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June 2016
Artistic Visions and 3D Printing
Art and design have certainly benefited from the 3D printing world and its liberating capabilities. Artists with 3D printers have been producing some unique geometries, seemingly “impossible” shapes, and unprecedented combinations of color and materials for many years. The release of the new Stratasys J750 multicolor3D printer has opened up even more new doors in the artistic worlds. In this blog article we will showcase the work of one ground-breaking 3D artist named Jose Sanchez.
“Polyomino” is the […]
May 2016
New 3D Technology
Magic Leap is an augmented reality headset developer that is working on technology that is a totally different concept from all the other AR and VR platforms that are out there. Magic Leap’s advisors, Boston-area serial entrepreneur Jon Hirschtick (most recently the founder of Cambridge 3D CAD software firm Onshape) stated, “When people say ‘Magic Leap’s 3D looks really better than others,’ they assume it’s better because it’s higher-resolution. Like how a new iPhone looks […]
Stratasys Demonstrates Advantages of 3D Printing at 32nd Annual Space Symposium
The 32nd annual Space Symposium was recently held at the historic Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. New capabilities and markets are opening in the commercial space and there is renewed focus in the civil market – driving science and exploration to new heights. To achieve these lofty aims, there are new technologies being brought to bear – decreasing cost and increasing utility in the industry. 3D printing is one of the technologies supporting this period of […]
3D Printing and Fashion
Rapid prototyping offers solutions to engineering obstacles over a wide spectrum of industries. A business focusing on manufacturing new pharmaceutical devices, for example, is just one of the many sectors that we would typically expect to have been positively influenced by this cutting edge technology. Naturally, the public has been awestruck by these innovative printer and people are eager to get their hands on one – well, that is, if they can afford it.
One group […]
Stratasys Announces GrabCAD Print
Stratasys today unveiled a bold, new software strategy designed to make 3D printing significantly easier, more intuitive and highly accessible. The approach is powered by a new, open architecture “design-to-3D print” workflow application, GrabCAD Print* – residing on the popular GrabCAD SaaS platform and supported by a community of more than 3 million designers, engineers and students.
GrabCAD Print is designed to make 3D printing fast and easy-to-use, while reducing errors by eliminating requirements to […]
Curvature Continuous Edge Fillet – SolidWorks 2016
There is a new enhancement in SolidWorks 2016 that will allow you to define the edges of constant and variable fillets as curvature continuous. This option creates a smoother curvature between adjacent surfaces. Here’s an example of how it works . . .
The part shown above contains two surfaces that meet at a sharp edge. Select the edge, and go to […]