SolidWorks增材制造插件：3DXpert

寂静回声

SolidWorks2018年会第一天闭会后，增材制造研讨会拉开序幕。
The 3D printing initiatives that have been worked on here at SOLIDWORKS were unveiled along with a demos of some brand new products from partners such as 3D Systems’ 3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS.

研讨会还特邀了两位嘉宾，One was Terry Wohlers, is principal consultant and president of Wohlers Associates, Inc., an independent consulting firm he founded 30 years ago. What he doesn’t know about Additive Manufacturing and the industry is not worth knowing. He spoke about the importance of Design for Additive Manufacturing and also the future of the industry.
This was followed by another glimpse into the future provided by Tim Simpson, the Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design and Manufacturing at Penn State University. His presentation talked about the research he has been doing at the forefront of metal additive manufacturing and how it has the potential to disrupt industry one layer at a time. This session was also live streamed at live.solidworks.com and on Facebook live.
While the symposium took a break for lunch, the additive news continued. A press conference featuring SOLIDWORKS, Stratasys and CEO and founder of a start-up called Unlimited Tomorrow kicked off. Easton LaChappelle has been in the news before, showing his robotic hands to former US President Barack Obama, but things have moved on since then.
Announced on Main stage on Day 2 by Suchit Jain, VP of Strategy for SOLIDWORKS, were  new collaborations. 3D Systems. These collaborations enable SOLIDWORKS Subscription customers access to new tools from the partners, specifically for Design for Additive Manufacturing.
So much 3D printing in so little time! If there was any doubt that the SOLIDWORKS ecosystem was not the best option for designing for additive manufacturing before SOLIDWORKS World 2018, there is now no question whatsoever.
3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS分为标准版和专业版，标准版提供基本功能，可免费下载。
https://3dxpert4solidworks.azureedge.net/3DXpertforSolidworks/3DXpert4SW_Installation_1642_EN-US.exe
3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS插件自述（英文）
https://www.3dsystems.com/sites/default/files/2018-01/3d-systems-3dxpert-for-solidworks-en-letter-web-2018-01-19_1.pdf