Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Missler joins the European project FibreChain for automating carbon fibre production

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 16, 2014

Missler is now involved in a European-wide effort to automate the production of complex composite materials Missler, producer of TopSolid CAM software, has joined European-wide initiative FibreChain to optimise the…

New micro radio-chip could see all kinds of products connected to IoT

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 16, 2014

At only a few millimetres, radio-on-a-chip technology like this Stanford University prototype could enable trillions of devices to connect to the Internet of Things The creation of a prototype radio-on-a-chip…

Makers: Piccolo to Portugal as UK team heads to Lisbon MakerFaire

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 16, 2014

The tiny Piccolo CNC robot will be journeying to the first Portuguese MakerFaire A UK-based team is heading out to Portugal with its open-sourced, pocket-sized, CNC robot – Piccolo –…

Materialise expands, brings scanning and measurement in-house

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 18, 2014

Materialise has added 3D scanning to its long list of in-house services Belgium’s giant 3D printing software and bureau service provider Materialise is adding scanning and measurement services to its…

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…