Open-source software tools continue to increase in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack ...

A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at CU Boulder, has created a design ...

A 3D slicer is one of the essential tools that every 3D printing enthusiast needs in their arsenal. After designing your ...

For decades, Blender—the open-source 3D software tool—had a quirk that distinguished it from other animation software on the market. Instead of clicking to select with the mouse or trackpad’s left ...

If you fancy starting a career in 3D animation you might be interested to know that the latest Blender 3D animation software has launched this month and is now available to download as Blender 4.0.

Developing software, especially embedded software, is one of humankind’s most complex and costly activities. As a result, many teams look to decrease complexity and cost by reusing as much software as ...

A scan‑to‑print medical model. University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new open-source tool that enables engineers to design multi-material 3D-printed objects like this more ...