Historically, manufacturers and online retail companies have been forced to limit customization options based on quantity and scale. To produce an original design or custom option, manufacturers would ...

Even with a well-organized NAS, which I like to think I have, STL files are uniquely bad at being self-describing. They're ...

3D printing is something that most technology and art enthusiasts are interested in, but everyday people don’t need it. This is the widespread notion everyone has about 3D printing these days, but ...

The software that supports additive manufacturing is a vital part of the 3D printing process—arguably as important as the 3D printer itself. Computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering ...

True or False? Automated processes and workflows are the bread-and-butter of the modern workflow. If workflow automation ensures busywork is handled by machines, then the answer varies depending on ...

Dnatives premieres its series, Between Layers, a teen entrepreneur runs a 6-figure 3D printing business, and more!

B radley Rothenberg, cofounder and CEO of nTopology, is building next generation design software that relies on mathematical computations to create 3D-printed parts and products that are lighter and ...

A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder, has created a design ...

Autodesk, Inc. has announced the availability of two new bonus packs for AutoCAD 2009 software. The new functionality included in the bonus packs, available exclusively to customers on Autodesk ...

An open-source 3D printer is a device where all or some of the materials required to create the printer and the software that ...

You probably don’t own a 3D printer yet. Like computers in the early 1980s, it’s an intriguing new technology that hasn’t quite found its place in the home. However, schools and universities are ...