DeskArtes Expert Series 10 - FIRPA · – ColourIT 1.0 through Mcor Technologies and its resellers...

DeskArtes Oy, Olarinluoma 7, FIN-02200 Espoo www.deskartes.com 15.04.2013

DeskArtes Expert Series 10.1

Ismo MäkeläDeskArtes Oy


Company• History

– research work at Helsinki University of Technology 1986-1995– Industrial Design System and Rapid Prototyping software– company started 1991 in Helsinki

• Current– distributors in 30 countries, all continents– sales and development co-operation with largest 3D Printer

manufacturers– sales by major simulation software vendors

• We provide– tools for 3D data verification, healing and transfer within Additive

Manufacturing and Simulation software market– freeform surface design tools for tableware and jewelry industry


DeskArtes

• Sales and Marketing– 20% direct, 80% through distributors– 90% international– international fairs: Euromold, TCT Live

• Online Shop– product, tutorial and training material downloads and sales

• Development and projects– mostly in-house development– EU and national projects: AR4BC/ProDigi/AR-Interiors (VTT), BIOMAN

II (HUT), DDM Pro (HUT), PHOCAM (EU)– 3rd party software: Import Translators for CATIA, ProE, UG and STEP,

...


Distributors worldwide• Europe

– Finland: AipWorks – Germany: alphacam GmbH, MAGMA Giessereitechnologie GmbH, Simcon Kunststofftechince Software GmbH, Tools & Technologies GmbH,

encee GmbH– UK/Ireland: CDG Concurrent Design Group, Laser Lines– France: Multistation– Italy: Next Factory srl, Viadelo srl– Spain: Timpas Oy– Sweden: Cascade Computing AB, NovaCast Technologies AB and its distributors worldwide– Norway/Denmark: Cascade Computing AB, Euromize– Slovakia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine: Entro Ltd.– Hungary: Entro Ltd– Czech Republic: Entro Ltd., MCAE Systems, s.r.o– Poland: Entro Ltd., KOM-ODLEW– Greece: EXCEL TECHNOLOGIES & APPLICATIONS– EMEA: d2m-solutions– Mcor Technologies (worldwide)

• North America– USA/Canada: 3D Systems (worldwide), DeskArtes North America/Nest Technologies, Computer-Aided Products, Inc., Cimquest, Inc., The

Drafting Clinic of Canada– Mexico: Nest Technologies

• South America– Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay: ETP Rapid Prototype

• Asia– Japan: PNC, RCCM Research Center of Computational Mechanics, Inc., CDI Corp./HZS Inc., Zexel Inc.– Korea: TRINITY Engineering Co., Ltd.– Singapore: MAGMA ENGINEERING ASIA-PASIFIC– Taiwan: CoreTech Systems Co., Ltd., Moldex 3D (worldwide)

• Australia– Scanning & Inspection Pty Ltd., InterCAD Ltd.

• Africa– South Africa: Laser Optronic Technologies


Distributors, Europe

DeskArtes


Distributors, worldwide

DeskArtes North America

Hawaii


Products• 3Data Expert 10.1

– data preparation tool for 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing and Simulation– version 10.1 released April 2013– 3D CAD viewing, annotation, surface triangulation, STL fixing, reduction, refine,

smooth, hollowing, splitting, connecting, Boolean, supports, z-compensation• 3DE Lite, Dimensions Expert, Sim Expert, View Expert

– subset of 3Data Expert functionality– Dimensions Expert targeted to Stratasys Dimension users– 3DEdit Pro 2.0 (was ZEdit Pro) through 3D Systems and its resellers– ColourIT 1.0 through Mcor Technologies and its resellers

• Industrial Design System and Design Expert– free form surface design system for ceramics, jewelry and conceptual design– IDS ”Unix look and feel” free form surface design system (first product in 1991)– still in acitive use with main European tableware companies

Software solutions


Design software

3D printer

Printer control software

DeskArtes software(Data preparation tools)

Product features


Internet enabled


• EU Phocam 2010-2013– material, process and software development for DLP and 2PP processes– coordinator TU Wienna, Prof. Jürgen Stampfl– DeskArtes: data upload, repair, support generation and production links


Customers• 3Data Expert, Dimensions Expert

– Daimler, Adidas, Huntsmann, Prototal AB, Tupy, Römheld&Moelle, ...– Rolls Royce, Nuhill Techonogies, Roto Frank AB, Georg Fisher GmbH...

• 3DEdit Pro– with 3D Systems ProJet x60 sales

• ColourIT– with Mcor Technologies IRIS sales

• Design Expert– Iittala, Kalevala Koru, Tiger Eye, ...– IDS: Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Rosenthal, Hothouse, Chrystal D'arc,

• Sim Expert– Magma, Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH, FAF Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co.

