – with over 770 classes and 695 speakers lined-up ready Autodesk has flung open its registration for the showpiece coming together…