This partnership to provide HP texture library for 4D_Additive software.
In cooperation with software pioneer CoreTechnologie, 3D printer manufacturer Hewlett Packard (HP) has developed appealing textures specifically for its 3D printer technology to enhance the look and feel of 3D printed components. With the universal 3D printing software 4D_Additive, the HP texture library can be used directly after downloading the textures from the HP website. This allows CoreTechnologie’s tool to create appealing components with surface textures in just a few clicks.
Customized and Cost-effective Design
The textures module of 4D_Additive works with the exact surfaces of the CAD models and allows new design options for component surfaces as well as simple and cost-effective customization of products. HP printing technology enables the small series production of plastic parts with special surface patterns using the 3D printing process. Sophisticated components can be printed quickly and cost-effectively. Over 100 surface patterns are available for customization.
In the 3D printing software 4D_Additive, the desired surfaces of the CAD model are selected and a texture chosen in order to project the pattern onto the component. Thanks to the exact description of the surfaces and boundary curves in the CAD model, this is much easier and more precise than with an STL model. The designer sets the size, alignment and height of the HP texture individually. The print model is created with a click of the mouse and sent seamlessly to the HP printer without having to use any other software.
The interaction between the 4D_Additive software, the HP textures and the HP printing process creates 3D printed components with customized surface designs. The textures enable an appealing look and feel as well as technical advantages when generating certain coefficients of friction and other surface properties.
The HP textures and a guide to the suggested application of the pattern can be downloaded free of charge from the HP website and easily imported into the 4D_Additive textures module.
Further information on the software is available at coretechnologie.com/products/4d-additive.
