Manufacturing & Fabrication Technical Articles and Resources
Customer Interview: TopSolid with Patrice Tiberi
Spatial Team | 04-06-2026
Patrice Tiberi, who joined TopSolid 36 years ago in what he still calls his "first job," now sits on the management committee and drives the company's strategy and development roadmap. He opened with ...
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7 Common Manufacturing Problems Caused By File Translation Errors
Manufacturers rely on 3D computer-aided design (CAD) files provided to them by design and engineering teams. This could ...
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Why Does Anyone Need Polyhedral Formats?
Following the design and analysis phase, computer aided design (CAD) files are usually converted into polyhedra file ...
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What are SLDPRT & SLDASM files and How are They Used in Additive Manufacturing?
Since launching in 1995, SolidWorks has emerged as a widely adopted computer aided design (CAD) and computer aided ...
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Why Your Apps Should Move to Support SLDPRT
Since its introduction in the 1980s, IGES (short for “Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) was the main computer ...
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How to Fully Leverage CAD in the Additive Manufacturing Process
The main phases involved in additive manufacturing are that of design and the manufacturing process. Practically, the ...
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Innovative Uses of Additive Manufacturing
The use of additive manufacturing software components is growing in high-tech industries. According to the market ...
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Additive Manufacturing Technology and How SDKs Can Help
In our interview with Spatial’s Director of Product Management, Ray Bagley, we discuss how 3D printing and additive ...
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Subtractive vs. Additive Manufacturing
With additive manufacturing - such as 3D printing - growing in adoption, especially in high-tech industries such as ...
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STL File Problems: Common Problems Identified in the STL File Healing Process
When coming from a standard format, very often that data has to be repaired or improved, and Spatial does that as part ...
