ROCK HILL, S.C., Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- 3D Systems
(NYSE: DDD), the originator of 3D printing, today announced an
updated end-to-end software portfolio at IMTS 2018. The new
software versions will help transform the way customers manufacture
-- providing them with one software platform that addresses the
entire manufacturing workflow and delivers competitive advantage.
At IMTS 2018, 3D Systems will unveil several major software
releases: 3DXpert™ 14; GibbsCAM® 13; Cimatron 14,
Geomagic Freeform® 2019; Geomagic® Design X
2019; 3D Connect™ Service.
Software portfolio streamlines manufacturing
workflows
3D Systems' software suite enables the company to
support customers with everything from digitization through
design and simulation, on to manufacture, inspect and manage. With
these latest enhancements, the portfolio now provides an
unprecedented level of automation to accelerate design and
production processes, increases productivity, and reduces
manufacturing total cost of operation (TCO). The latest versions of
its software offerings, include:
Geomagic Design X 2019: Geomagic Design X is the
only reverse engineering software that combines feature-based CAD
with 3D scan data processing. Through this industry-leading
digitization tool, designers are able to cut significant time –
days to weeks – from their design process, speeding time to market.
Geomagic Design X 2019 maintains all the functionality necessary to
digitize real physical shapes, accelerate time to market, and bring
legacy parts into the modern CAD environment. Geomagic Design X
2019 includes enhanced capabilities such as a streamlined direct
scanning user experience, hole filling and automated file fixing,
new sketching and blending tools as well as powerful surface
fitting quality and continuity controls. Availability of Geomagic
Design X is planned to be available Q4 2018.
Geomagic Freeform 2019: Geomagic Freeform offers a
comprehensive design and sculpting toolset to sculpt, detail and
deform virtual clay models into any form through the incorporation
of a haptic device. The latest release of Geomagic Freeform –
planned to be available this week - includes new functionality that
simplifies the process of designing, automates repetitive modelling
tasks to increase productivity, and delivers more consistent
results. Geomagic Freeform 2019 includes Dynabot™ which
provides advanced record and playback macro capability to
significantly speed repetitive customization and production
workflows. With Dynabot, users can apply logic to recorded
sequences, edit parameters, and insert user prompts and
instructions. This complete set of automation capability helps
increase speed of production workflows, and allows customers to
onboard new production design processes much faster. The new
release also includes tools for simplifying and customizing the
user interface for improved functionality and efficiency.
GibbsCAM 13: GibbsCAM offers a single user interface
for programming simple to complex parts on any type of machine. The
latest release of 3D Systems' GibbsCAM software builds on its
reputation to speed and simplify programming of the most complex
parts for production milling to multi-axis applications. The
updated software provides a streamlined user experience, additional
milling and turning capabilities and an enhanced G-code editor,
which improves the communication between software and CNC machining
centers. These improvements help increase productivity while
reducing machining time. GibbsCAM 13 is also the industry's only
software offering elliptical turning, interpolated turning and
eccentric turning, allowing full functionality for multi-task
machining centers (MTM). GibbsCAM 13 is the first software in the
industry to offer auto-bar chamfering in a standalone software
solution for programming Swiss type machines. GibbsCAM 13 is
planned to be available Q4 2018.
Cimatron 14: Cimatron is a single, integrated CAD/CAM
solution designed specifically for tooling. According to
Rongde Luo, vice president
(retired), Ju Teng Group (Suzhou, China), "Our adoption of Cimatron for our mold
design, electrode and NC programming has enabled us to reduce costs
and double our work capacity while maintaining our existing staff
levels, and we can now provide our customers better quality molds
delivered much more quickly."
The latest release, which is available now, offers new and
enhanced capabilities across the entire CAD/CAM for tooling
workflow. Mold and die designers will benefit from an enhanced user
interface resulting in faster, easier design. Through the use of
barrel (segment) tools, NC programmers will be able to achieve more
rapid machining. Additional feature-based machining capabilities as
well as a dedicated plate machining seat will enable programming of
feature-rich plates more quickly and safely. Finally, with the
integration of ProgSim (Autoform) simulation, die makers will be
able to reduce the number of tryouts required by validating the
strip design before producing the die.
3DXpert 14: As the only all-in-one, integrated
software for the entire metal additive manufacturing workflow,
3DXpert encompasses preparation, simulation, optimization, and
post-processing operations – resulting in a streamlined process to
quickly and efficiently transition from a 3D model to successfully
printed parts.
"We reduced file processing times by up to 75% and increased
productivity by up to 40%," said Jason Stitzel, director of
engineering, Metal Technology Inc. "3DXpert also allows us to
better analyze and plan the part, so we can use less support and
less material which further reduces cost and time."
3DXpert 14 puts a special focus on capabilities required to move
from rapid prototyping to serial production. A new auto-balancing
control enables high throughput production with best quality for 3D
Systems' multi-head DMP Factory 500. Enhanced integrated simulation
facilitates faster design to manufacturing lead-time. Leveraging
its history-based nature, 3DXpert now includes an Engineering
Change Order (ECO) manager, enabling rapid design changes within
the model versus needing to recreate it. Additionally, enhanced
auto-orientation, new optimized lattice structures, and smart
production labeling are included to help simplify the workflow,
ensure successful part production, and reduce TCO. 3DXpert 14 is
now available.
3D Connect Service: The Industrial Internet of
Things (IIoT) is becoming reality for manufacturers, and software
will play an integral role in managing the ecosystem of additive
manufacturing processes and support services. 3D Connect Service is
a cloud-based solution that enables proactive and preventative
printer support in the production environment. By providing
real-time remote diagnosis, automatic support case creation, and
usage-based preventative maintenance scheduling, 3D Connect Service
will help maximize productivity and speed time to resolution,
helping manufacturers increase printer uptime, lower operating
costs and improve operating efficiency. 3D Connect Service is
planned to be available in Q4 2018 for several plastic and metal
printers.
"We value feedback from our customers and continually seek out
innovative approaches to their manufacturing challenges," said
Ilan Erez, senior vice president and
general manager, software, 3D Systems. "These new software releases
transform the digital workflow, helping manufacturers move
seamlessly from digitization to design and simulation through to
manufacture and manage. The manufacturing experience and expertise
which our team demonstrates allows us to develop unique solutions
for our customers – helping to increase productivity, lower TCO and
streamline workflows."
Show attendees can visit booths #431608 (third floor
McCormick Place West building) to see 3D Systems' additive
manufacturing solutions and #133310 (third floor McCormick
Place Lakeside Center) for its software workflow solutions, and
speak with its team of experts. For more information about 3D
Systems' presence at IMTS 2018, please visit the company's
website.
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About 3D Systems
3D Systems is the originator
of 3D printing and an innovator of future 3D solutions. It has
spent its 30-year history enabling professionals and companies to
optimize their designs, transform their workflows, bring
groundbreaking products to market and drive new business models.
This is achieved with the Company's best of breed digital
manufacturing ecosystem. It's comprised of plastic and metal 3D
printers, print materials, on demand manufacturing services and
end-to-end manufacturing software solutions. Combinations of these
products and services address a variety of advanced applications-
ranging from Aerospace, Automotive, and Consumer Goods to Medical,
Dental, and Jewelry. For example, 3D Systems' precision healthcare
capabilities include simulation, Virtual Surgical Planning, and
printing of medical and dental devices as well as
patient-specific surgical instruments. More information on the
company is available at www.3dsystems.com.
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