Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

First look: Power Surfacing v2.0 for Solidworks

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 7, 2015

Power Surfacing 2.0 enhances its ability to integrate Sub-D design with typical NURBS models Organic and free form surfaces design plug-in for Solidworks, nPower Software’s Power Surfacing 2.0 looks set…

New flagship 27″ Cintiq 27QHD and Cintiq Companion from Wacom

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 7, 2015

Wacom’s latest flagship model features a full glass surface, with shortcut controls included in the new handheld ExpressKey Remote Wacom’s professional design hardware continues to cement itself into the ‘designers…

Vicon to get Innovate UK funding to develop next-gen motion capture tech

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 8, 2015

Motion capture technology specialists Vicon has announced that it has received research and development funding as part of Innovate UK’s Digital Funding competition. The two-year research funding covers the development…

Modo and MakerBot hook up to publish designs straight to Thingiverse

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 8, 2015

Models designed in Modo can now be uploaded directly to Thingiverse or the MakerBot Cloud Library MakerBot and The Foundry have unveiled the MakerBot Kit for Modo in a partnership…

Ariel Nomad takes lightweight, superfast, customisable design off-road

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 8, 2015

The off-road Ariel Nomad – makes us want to move to the countryside! Ariel are known (and much loved) makers the somehow street legal Aerial Atom stripped back race car,…

Keyshot gets full ‘Enterprise’ integration for Siemens NX

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 12, 2015

KeyShot Enterprise offers the full ‘bells and whistles’ for Siemens NX users Having already announced its integration with Siemens NX in June last year, Luxion has boosted its Keyshot rendering…

AMUG unveils schedule for its April conference

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 12, 2015

AMUG 2015 Conference keynote speakers (from left): Jason Lopes, Lonnie Love and Todd Grimm The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has announced its keynote speakers and schedule for its 2015…

Materialise expands into consumer 3D printing market with new Builder software

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 13, 2015

Leapfrog is one of the desktop 3D printer companies that is benefitting from Materialise’s entry into the consumer market Leading provider of 3D printing software Materialise is expanding into the…

First Look: Delcam ArtCAM Pro 2015 for CADCAM

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 13, 2015

For the day when you need to machine a lifelike statue of an Iguana, ArtCAM might be a good place to start Machining tools still have many people thinking of…

Teach Yourself: Wheel and Tyre rendering in Keyshot

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 13, 2015

Automotive renders provide not only some of the most realistic renders produced, but also some of the most popular, often with the four discs that touch the ground being overlooked…