| 3d modeling, 3d Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping
USF Advanced Visualization Center Manager Howard Kaplan The digital reconstructions of three human skulls created at the University of South Florida are being used as evidence in a high-profile murder trial in California. USF Advanced Visualization Center Manager...
| 3d modeling, 3d Scanning, Metrology
Space students from ages 1 to 101 will be able to get close enough to see rivets on spacecrafts, all from their computers at home, thanks to a new 3D imaging project at the Cosmosphere. Last week, the Cosmosphere began creating high-resolution, full-color, digitally...
| 3d Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping
Digital vehicle manufacturer and parent company of Local Motors, LM Industries, has raised $15 million from an investment fund managed by the Japanese SPARX Group. Local Motors is the developer of Olli, a 3D printed, electric, self-driving shuttle bus, and the...
| 3d Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping
U.S. car brand Chevrolet’s motorsports division has announced its teams have raced over 80,000 miles of competition this season in vehicles containing 3D printed parts. The brand’s Corvette, INDYCAR, NASCAR Camaro, and Silverado race teams have all contributed to the...
| 3d Scanning, Rapid Prototyping, Reverse Engineering
Before you can 3D print a part, you need a detailed 3D model of it. Army Material Command is figuring out how to scan tens of thousands of parts. One method: pull apart an entire helicopter. WASHINGTON: Wichita State University in Kansas is taking an Army Black Hawk...
| 3d Scanning, Additive Manufacturing, Metrology, Reverse Engineering
Every design and manufacturing business has the need to get existing parts into a Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems at some point. The frequency of this need really depends on the individual business needs. Companies that work with a lot of legacy parts...
| 3d modeling, 3d Printing, Additive Manufacturing
Learn how Additive Manufacturing will have a strong impact on space exploration. The idea of building landing pads, habitats, and roads on the Moon will likely be different than the common construction process here on Earth. In the best case scenario, a large-scale...
| 3d Scanning, Additive Manufacturing, Metrology, Reverse Engineering
This new application video shows how to use a Peel 3d scanner to scan a car exhaust system and turn it into a CAD model using Fusion 360 from Autodesk. Complete Tutorial: Learn how to extract geometric entities from your mesh file and save time on design in your CAD...
| 3d Scanning, Additive Manufacturing, Metrology, Rapid Prototyping, Reverse Engineering
US Department of Defense Uses 3D Measurement to Solve Maintenance Challenges The model above was scanned using a HandySCAN BLACK portable 3D scanner; you can zoom in and see the level of detail around the edges, the holes, the bends and the fasteners. The United...
| 3d modeling, 3d Printing, Additive Manufacturing
An interesting talk at the third episode of the ongoing 3DEXPERIENCE: A Virtual Journey, revealed some hints about what may happen in additive manufacturing’s future. The 26-minute talk was given by Dr. Michael Grieves, who is the Chief Scientist in Advanced...
