Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Heavy machinery simulation gets a boost from new EDEM co-simulation tools

Posted by Stephen Holmes - December 15, 2014

Excavator simulation for rock lumps, where EDEM provides realistic data on the mass loaded in the bucket and the force against the bucket DEM Solutions has announced new EDEM co-simulation…

Cute video of Derby the dog running on his new 3D Printed prosthetics to warm your heart

Posted by Stephen Holmes - December 17, 2014

Tis the season to be jolly, and there’s few things in the world to put more joy in the heart than seeing a happy little dog bounding around for the…

Voxel8 3D prints circuit boards and more on your desktop

Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 6, 2015

The Voxel8 3D printer can print electrical circuits into PLA models using silver ink Voxel8 is set to launch its developer kit for its multi-material 3D printer that can also…

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…