Grabcad Print Pro Software Helps Improve Part Accuracy, Workflow

Stratasys’ GrabCAD Print Pro software manages the print preparation process for Stratasys 3D printers and features integrated quality assurance functionality from Riven. The software is designed for manufacturers who need to efficiently produce end-use parts and move to production-scale volumes. Also, new plug-in partners AlphaSTAR and Castor provide options for real-time part analysis and streamline integrated workflow.

The software is specifically designed to improve printed-part accuracy, reduce waste and shorten time to part. The software is available for customers using Stratasys printers based on Selective Absorption Fusion (SAF) and Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technologies.

The GrabCAD Print Pro software includes all the features of GrabCAD Print standard. However, its advanced capabilities create greater opportunities for large-scale additive manufacturing (AM) with better system controls, reduced production time and enhanced workflows.

Customers can achieve these benefits through unique features such as the warp Additive Model (WAM) which provides automatic warp correction to ensure part accuracy through 3D scanning and warp correction. The software also offers the ability to develop standardized manufacturing templates, enabling customers to prepare builds quickly and error-free.

It also features improved per-part cost estimation, with a significant reduction in time estimating multi-customer trays. Label generation includes unique coding, serialization and placement for Selective Absorption Fusion (SAF). The software also offers a 3D Array to arrange parts on the Z axis, enabling stacking of parts, to reduce build times and increase throughput.

“We are proud to deliver the best-in-class print preparation software package that reflects additive manufacturing’s expanding role on the factory floor,” says Rich Garrity, Stratasys chief industrial business officer. “Our customers are increasingly expanding 3D printing implementation beyond prototyping to end-use parts production at scale, where consistent quality and process efficiency are truly essential. This new next-generation software is designed to help them achieve their current and future business goals and allow them to significantly and rapidly scale up their additive manufacturing capabilities.”

For the first time, GrabCAD Print Pro also features third-party partner plug-ins, with initial plug-in partners to include AlphaSTAR and Castor. AlphaSTAR provides toolpath-driven analysis and quality assessment of print parameters and tool paths, as well as thermal process simulation to help improve design cycles and produce higher quality parts with less iteration. Castor’s decision-support software automatically analyzes thousands of parts at once to identify the best opportunities for additive manufacturing.

“The integration with GrabCAD Print Pro enables us to offer greater value to our customers,” says Omer Blaier, Castor co-founder and CEO. “Through this partnership, we enable more manufacturers to seamlessly incorporate Castor into their design and production platforms, thus identify additive manufacturing opportunities more easily. We’re excited to be part of the innovative Stratasys platform.”

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