Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Dremel’s 3D printer sadly doesn’t come with a 165-piece accessory kit

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2014

Dremel has entered the 3D printing market with this $999 desktop FDM machine Dremel, the producer of the much beloved Multitool drill/polisher/whizzing thing, is now selling its first 3D printer…

BobCAD-CAM gets better CAD tools to help drive efficiency

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2014

A new CAD Solid Action Tree in BobCAD-CAM allows users to modify any step of their solid creation Lesser known on UK shores, BobCAD-CAM is, as the name suggests, a…

Workspace: SME friendly ‘ContainerVille’ in the heart of London

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 19, 2014

A new office in the heart of the city, but by the canal? It’s not often that we delve into the murky world of real estate, but having stumbled across…

CAD library goes mobile with new TraceParts app

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 19, 2014

The TraceParts app gives access to an extensive library of 3D models wherever you are. Sadly there’s no help for the man with 8 arms… TraceParts, a digital engineering 3D…

Autodesk: Fusion360 now available on the Apple App Store, some tips and advice

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 19, 2014

Autodesk’s Fusion 360 software is now available via the Apple App Store Launched amongst the flapping of Apple Fanboys scrambling to download iOS8, Autodesk Fusion 360 has been rolled out…

The Weekender: A space to get hands on among the pomp of London Design Festival

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 19, 2014

Our favourite find of London Design Festival London Design Festival draws mixed emotions from me – part of me is overawed and excited at the scale of the event on…

Testing: How the new iPhone 6 stands up to third-party product testing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014

Dropping your brand new iPhone 6 could end in tears Here in Blighty we’ve been shelling out £4.6 billion over the last two years on repairs to our hand held…

Disney’s MakerFaire input more than a movie promo, it’s powering next generation of STEM

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014

There’s more to Disney’s involvement with MakerFaire than a giant, inflatable Baymax The keen-eyed amongst you will have noticed that the centrepiece of the global MakerFaire is now a Disney…

Space: Japanese engineering firm planning on an elevator to the stars

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014

The space elevator has been much talked about, but now Japanese engineering giant is setting out to build one by 2050 By 2050 we should all be able to hop…

Stratasys and Bre unveil secret project Bold Machines, and are taking it to the movies

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 22, 2014

Stratasys’ new Innovation Workshop plans to turn the movie merchandise model on its head Bre Pettis’ secretive new ‘Innovation Workshop’ we mentioned a week or so ago has finally been…