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Online Open House Event

October 27, 2020 By Talena Graham

Pantone Cube Grid

Connect with us virtually on Tuesday, October 27th and learn about the road to successful additive investments. From discovering the time and cost savings in additive to whether or not you should outsource, the webinar showcases how you can steer positive ROI. Online Open … [Read more...]

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J55 On-Demand Online Open House Event

May 15, 2020 By Talena Graham

On-Demand Online Open House The Stratasys J55 | Spin Your Ideas To Life Watch our online open house today on The Stratasys J55: Spin Your Ideas To Life, and learn how you can streamline your prototyping workflow with the Pantone Validated full-color 3D Printer. From fast … [Read more...]

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Online Open House Event

May 14, 2020 By Talena Graham

Connect with us Thursday, May 14th at our Online Open House event at 11 am and learn about the new, office-friendly Stratasys J55 3D Printer. Online Open House | The Stratasys J55 Spin Your Ideas To Life Register to attend our online open house on The Stratasys J55: Spin … [Read more...]

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Interview With An Engineer: How Do We Use Magics At Purple?

January 15, 2020 By Talena Graham

Materialise Magics is a smart, versatile data preparation software for additive manufacturing, equipped with a customizable, intuitive user interface. The industry-leading software guides you through every step of your 3D printing workflow. In this interview, we’ll dive into how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: additive, Additive Manufacturing, CAD, magics, Materialise Magics, Software, STL, STL file prep

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Education Roadshow

April 1, 2019 By Talena Graham

Learn More About 3D Printing Purple Platypus is hitting the road! As a way to continuously connect with the surrounding community, we've begun our 2019 Education Roadshow. Our expert engineers are traveling to universities across Southern California to give in-depth 3D printing … [Read more...]

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Irvine Open House Event

March 20, 2019 By Talena Graham

Connect with us Wednesday, March 20th at our Irvine Open House event anytime from 10:00am – 2:00pm and learn how 3D scanning and printing can upgrade your industrial tooling process. Lunch & Learn | Shorten The Cycle: How Additive Upgrades Your Industrial Tooling Sign up … [Read more...]

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Irvine Open House Event

March 20, 2019 By Talena Graham

Connect with us Wednesday, March 20th at our Irvine Open House event anytime from 10:00am – 2:00pm and learn how 3D scanning and printing can upgrade your industrial tooling process. Lunch & Learn | Shorten The Cycle: How Additive Upgrades Your Industrial Tooling Sign up … [Read more...]

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30 on 3D: Heat Set Threaded Inserts

March 4, 2019 By Talena Graham

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On this edition of 30 on 3D our Senior R&D Cameron Williams explains how to add high quality threads to FDM thermoplastic parts with heat set threaded inserts. To start off, you’ll need a few tools: Soldering Iron Specialized Tip For The Inserts Inserts Step … [Read more...]

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30 on 3D: VRML Printing on the Connex3

February 11, 2019 By Talena Graham

    The J750 is known for its ability to create printed products with a fantastic level of detail. Historically, this level of detail was reserved solely for full-color 3D printers, namely the J750 and the J735. Now, you can print VRML files in a Connex3 printer … [Read more...]

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30 on 3D: Using OBJ Files for Color 3D Printing

January 22, 2019 By Talena Graham

    When the J750 was initially released it only supported the VRML file type. With recent updates, the J750 now supports OBJ file formats. Showing both colors and textures, an OBJ file format is a great way to highlight the capabilities of the J750. However, when … [Read more...]

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