KG, Steinel, ...

3D Printing/AM market• from Terry Wohlers report 2012• Personal 3D Printers

– prices €750 to €1.500– personal 3D-printer sales grew 289% in 2011, with 23,265 units

• Professional-grade, industrial additive manufacturing systems– established in industry and price > €5,000– professional-grade sales grew 5.4% in 2011, with 6,494 units– growth year 2010 37%

• Where is the software market?– Personal users expect free software, ready to spend time learning and solving

problems (DIY)– Easy to use free browser based 3D CAD (3dtin, Tinkercad)– Professional users expect high quality data preparation software with high quality

service = DeskArtes


Personal 3D printers• Many manufacturers, growing rapidly

– prices $1,000 to $2,000, mostly based on open RepRap system by Bath University in the UK (RapMan, ultimaker, fabbster, …)

– lately more accurate stereolithography/DLP based processes (MiiCraft)• Properties

– generally low surface finish, low strength, small work area• Used for

– plastic: wine glass holders, toys, phone covers, chocolate cakes, ...– medical research, tissue engineering

• DeskArtes software offer (if not totally DIY)– free software available: Axon, Blender, ...– View Expert for verification– Dimensions Expert for repair and splitting


Service Bureaus• For industrial prototyping and short series production

– available from mid 90’s– Alphaform, RP-case, RedEye, Materialise...

• AM processes in use– €5.000 to €500.000– metal (EOS, Arcam, 3D Systems ...)– plastic (Stratasys, 3D Systems, ...)– sterolithography (3D Systems, Objet, Envisiontech, ...)– vax (3D Systems, Solidscape, ...)

• DeskArtes software offer– 3Data Expert for data preparation– repair, hollow, offset to solid, connexify, ...– data conversion from different formats (Catia, UG, ProE, STEP, IGES)


Company job shops• When high throughput required• Highly confidential models• All AM processes in use

– SLM, SLS, SLA, FDM, ...• Used for

– engineering fit and function parts– final parts (Boeing)– short series production

• DeskArtes software offer– 3Data Expert and Dimensions Expert– Daimler/Sindelfingen, Rolls Royce, ...


Internet services• Several available

– upload file, get a quote and the product– offer designs for sale– Shapeways, i.materialise, ..– high quality possible

• Used for– personalized products– professional manufacturing service with good value/price ratio– metal products (jewelry), ceramic products (cups), plastic products (phone

covers), paper (Staples), ...• DeskArtes software offer

– Web service for data upload, repair, cost calculation and service porvider selection

– developed in EU project Phocam



Repair software history• First STL fixing software tr2stl in HUT

1991• Rapid Tools (Unix) sales started 1993 by

DeskArtes• Rapid Tools for Windows 1996• 3Data Expert and View Expert first native

Windows products 1998• Design Expert 1998• Dimensions Expert 2002 with alphacam

GmbH• ZEdit Pro 2008 with Z Corporation• Sim Expert with Simcon and 3DE Lite

2012• ColourIT 2013 with Mcor Tecnologies• 3DEdit Pro 2013 with 3D Systems


Design software history

• CubiX software kernel development at HUT 1986-90

• Industrial Design System 1991, advanced freeform modeling

• Windows implementation for IDS 1996

• Native Windows product Design Expert 1998


3Data Expert: viewing, annotating and verifying

• 3D CAD viewing and annotation– surface input formats: IGES, VDA, STEP, CATIA, UG, ProE – faceted input formats: STL, VRML, ZPR, OBJ, PLY, 3DS, FBX,

Collada• 3D CAD annotation

– 3D measuring and annotations– 2D dimensions and annotations

• Verification– surface models: check for gaps,

missing surfaces and duplicate surfaces– faceted models: check for gaps, missing surfaces, duplicate

surfaces, intersecting surfaces, inverted normals• Available for all Expert Series modules

– Free View Expert for verifying and repairing faceted 3D models


3Data Expert: transformations• Transformation commands

– move, scale, rotate, mirror– scale or rotate along fix point

• Fix point selection– user defined– interactive or numeric

• User planes– user defined: select triangle or viewing plane– move in user plane or– move along user plane normal

• Available in all data preparation modules


3Data Expert: create geometry• Create primitive surfaces

– plane, box, sphere, cylinder, cone, torus– 3D text

• Create free form surfaces– extrude, rotate– extrude from curve, surface or gap– make solid from open surface– fit surface to curves, skin on curves

