INUS Technology, Inc., a world leader in 3D scanning software, announced the latest release of its turn-key Software Development Kit (SDK) for 3D scanning application development. The updated version of Rapidform.dll™ helps you rapidly deploy industry-proven point, mesh and surfacing functions into your software products with minimal effort. This latest version focuses on making mesh […]

Creaform introduced the latest addition to the wide range of technologies it develops and manufactures, the MaxSHOT 3D optical coordinate measuring system. The MaxSHOT 3D adds the accuracy and speed of photogrammetry to the range of applications already possible with Creaform technologies, especially when it comes to larger parts. It combines the MaxSHOT 3D photogrammetric […]

threeRivers 3D, Inc., a manufacturer of standard and custom 3D imaging systems, introduced the LC-2-MACRO. This scanner was developed for 3D scanning small parts such as dental molds, hearing aid impressions, jewelry and other highly detailed parts. “The addition of this scanner to our product line provides our customers with even more flexibility,” commented threeRivers […]

Stratasys Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS) announced the launch of its Dimension brand’s eighth annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. The global contest encourages students to submit an innovative new product design, a redesign of an existing product, or an original or redesigned work of art or architecture. Educators worldwide have recognized the annual design and 3D […]

Shoes are not a typical design project for engineers. But 3D printers show that just about anything is possible. In this example, it also shows how these printers free your mind to explore other ideas and possibilities. Marloes ten Bhömer is an acclaimed designer of provocative and otherworldly shoes. For some of her work, she […]

‘WTC Triptych’ documents the cityscape before, shortly after the 9/11 attack, and the rebuild There are as many ways to interpret 9/11 as there are people who experienced that horrible day, whether up close or at a distance. One man’s preference is documenting Ground Zero, in painstaking detail, before the attack, after the twin towers […]

You might have wondered just how 3D Systems was going to organize all of its recent acquisitions in its plan to “democratize access and accelerate adoption” of this technology. After all, the acquisitions made during 2010 and 2011 cover quite a range of technologies, including service bureaus and software (see the list below). It would […]