Onshape claims the world’s first and only fully-cloud-based 3D CAD system, which allows a group of people to work on a single CAD document simultaneously, and seamlessly integrates their edits while keeping everything backed up on the cloud. But if you want to print the model, you’re not at the finish line quite yet. Is the file ready to go to a 3D printer? Is it in the right file format? Is it watertight? Is wall thickness sufficient everywhere? When you want to 3D print a file, you encounter new questions: and Onshape provides an answer by integrating the Materialise 3DPrintCloud print preparation app.
Our file-fixing wizard is a one-stop-shop for getting a model ready to 3D print flawlessly, and the 3DPrintCloud API can be seamlessly integrated into different platforms (like 3D Warehouse, AstroPrint, Skyforge and now Onshape) so that users can stay on an interface they were already familiar with and still get the full advantage of 3DPrintCloud’s functionality.
3DPrintCloud: Bringing Onshape Users Closer to Printing
For Onshape users, 3DPrintCloud is a step closer to realizing a physical model of their designs. Onshape makes it possible for multiple users to work on the same CAD document at the same time, and backs everything up automatically to the cloud—but with 3DPrintCloud’s entry into the Onshape App Store, what happens on the cloud doesn’t have to stay on the cloud. Run a 3DPrintCloud test, and find out in less than five clicks exactly which weaknesses in your model could stop it from 3D printing successfully.
3DPrintCloud allows you to focus your attention on what to 3D print, and leave the hassle of wondering how to make a model printable. Materialise is committed to the progress of the 3D printing industry. How can we best do that? By making the most of your strengths—and not reinventing the wheel. With 25 years of experience, Materialise has developed a keen, nuanced understanding of what can go wrong and prevent a model from 3D printing correctly. 3DPrintCloud takes that understanding and wields it like a magic wand over your designs, making them 3D-printable without flaws or hassles, and from our interface or yours.
Want to offer your customers access to integrated 3D printing tools? Discover more about the 3DPrintCloud API!
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