Verashape VSHAPER 3D printer
Verashape will begin conducting beta tests of the software, engaging industrial companies using VSHAPER printers in their everyday work.
Polish 3D printer manufacturer, Verashape has licensed Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) Parasolid Communicator software to better prepare and import 3D models for printing.
Producer of VSHAPER 3D printers, with the support of The National Centre for Research and Development, has been carrying out research into innovative additive manufacturing. As part of this project, the Verashape R&D department explored the use of software to support the process of 3D printing in Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technology. Concluding the research, Verashape has selected Siemens PLM Parasolid Communicator.
There are more than four million active, complex modelling seats using Parasolid software, which provides geometric modelling functionality and interoperability to about 130 independent software vendors in many fields and industries. These include CAD, CAE and CAM, as well as architecture, engineering and construction. As a result, the Parasolid XT data format has become one of the most widely available formats for representing accurate 3D product data.
“Demand for 3D printers is growing and given the widespread availability of Parasolid models, it’s exciting to see Verashape develop 3D printing software that leverages the Parasolid data format,” said John Whetstone, Director, CTO Product Management and Marketing, Siemens PLM Software.
Verashape is among the first producers of 3D printers to create software based on Parasolid Communicator to support the import and proper preparation of models for printing. The software is being designed to support a wide range of 3D printers.
Of these printers, the interface of the new software application allows the user to regulate the print cooling, stop the printing process at any height, as well as alter printing support structures for models which do not have the support of adjoining paths. The user can decide exactly at which point to generate paths, enhancing the application’s efficiency significantly.
“3D printing enthusiasts will definitely be interested in the option of printing with only one extruder when working with a dual extruder printer, as well as the ability to configure temperature settings, printing speed, layer height or wall thickness,” said Ryszard Leniowski, R&D Software Manager, Verashape.
Thomasz Symanski, the founder and CEO of Verashape added: “When conducting programming work we strive to make the software we create a universal solution aiding the print preparation process regardless of the type of 3D printer used for printing.”
Verashape will begin conducting beta tests of the software, engaging industrial companies using VSHAPER printers in their everyday work.
