3D Interoperability: Technical Articles and Resources
From CAD to Manufacturing: Cutting the Friction Out of Engineering Workflows
Spatial Team | 28-05-2026
The engineering.com article gets straight to a number that tends to make engineering leaders wince. According to Frédéric Jacqmin, our Vice President of Worldwide Business Development, a simulation ...
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3D Printing for Additive Manufacturing - What You Need to Know
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Spatial Team
There’s a lot of confusion around what the terms additive manufacturing and 3D printing mean.
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The Additive Manufacturing Process
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Spatial Team
Additive manufacturing, often referred to as 3D printing, is a computer-controlled process for creating 3D objects.
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Industrial Automation in 2020: From Mechanization to Automation
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Spatial Team
Table of Contents Why industrial automation is important Advantages and Disadvantages of Industrial Automation The ...
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An Introduction to Finite Element Modeling
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Spatial Team
What do you do? What Exactly is FEM? What You Need to Know About Choosing a FEM Modeler FEM and Partial Differential ...
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3 Core Components of CFD Analysis
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a type of analysis that provides insight into solving complex problems, and ...
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What is a WRL File?
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Spatial Team
WRL files are an extension of the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) format . VRML file types enable browser ...
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The Main Benefits and Disadvantages of Voxel Modeling
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Spatial Team
Voxels are to 3D what pixels are to 2D. Firstly -- let’s examine what pixels actually are. Everything you see on your ...
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The Main Benefits and Disadvantages of Point-Cloud Modeling
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Spatial Team
Point-cloud modeling is typically used in the process of 3D scanning objects. Rather than defining surfaces through ...
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The Main Benefits and Disadvantages of Polygonal Modeling
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Spatial Team
Polygonal (or polyhedral) modeling is the most common type of modeling for video games and animation studios. This type ...