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PyAnsys Tutorial – Exporting Ansys Results in 3D File Formats, Part 3

Note: If you know PyAnsys and just want the script, skip to the bottom of this post. Welcome to the final entry for how to use PyAnsys to create a program that reads results from Ansys Mechanical ...

PyAnsys Tutorial – Exporting Ansys Results in 3D File Formats, Part 2

A few months ago, I decided it was time for me to buckle down and learn PyAnsys. We also needed a replacement for our Ansys ACT tool that output results in a 3MF file format, which became out of date...

Improved Injection Molding with Additive – Webinar

3D printing is commonly used to build prototype parts for the detection of issues related to form, fit and function. However, 3D printed prototypes cannot provide a complete assessment of an...

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Choosing a 3D Printing Material for its Temperature-Handling Capabilities

It used to be, if you were thinking of 3D printing a polymer part, you’d select your material by considering several of the classic mechanical factors - ultimate tensile strength, elongation at...

Revolutionize Packaging Design with Additive – Webinar

Traditional prototyping for consumer product packaging is costly, time-consuming and leaves designers at the mercy of third-party production facilities. With PolyJet printing on the J-series 3D print...

Photo showing seven 3D printed polymer parts that demonstrate Stratasys equipment capabilities for creating small, colorful and intricate models for marketing communications.

How 3D Printing Supports Your Marketing Efforts

Problem: Your higher-ups require you to show photos of several new products in your marketing-communications efforts, so they can start selling hundreds or thousands. Or, they want you to show th...

Press Release: PADT Adds New 3D Printing Machines and Capabilities to Its 3D Printing Services Portfolio

New Technology Aimed at Better Serving Customers with Faster, More Accurate and Higher Quality 3D Printed Parts We have been doing 3D Printing as a service here at PADT since 1994. And over those ...

3D printed Tourbillon 3-axis clock mechanism, assembled at PADT Inc., Tempe AZ

Three-Axis 3D Printed Tourbillon Clock – Now Ticking Away at PADT

A year ago we highlighted the beginnings of an unusual project undertaken by PADT’s Senior 3D Printing Service Technician, Justin Baxter, in the post Three Dimensions of Time, featuring an enlarged...

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Press Release: PADT Offers Stratasys’ Newest and Most Innovative 3D Printing Systems

Eight Stratasys 3D Printing Systems Released in 2021 are Now Available Through PADT PADT started using Stratasys Additive Manufacturing systems over twenty years ago, and we like them so much we h...

New Year, New Cool Parts printed at PADT

Industrial 3D printing doesn’t have to be all about super practical jigs, fixtures and end-use parts, as impressive as those can be. Sometimes it helps to expand our vision of what’s possible eit...