美国最大的3D打印活动本周获得了回报，超过400个参展商展示了最新的3D打印机，软件，材料和硬件。随着底特律亨廷顿广场（Huntington Place）的快速 + TCT节目，有关3D打印软件的开发已经有很多开发。
Materialise showcased the latest iteration of its flagship print preparation program, Dyndrite has signed several new software partnerships, and Freemelt has debuted its new Pixelmelt process optimization software.
继续阅读RAPID + TCT 2022 news来自物质，Dyndrite和Freemelt。
Materialise introduces Magics 26
Leading additive manufacturing software developerMaterialisehas showcased Magics 26 on the show floor, the latest version of the firm’s widely-used print preparation software.
这里的最大升级是增加基于CAD的工作流支持，该支持使用户可以直接在MAGIC中修改和迭代CAD文件。在更新之前，用户只能使用常规网格的3D文件格式（例如STL）。每种文件类型都提供了自己的好处，因为CAD在编辑零件的同时将自己适合于更高的分辨率，但是MESH提供了可靠的格式，可以保证与所有3D打印机兼容。
预计本机CAD支持的集成将使那些经常在零件设计和构建准备之间切换的人受益。以CAD文件格式保存零件可以节省重新设计组件时的时间，同时还可以确保改善几何完整性。
“前进的道路是将网格和CAD结合在一起，以在3D打印中进行数据准备，” Materizize产品线经理Egwin Bovyn说。“基于网格的流程为数据和数据运营带来了重大好处，并使用当前的3D打印技术进行制定准备。在MAGICS 26中引入基于CAD的工作流程为我们的软件的未来版本增强了混合工作流程，这为增强的混合工作流提供了一条途径。”
Dyndritesigns three new software partnerships
3D打印软件开发人员Dyndrite已经与3D打印机OEM签署了三个新合作伙伴关系Azul 3DandImpossible Objects, as well as printhead tech providerMeteor Inkjet。
Azul的3 d将Dyndrite集成的应用程序开发lopment kit (ADK) into its LAKE 3D printing systems, which are based on Azul’s High Are Rapid Printing (HARP) technology. Specifically, the firms will work together to develop a series of custom software applications to enable better image generation, build compensations, and other features such as build automation. The upgrades, planned for launch later this year, are intended to increase productivity on the LAKE printers while improving build quality for industrial applications.
Similarly, Impossible Objects has chosen to work with Dyndrite’s ADK to power its own composite-based additive manufacturing (CBAM) systems. Using the firm’s purpose-built geometry engine, Impossible Objects was able to create an early-stage automated print preparation workflow that vastly improved build times by slashing the need for manual human intervention.
“Committing to Dyndrite software was an easy choice to make at this point,” said Robert Swartz, CEO of Impossible Objects. “Two weeks into our initial project, manual build prep went from three hours down to a few minutes as we automated with the Dyndrite tools. 3D data processing benchmarks dropped from 56 minutes to 5 minutes, so that the entire four-hour process is now completed in less than 10 minutes, a 95% reduction in time.”
Finally, Meteor Inkjet has expanded its partnership with Dyndrite with the development of Meteoryte. The new software tool is aimed at 3D printer manufacturers looking to integrate inkjet printheads into their systems, and provides a set of toolkits that streamline product development. Using Meteoryte, machine builders can easily import ready-made functionality such as 3D mesh and geometry manipulation, a viewport for part visualization, and build slicing up to resolutions of 1200dpi.
Freemelt launches its Pixelmelt software
Freemelt, a developer of electron beam melting (EBM) 3D printers, has announced its new Pixelmelt software. Set to launch in Q3 2022, the process optimization tool is designed to initially be used with the firm’s Freemelt ONE research system and enables users to modify the process parameters across several parts in a single build.
Freemelt首席执行官Ulric Ljungblad表示：“基于激光的3D打印机可以以每秒10米的范围扫描梁。Freemelt的专有电子束可以每秒移动4,000米的光束，比激光束快几百倍。这意味着光束每秒可以在数万熔点之间跳跃，并以最佳方式分发热量。”
现在使用Pixelmelt Freemelt客户也会be able to melt their powder materials in free spot patterns over a surface rather than along parallel lines, paving the way for improved productivity.
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Featured image shows Freemelt’s ProHeat electron beam powder bed fusion preheating technology in progress. Image via Freemelt.
