Press Release: HP Texture Library meets 4D_Additive Software
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HP Texture Library: Enhance the Look and Feel of 3D Printed Components with 4D_Additive
The printer manufacturer Hewlett Packard and the software developer CoreTechnologie are collaborating to provide an HP texture library for the 4D_Additive software.
The software developer Core Technologie (CT) and the printer manufacturer Hewlett Packard (HP) provide the new HP texture library in the CT 3D printing software 4D_Additive for the optical and haptic refinement of 3D printed components.
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HP Texture Library: Enhance the Look and Feel of 3D Printed Components with 4D_Additive
The printer manufacturer Hewlett Packard and the software developer CoreTechnologie are collaborating to provide an HP texture library for the 4D_Additive software.
In cooperation with software pioneer CoreTechnologie, 3D printer manufacturer Hewlett Packard (HP) has developed appealing textures specifically for its 3D printer technology to enhance the look and feel of 3D printed components. With the universal 3D printing software 4D_Additive, the HP texture library can be used directly after downloading the textures from the HP website. This allows CoreTechnologie's tool to create appealing components with surface textures in just a few clicks.
Customised and Cost-effective Design
The textures module of 4D_Additive works with the exact surfaces of the CAD models and allows new design options for component surfaces as well as simple and cost-effective customisation of products. HP printing technology enables the small series production of plastic parts with special surface patterns using the 3D printing process. Sophisticated components can be printed quickly and cost-effectively. Over 100 surface patterns are available for customisation.
In the 3D printing software 4D_Additive, the desired surfaces of the CAD model are selected and a texture chosen in order to project the pattern onto the component. Thanks to the exact description of the surfaces and boundary curves in the CAD model, this is much easier and more precise than with an STL model. The designer sets the size, alignment and height of the HP texture individually. The print model is created with a click of the mouse and sent seamlessly to the HP printer without having to use any other software.
The interaction between the 4D_Additive software, the HP textures and the HP printing process creates 3D printed components with customised surface designs. The textures enable an appealing look and feel as well as technical advantages when generating certain coefficients of friction and other surface properties.
The HP textures and a guide to the suggested application of the pattern can be downloaded free of charge from the HP website and easily imported into the 4D_Additive textures module.
Further information on the software is available at www.coretechnologie.com/products/4d-additive.
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Background Information
The software manufacturer CoreTechnologie (CT) was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Germany near Frankfurt am Main with subsidiaries in France, Japan and the USA. The company is the leading provider of 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) conversion software, known as 3D_Evolution™ (conversion, repair, simplification, analysis), 4D Additive™ (3D printing software suite), 3D_Analyzer™ (CAD viewer with analysis tools) and 3D_Kernel_IO (CAD Interfaces SDK). The company's mission is to optimise MCAD interoperability in the design value chain and to develop customised solutions for PLM integration and process automation. CoreTechnologie's customer portfolio includes over 600 internationally active companies worldwide from the automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering and consumer goods industries as well as leading manufacturers of 3D software.
CT CoreTechnologie GmbH
Klinger 5 | 63776 Mömbris | Germany
CEOs: Dominique Arnault & Armin Brüning