Materialise Announces 3DPrintCloud

Materialise, a provider of additive manufacturing software, has launched the 3DPrintCloud. This is an online toolbox to help users improve their 3D printing models for production.

The 3DPrintCloud is suited for product designers, engineers, prosumers and small businesses. Included functions are model conversion, analysis, error checking and repair. The platform currently powers SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse and Ideas Worth Making.

“When Materialise purchased its first 3D Printer in 1990, we were soon confronted with the challenge of creating a file that could successfully print and quickly got to work on making the process easier,” said Stefaan Motte, director of Materialise 3D Printing Software Segment. “Over the past 25 years, those first lines of code have grown into an entire range of high-end software solutions, both medical and industrial, that break down the barriers between meaningful applications and the expanding range of 3D printers that make them a physical reality. With the Materialise 3DPrintCloud, we are now helping an even broader audience bridge the software gap between their great ideas and the 3D printers that are bringing them to life. As with our high-end software solutions, our goal is to help people worry less about whether or not their design will successfully print and give them more time to make great things that truly matter.”

For more information, visit Materialise.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.