Incremental vs. Absolute Depth – Mastercam 2023
Incremental vs. Absolute Depth - Mastercam 2023 In this week's 2 Minute Tuesday, I am going to show you the differences between Incremental and Absolute Depths in Mastercam’s Linking Parameters.
Exploring the Control X Measure Menu
This blog post will delve into the Measure Menu of Geomagic’s Control X software. While most users of Control X are interested in producing color maps, whisker plots, dimension checks, and GD&T analyses of the scan as compared to the nominal CAD model, it is important to note that there are several “mesh-only” functions for measuring a scan model that do not require a nominal CAD model. Geomagic Control X Measure Menu Options The Measure [...]
Materialise Magics – Packing Programs for 3D Printing
Let’s take a look at how to incorporate 3D packing software into your plastic powder workflow. While most machines come with their own packing programs, Materialise Magics can be a fantastic addition to your process. In this post, we’ll explore an example of a build for Formlabs, XYZprinting, and HP plastic powder printers that were packed in Magics. Magics is a mesh manipulation software that specializes in 3D packing. The program uses the geometry of [...]
Control X – Creating and Sizing Section Planes for 2D Cross-Sectional Views
In this week's 2 Minute Tuesday, we will examine how to resize section planes so that just the necessary geometry is displayed in Geomagic Control X. This becomes extremely useful for very complex models where you want to draw the reviewer’s attention to a specific location on the model.
Concept 3D-Printed Sneaker Made of One-Piece Construction
(Article reprint from AdditiveManufacturing.com) A new concept sneaker revealed at Paris Fashion Week makes use of 3D printed TPU not just for the sole, but the entire body of the shoe — a consolidation that hints at how additive manufacturing might further streamline footwear production in the future. The Reebok × Botter shoe was engineered with the HP 3D printing team based in Barcelona and manufactured using the latter’s Multi Jet Fusion technology. Reebok [...]
Our CEO Wins the Distinguished INnovator Operators Award (DINO)
Congratulations to Rob Hassold, our CEO, for winning the DINO Award at AMUG2023 The DINO Award is AMUG’s most prestigious honor and is bestowed upon those with the highest levels of additive manufacturing expertise as well as a willingness to share that knowledge through contributions to AMUG, its members and the industry it represents. Each year, the DINO Selection Committee reviews submitted nominations and the list of conference registrants to select no more than 10 [...]
Materialise Magics – Packing for SLS and MJF
Materialise Magics – Packing for SLS and MJF In this week's 2 Minute Tuesday, we take a look at how to incorporate 3D packing software into your plastic powder workflow.
Lockheed Martin to Use Makerbot 3D Printers For Their Next Space Project
Lockheed Martin Space uses METHOD X to create parts for the lunar rover project, enabling the engineers to design, develop, and test autonomous systems and processes Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace and defense company, with the mission to connect, protect and explore. The company focuses on next-generation and generation-after-next technologies. In alliance with General Motors, Lockheed Martin is developing a new fully-autonomous lunar rover that could be used for NASA’s Artemis program. This is [...]