Sometime during every design review it is necessary to send a CAD file to someone who may not be an everyday CAD user. When this happens it is important to have an easy way to view a file without having to buy multiple seats of an expensive software. Solidworks has their eDrawings viewer, reviewed previously, […]
Transitioning to and learning a new software system is intimidating, so when I was asked to compare my experience with Solidworks to Solid Edge ST5 I was expecting a steep learning curve. In the past 7 years I have been exposed to Solidworks in a variety of capacities; as a university student, new employee, administrator,
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Acquisitions are a great way to grow an organization, especially if the acquired companies can be leveraged to support core products. With nearly three dozen acquisitions in 3 years, 3DS is no stranger to acquisitions. All of this growth, which has been a huge benefit to their stock price, has come with a bit of
When my computer crashed a few months ago it took me three weeks to replace. Not because of the lead time on a new machine, but instead because I was not sure I needed a desktop or laptop for personal use considering how much I use a tablet and phone. In the end the handful
A Additive Manufacturing – The process of adding material in order to create a product. Many 3D printers use additive manufacturing to add layers to create a final partAutoCadAutoDesk B Blender C Consumer Products D DMLS – Direct Metal Laser Sintering E F Fused Deposition Modeling G H HTML – Hypertext markup language. I J
Hopefully 2013 will be a breakthrough year in technology and with any luck 3D printing will be one of the things to break through. It is already well on it’s way, GigaOm wrote about a development at Ford Motors where 3D printers are starting to show up on many engineer’s desks, 3D printer’s are appearing
Oh Santa please bring me, 1. Accessibility to a wide consumer base 2. Libraries of useful everyday items 3. Stations/Kiosks that are easy to use 4. Recyclable materials that can be reprocessed into other products 5. Eager industrial designers and engineers looking to develop new 3D products 6. Smaller printer machine sizes… -3D Printing
The Economist ran an article title “The PC All Over Again” that talked about the potential backlash 3D printers will see from traditional manufacturers. Specifically the sub title mentioned “toy makers” which peeked my interest since that is the day job. Many of the comments point out that for many products it will be a while before home
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In a recent article I mentioned that there would need to be development in infrastructure before personalized 3D printing would be popular. Well, a step in that direction was made when Staples announced a partnership with Mcor Technologies. From recent discussions with Mcor’s Co-Founder Conor Maccormack, also found here on 3DEngr, I knew that the
