DeskArtes is releasing 3Data Expert 16 at Formnext 2025

DeskArtes is software house dedicated to serve AM users and system manufactures with stat-of-the-art 3D model preparation solutions. With over 30 years of experience in AM software development DeskArtes has a deep understanding in the needs of 3D Printing industry as a whole. DeskArtes 3Data Expert 16 will raise the AM production speed and ease-of-use to the next level and provides excellent ROI!

Simple 3D data preparation workflow

DeskArtes 3Data Expert 16 is a professional software tool for 3D data preparation for Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing. Latest version comes with multithreading which speeds up Verification, Repair, Boolean, Scan Offset, Solidify, 3D Lattice, Support Generation, Slicing and many other operations. With 3Data Expert you can prepare 3D models for AM with just a few mouse clicks with a simple four step process via Easy print ribbon: 3D model input with automatic repair/faceting, positioning, support generation and slicing. Ready AM process data can be outputted as STL files, slice contours or bitmaps to selected AM system.

• User friendly and clear four step workflow to support efficient 3D data preparation for AM.
• Easy Print ribbon with most used AM data preparation commands.
• Print Configuration files for tuning the software for your specific AM system.
• Part positioning, Support generation (metal, DLP and SLA systems) and Slicing.
• Advanced Z compensation, Shrink compensation and Tool compensation for part accuracy.
• Various DefAM functions for STL model modification for manufacturing.
• Multithreading for efficient 3D model handling.

Fast 3D model preparation for production

DeskArtes 3Data Expert 16 enables quick data preparation for large scale AM production. Software allows to prepare build setups either using STL or CLI models. Automatic orientation and 2D/3D Nesting commands for STL models speed up the data preparation process both for SLS and SLA type processes when having several various models from different sources. Copy array and 2D nesting commands allow to work with CLI models in a similar manner, enabling extremely efficient preparation of hundreds or thousands of models for AM production.

• Copy STL and CLI models and arrange automatically to the build area.
• Collision detection to avoid costly errors during production.
• Quick multithreaded bitmap generation for DLP processes.
• AM Chain for efficient batch data preparation.

Part quality analysis

The accuracy of the AM production is essential for reliable deployment of end-use AM parts. New Nominal model comparison command with 3Data Expert allows to compare the nominal 3D model and scanned STL models. You can use either CT or 3D scanned models and get automatically accurate calculation on the distances between the original model and ready-made part. Or even compare manufacturing simulation results to nominal part before actual production and save valuable time and materials!

• Nominal model comparison with GPU enhanced algorithms.
• Automatic report generation with color maps and deviation data.
• For STL, VRML, 3MF and PLY models.
• Relevant 3D model preparation history stored within DeskArtes proprietary data formats.