AI

‘Claude for CAD’ arrives with Blender and Autodesk Fusion connectors

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 29, 2026

'Coalition of partners' also includes Adobe, Ableton and Splice

Manufacturing

Authentise launches Whisper, agentic AI for engineering intent

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 15, 2026

Captures the most valuable knowledge via emails, meetings and chat threads to be reused

AI

HOOPS AI launches to unlock AI and ML for CAD

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 14, 2026

Looks to integrate 3D engineering data into modern AI pipelines

3D Printing

New Bambu Lab X2D 3D printer adds nozzle-switching system

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 14, 2026

Dual extrusion system and temperature control chamber adds serious features to sub-$650 model

3D Scanning

Hexagon buys $1.45B Waygate Technologies non-destructive testing expertise

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 13, 2026

CT scanning, radiography and remote visual inspection tech provide aerospace opportunity

Workstations

Intel moves to build pro graphics trust

Posted by Greg Corke - April 13, 2026

Intel expands CAD, BIM, and engineering software certifications for integrated Arc Pro graphics

Simulation

Luminary launches Shift-Crash, AI for full-vehicle crash prediction

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 17, 2026

Reusable AI model retains and improves on crash physics knowledge across vehicle programs

Manufacturing

Metamorphic AM offers Rapid Geometry Review for DfAM

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 7, 2026

Making expert DfAM more accessible to reduce costly print cycles

CAD

Autodesk announces updates to AI expansion

Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 16, 2026

New task, workflow and system-level automations for Fusion, Inventor and more

Workstations

Intel launches ‘high-end’ Arc Pro B-series GPUs

Posted by Greg Corke - March 25, 2026

Intel Arc Pro B65 and B70 target pro graphics and AI inference workloads