• Also partly available for 3DEdit Pro and 3Data Expert Lite


3Data Expert: surface triangulation

• Surface triangulation for 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing and simulation applications– accurately according to user defined tolerances– find surface-surface neighbors– stitch gaps between neighboring surfaces

• Input formats– IGES, STEP, VDA, CATIA,

ProE, UG, VRML– optional

• Output formats– STL, VRML, ZPR, DXF

• Optionally available for 3DEdit Pro and Sim Expert


3Data Expert: STL repair• Faceted repair for STL and other faceted formats

– remove non manifold geometry and separate duplicate surfaces optimally– stitch thin gaps and open edges, fill large holes (with colors and textures)– separate shells (for Boolean etc.) and orient shells

• Automatic fixing process– input, analysis and Auto Repair– Optimal repair, single shell or separate

shells• Manual fixing process

– verify shells, locate errors, analyze visually and repair shells– select gaps to join or fill– triangle editing, add/remove triangles using manual selection

• Also available for Dimensions Expert, 3DE Lite, Sim Expert, 3DEdit Pro and ColourIT– customized repair settings for 3DEdit Pro


3Data Expert: STL Boolean• Boolean commands

– join, remove, intersect shells– reliable handling for tangential

surfaces• Multiple join

– join several shells at once• Cut Tool and Hole Tool

– advanced cut operations with user defined surfaces and library objects– advanced hole genertion tools for drill holes, drain holes and screws– multiple separately controlled cutting surfaces– tapered holes and associated plugs

• Also available for 3Data Expert Lite and Sim Expert, optionally in 3DEdit Pro


3Data Expert: reduce for simulation• Reduce triangle data

– efficient reduction algorithm, process millions of triangles in a few minutes

– methods: edge length, number of triangles and maximum deviation

– easy to use user defined tolerances, restores geometric features

– keeps colors and textures for 3D Color Printing• Refine for shape improvement

– refine model followed by reduction to improve triangle aspect ratios• Smooth for more accurate build

– smooth scanned models for better surface quality– smooth too sparsely triangulated models

• Also available for Sim Expert and ColourIT (partly), 3DEdit Pro optionally

3Data Expert: architectural repair

• Architectural models– come from vide variety of CAD systems:

ArchiCAD, Revit, Catia, 3D Studio Max, SketchUp, ...

– conversion for 3D printing error prone– small details impossible to build

• DeskArtes archtectural repair commands– select and remove small details, select and

replace, add thickness, ...– 3D printing quidelines with VTT and print

houses• Optionally available in 3DEdit Pro



3Data Expert: split and connect• Split shells

– user defined split line– planar, polyline or curved split line

• Connect shells– connector type: cone, cylinder sphere– automatic pin vs. hole creation on split

surfaces– automatic hole scaling for allowance– position easily with left mouse button– Lap Joint to connect parts with thin walls

• Also available for Dimensions Expert, 3Data Expert Lite and 3DEdit Pro


3Data Expert: offset and hollow

• Create hollow shells– robust method to create correct inner surfaces– automatically calculated parameters

• Drain hole to remove excess material– square or circular drain holes– easy positioning with mouse

• Create solid from open surfaces– Offset command to add thickness on

open models– user defined thickness– follows smoothly the original surface

• Also available for 3DEdit Pro


3Data Expert: model coloring• Apply colors

– paint triangles, surfaces or shells– rgb values or eye dropper to pick colors

• Apply textures– add textures on surfaces or shells– cylindric and direct projection

• Apply engineering template or text– create default HTML templates– opaque or transparent background

• Apply circles and arrows– user defined thickness– transparent background

• Also available for 3DEdit Pro and ColourIT


3Data Expert: print preparation• Check thin walls

– report non buildable walls• Separate Shells

– for different material (shore value) and color definitions in a single part• Z-compensation

– to keep allowances with stereolithography processes• Platform definition

– define workspaces according to receiving system– positioning into the work place

automatically• Supports

– for DLP (Phocam), stereolithography and metal systems


3Data Expert: Medical tools• Specialized for artificial bone operations

- operates on STL models generated from CT images - STL model generation, separation and mainpulation

commands to produce volumeric net for Rapid Manufacturing of medical implants

• Surface generation– generate new bone structures (free form design)– reference the original STL model– design and add fixtures

• Cut Tool and Hole Tool– remove, copy and separate selected areas from bone

structures– flexible cutting operations, any number of independet

cutting planes available– add holes for screws etc. easily– simulate drill holes– library geometries

• 3D volumetric net generation– generate 3D STL surfaces for RM in titanium– generate guides for cutting operations (futur dev.)


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