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Open-source software allows for efficient 3D printing with multiple materials

A new open-source tool is reshaping how engineers design multi-material objects. Charles Wade, a Ph.D. student in the ...
Interesting Engineering

New open-source tool helps engineers create gradient 3D-printed designs

Charles Wade, a PhD student in computer science at the University of Colorado Boulder, has developed OpenVCAD, a design ...
Hackaday

Open Source CAD In The Browser

Some people love tools in their browsers. Others hate them. We certainly do like to see just how far people can push the browser and version 0.6 of CHILI3D, a browser-based CAD program, certainly ...
CRN

The 10 Coolest Open-Source Software Tools Of 2025 (So Far)

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 ...
Reuters

Tencent expands AI push with open-source 3D generation tools

BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - Tech giant Tencent (0700.HK), opens new tab on Tuesday unveiled a suite of new artificial intelligence tools capable of converting text and images into 3D visuals in the ...
Science Daily

3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible solution for materials synthesis

FLUID, an open-source, 3D-printed robot, offers an affordable and customizable solution for automated material synthesis, making advanced research accessible to more scientists. FLUID, an open-source, ...