Pixologic to develop new 3D printing plugin for ZBrush
Upgraded plugin will help automate process of preparing 3D sculpts for output on Formlabs' Form 2 printer.
Thursday, January 7th, 2016
3D printing
Videos: the best of Siggraph 2015's technical papers
Watch our pick of the show's hottest research - from recreating fine skin details to simulating mayonnaise.
Tuesday, June 16th, 2015
Autodesk releases Meshmixer 2.9
Intuitive app for creating mashups of 3D models gets proper support for UV texture maps, new pivot tools.
Friday, May 1st, 2015
Autodesk launches Memento
Free professional desktop software turns scan data or photos into 3D meshes and cleans them for export.
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
The Foundry releases free MakerBot kit for Modo
New plugin lets users export models directly to the 3D printing firm's Thingiverse online community.
Wednesday, January 7th, 2015
Autodesk releases Meshmixer 2.7
Free app for mashing up 3D models gets new tools for analysing meshes before 3D printing them.
Monday, December 1st, 2014
3D Systems launches Geomagic Sculpt and Touch
Model in 'virtual clay' with the new sculpting software and rebranded, more affordable haptic 3D stylus.
Thursday, October 30th, 2014
Sell models via CGTrader and charge for 3D prints
New service lets artists stream their 3D models direct to a buyer's printer and keep 80% of the sale price.
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014
Adobe adds 3D printing support to Photoshop CC
New Creative Cloud update also adds useful-looking Perspective Warp tool and support for linked Smart Objects.
Thursday, January 16th, 2014
Review: LightWave 11.0 to 11.6
Andy Bishop looks back over NewTek's11.x series of releases, and assesses what comes next.
Monday, November 11th, 2013
NewTek ships LightWave 11.6, NevronMotion, ChronoSculpt
LightWave updates and new tool for sculpting animation caches now shipping. See new videos of all three.
Friday, November 1st, 2013
Autodesk Labs releases Project Miller
New free work-in-progress tool resurfaces meshes for 3D printing and troubleshoots common errors.
Monday, October 14th, 2013
Pirate3D pre-releases desktop 3D printer for just $347
Or if you don't like the slick, Mac-like Buccaneer, Amazon.com has just launched its own 3D printer store.
Sunday, June 16th, 2013