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May 2023
Desktop Metal Live Sinter
Desktop Metal Live Sinter produces quality parts that meet form and dimensional tolerances right out of the furnace, in one or two iterations.
Today we’re going to show you an effective way to ensure that metal 3D-printed parts meet form and dimensional requirements right out of the furnace. Although metal 3D printing has many advantages, it can be challenging to predict the final part geometry […]
Visit us at EASTEC
Cimquest is going to be exhibiting at EASTEC this month in booth #5036 so please stop by if you’re attending. EASTEC 2023, the largest Northeast manufacturing trade show, has been providing solutions to manufacturing challenges for more than 35 years. EASTEC attendees come from a variety of industries including Aircraft and Aerospace, Automotive, Medical, Defense, Industrial and Commercial Machinery, and more.
Come on out for this great show […]
Metrology Minute – Resizing Section Planes for Custom 2D Cross-Sections
In this issue of our Metrology Minute, we will discuss how to resize section planes so that just the necessary geometry is displayed. This becomes extremely useful for very complex models where you want to draw the reviewer’s attention to a specific location on the model.
In order to do this, the first thing we needed to do, in our example below, was to create the plane that we planned to use to create the partial […]
Freescan Combo 3D Scanner – New Kid on the Block
The Freescan Combo 3D Scanner is a multifunctional, hybrid light source, metrology-grade scanner. The tiny footprint makes scanning of tight quarters much more accessible than with traditional handheld scanners.
By having four (4) working modes, the Combo is perhaps the most versatile, handheld scanner, on the market.
In Laser mode, it offers multiple laser scanning options; multi-laser scanning (26 crossing lasers), single laser line scanning (for deep holes) fine […]
April 2023
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 […]
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 […]