3D Software

CAD (or computer-aided design) is an essential component of the digital workflow of additive manufacturing. As is in the name, it involves the use of computer software to create, modify, or analyze a design before it is ready to be…

Everyone should be aware that additive manufacturing is not just about 3D printing itself. In addition to post-processing, the use of the right software for creating the 3D-printed model also plays a major role. If you are looking into choosing…

The additive manufacturing market, despite some setbacks, has generally been showing its growth through a number of mergers and acquisitions in the past few years. Now Carbon, one of the leaders when it comes to resin 3D printing solutions, has…

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed what they claim are intelligent 3D printers capable of quickly detecting and correcting errors, no matter the design nor material. More specifically, the engineers were able to develop a machine learning algorithm…

Founde in 2009 and acquired by Stratasys in 2013, MakerBot is a leader in FDM printing solutions. In addition to its printer, it also has its own software platform called MakerBot CloudPrint, with the newest version only launched recently. Previously…

Slicers, or slicing software, are an essential tool in 3D printing. This software is able to slice a 3D model and then transmit to the printer which layer it will need to create and deposit. There are currently multiple solutions…

Contrary to its name, Lychee Slicer is not a tool for a tropical fruit, but rather a slicer that is an essential companion for SLA and resin 3D printers. Specifically, this is the slicer software from the manufacturer Mango 3D,…

Those of you who ever took to the task of 3D printing their own project might have come across a particular dilemma. You’re excited to print the object of your choice after selecting a suitable STL file, which you’ve either…

Anyone eager to start their own 3D printing project knows that it always begins with step one: choosing or developing a 3D model. However, many 3D printing enthusiasts underestimate the gravity of the entire work process that comes before the…

Photogrammetry is a technique for obtaining reliable data from real-world objects in the their natural state by creating 3D models from photographs. 2D and 3D data is extracted from an image and, thanks to overlapping photos of the object, building…

It has been apparent for a while now that additive manufacturing (AM) is becoming more industrialized. For example, we have been seeing the use of more mature technologies and materials suited to the creation of end-use products. However, one of…

Imagine a kind of software that can allow your FDM 3D printer to maintain a high printing speed while keeping a decent level of accuracy. The University of Michigan invented a solution following that exact idea. Back in 2017, we…