I was thinking Adobe wasn't interested in 3D CAD anymore, after they last year unloaded their translation division and their 3D PDF section.
But last week came news that the company has a research arm looking at making 3D printed objects better:
Researchers at Purdue and Adobe's Advanced Technology Labs have jointly developed a program that automatically imparts strength to objects before they are printed. It runs a structural analysis, finds the problematic part and then automatically picks one of the three possible solutions...
- Increasing the thickness of key structural elements
- Adding struts
- Hollowing overweight elements
They figure their techniques save up to 80% in weight. Saving weight means using less material, which means saving up to 80% in the cost of production materials.
Watch a video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8bPXk5od4I&feature=plcp
Source: http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/new-tool-gives-structural-strength-to-3-d-printed-works.html
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