The result of a collaboration between 3D software development tool kits provider Spatial Corp (a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes) and UK-based engineering and scientific technology company Renishaw has finally been announced, with the release of a new version of Renishaw's QuantAM software. The new QuantAM is Renishaw's build preparation software - it's used to generate the printer's laser scan paths, which fuse the metal powder layers to 3D print the part. A significant change to the QuantAM release is its move away from relying only on the STL representation of the model, and toward the 3D ACIS modeling kernel. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/158036/renishaws...ntam-software/