Strategic partnerships with Raplas and One Click Metal accelerate efficiencies and scalability across large and mid-market AM production.
Materialise unveils the 2025 Magics release alongside strategic partnerships with Raplas and One Click Metal. The announcements address key challenges in AM design limitations, part costs, and manufacturing speed to advance the use of AM in industries like aerospace, healthcare, and automotive. The company reports that the combined solutions of the new Magics release with nTop implicit geometries overcome traditional AM design challenges by reducing build preparation time from days to seconds while maintaining design precision. This new capability in Magics, combined with Materialise’s next generation of Build Processors, enables the printability of complex parts that could not be printed before.
Unveiling the 2025 Magics release: breaking design barriers and optimizing costs
The new release includes implicit modeling features, support generation tools, and workflow integration aimed at addressing common challenges in polymer and metal 3D printing.
nTop implicit geometries integration
Magics introduces seamless processing of nTop implicit geometries without the need for mesh conversion, drastically reducing preparation time for complex parts. Paired with the advanced slicing capabilities of Materialise’s Next-Generation Build Processors, it enables the design and production of parts that could not be printed before due to substantial data and memory requirements.
The ADDITIVE INTELLIGENCE department by DMG MORI Technium Europe, a leader in precision machining and additive manufacturing, participated in the 2024 Early Access Program launched by Materialise and nTop. Building on their previous success redesigning the AKZ FDS adapter for AM, a component for a CNC machine tool, the DMG MORI design team used the new integration of Magics and nTop to process a high-performance geometry file in seconds, compared to days previously. The team reports that the capability of working seamlessly with the two software programs has enabled greater efficiency and potential for innovation with additive manufacturing.
BREP import and processing
The new release’s extended BREP processing capability enables users to work with native CAD geometry throughout Magics, ensuring higher part quality, faster performance, and a reduced need for manual fixes. Ideal for CNC workflows and SLS, MJF, and metal LPBF users, it streamlines operations by supporting advanced functionalities like measurements, wall thickness analysis, nesting, and STEP file export for seamless integration into CAM or CAD software.
Optimizing part costs
With post-printing accounting for 40 – 60% of total costs, the latest Magics brings further optimizations for build preparation workflows and support generation, reducing material use and post-processing requirements while maintaining high-quality output. Key features include:
- Replace part and transfer support: Designed for series production and prototyping, it facilitates design interactions more easily for NPI and product improvements by seamlessly transferring support when using the Replace Part function, reducing repetitive work, human error, and lead times.
- Self-supporting shell and honeycomb: Minimize support in complex areas with self-supporting volumes, simplifying removal and reducing post-processing efforts. Designed for LPBF, it also benefits other technologies, enabling higher-quality parts with fewer supports.
Magics’ new release also includes several functional updates to simplify the user experience and significant rendering and memory usage optimizations for more efficient, responsive workflows. It delivers up to 40% less video memory usage for marked mesh parts and accelerated operations like Extrude (70%) and Perforator (50%). The new Magics release will be commercially available in May 2025 and is being showcased at RAPID + TCT.
Accelerating AM: pushing print speed and performance to the next level
Materialise announces two next-generation Build Processors through partnerships with Raplas and One Click Metal, advancing AM capabilities across large and mid-market AM production.
Focusing on AM scalability, Raplas and Materialise announce the Raplas Next-Generation Build Processor for series production in resin-based additive manufacturing. With over 30 years of expertise in SLA equipment and resin material production, Raplas has established itself as a trusted player in the industry by delivering customer-focused solutions.
For more information, visit materialise.com.
