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3D Printing Lets Young Designers Reimagine Product Concepts

By |2017-01-18T08:48:50-05:00January 18th, 2017|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Stratasys|

Design 2020 student project – creating the ultimate bicycle bottle with the help of 3D printing. Today’s design students will be tomorrow’s engineers, and to help prepare them for their future challenges, Silicon Valley-based Innodesign, Stratasys and Dassault Systèmes recently partnered on the Design 2020 program. Design 2020 offered 20 Korean designers in their 20s a chance to become fully proficient in 3D design. Covering everything from industrial design and CAD rendering to [...]

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Cimquest Partner Series – Iscar Metals

By |2017-01-16T16:30:57-05:00January 16th, 2017|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, CQ Partner Series, CQTV, Technology|

http://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/s3biluys19?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Iscar Metals supply a comprehensive line of precision carbide metalworking tools. We had a chance to meet and discuss productivity's effect on cost, and how features like the Mastercam tool libraries help streamline the machining process. [separator style_type="single" top_margin="10" bottom_margin="5" sep_color="" border_size="" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]

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Mastercam 2017 Transform Gnomons

By |2017-01-16T08:49:20-05:00January 16th, 2017|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|

The new Mastercam 2017 Transform Gnomons include new dynamic enhancements to the Translate and Rotate Transforms. In previous versions, only the full dynamic tool offered onscreen handles and grips that allowed users graphic interaction. Now, in Mastercam 2017, both Rotate and Translate offer onscreen controls in addition to the traditional dialog box controls. The dynamic transform interactive gnomon is capable of translating, rotating, snap aligning, and trace following geometry in many ways and while it [...]

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Makerbot Replicator+ 3D Printer Overview

By |2017-01-13T08:00:10-05:00January 13th, 2017|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Stratasys|

MakerBot is an influential brand in the 3D Printing industry, acknowledged by many as a standard in consumer desktop printers and with the release of the Replicator +, they have descended deeper into the prosumer market through a highly refined printing platform. This platform can be used in product development, providing convenient access to prototypes and concept models early on in the design process. In this article, we will discuss some of the new features [...]

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Stratasys 3D Printing Creates Racing Motorcycle Parts Fast and Economically

By |2017-01-11T08:37:14-05:00January 11th, 2017|Categories: 3D Printing / Additive Mfg, Stratasys|

Buckeye Current, from Ohio State University (OSU), is one of the fastest collegiate electric motorcycle teams in the world. A big part of their success is the ability to design and produce one-off motorcycle components to their exacting specifications – quickly and cost-effectively. That’s where Stratasys 3D Printing comes in. The OSU team’s intent was to design and build a custom motorcycle that could then be raced at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the [...]

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Go!Scan Portable 3D Scanner

By |2017-01-09T15:03:56-05:00January 9th, 2017|Categories: 2 Minute Tuesdays, 3D Scanning / Reverse Engineering, CQTV|

The Go!Scan 3D’s portability and accuracy allow engineers to scan a wide range of parts in very little time. Its white light system can help capture realistic renders with vibrant colors and authentic textures. http://cimquesttv.wistia.com/medias/hprgh5nl86?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 [separator style_type="single" top_margin="20" bottom_margin="30" sep_color="" border_size="" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center" class="" id=""]

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Mastercam 2017 Radial Chip Thinning Factor

By |2017-01-09T08:22:01-05:00January 9th, 2017|Categories: Mastercam, Tech Tips|

The Mastercam 2017 Radial Chip Thinning Factor can be applied with high-speed machining techniques in selected Mastercam milling operations. In previous versions, you would have to calculate this adjustment manually when using a machining stepover of less than 50%. Now in Mastercam 2017, a simple checkbox labeled RCTF found on the Tool page calculates and updates the operation automatically. To use this function, pick a machining operation from a toolpath gallery. Once the geometry and [...]

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SolidWorks 2017 Wrap onto Freeform Surfaces

By |2017-01-06T08:00:25-05:00January 6th, 2017|Categories: SOLIDWORKS, Tech Tips|

There is a significant enhancement with the Wrap function in SolidWorks 2017. In the past, SolidWorks has been able to Wrap a 2D sketch onto a CAD model, but it had to be either a cylindrical or cone-shaped face. In addition, you could only Wrap to a single face; multiple faces were not supported, but now in SolidWorks 2017, these limitations have been removed. In the example below, the goal is to emboss the Cimquest [...]

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