Stratasys has partnered with generative design and simulation firm Novineer to combine its NoviPath resolution into GrabCAD Print Professional.
The combination, Stratasys says, will allow a sooner, cheaper technique to design lighter, stronger elements with predictable efficiency. It must also scale back the necessity for bodily testing for safety-critical, load-bearing purposes.
Novineer’s expertise will use GrabCAD toolpath knowledge to simulate half behaviour in real-world purposes. By accounting for construct orientation, layer route, infill patterns and material-specific properties, early clients have reported weight reductions of as much as 35% on load-bearing elements.
Conventional finite aspect evaluation instruments deal with 3D printed elements as uniform items, ignoring the layer-by-layer nature of fabric extrusion. This will make it harder for engineers to precisely predict how extruded elements will carry out in real-world purposes. Now, Stratasys and Novineer say customers can count on correct predictions of stiffness, power, and failure behaviour.
NoviPath works with GrabCAD Print Professional, permitting customers to launch simulations utilizing the identical toolpath knowledge that can be used to print FDM elements. Engineers can outline application-specific load instances and security components, determine doubtless failure places, and iterate just about till they meet efficiency necessities – all whereas staying throughout the Stratasys software program atmosphere. Preliminary help is predicted for Stratasys FDM programs, together with the F3300, F900, and Fortus 450mc, with a roadmap for extra platform growth. The combination will provide a pre-validated materials library, beginning with Antero 800NA, FDM Nylon 12CF and ULTEM 9085 filament, with ongoing additions deliberate.
“Partnering with Stratasys embeds NoviPath’s toolpath-aware half simulation into GrabCAD Print Professional, bridging the hole between design intent and real-world half efficiency,” mentioned Ali Tamijani, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder, Novineer, Inc. “Stratasys customers can now predict stiffness, power, and failure earlier than they hit ‘print,’ chopping trial-and-error, time, and value whereas qualifying extra FDM™ elements. As the primary OEM to launch this distinctive resolution, Stratasys is redefining what materials extrusion can ship in a manufacturing setting.”
“Engineers typically over-design FDM elements or depend on trial-and-error testing as a result of they don’t have a simple and accessible simulation resolution to foretell half efficiency,” added Victor Gerdes, Vice President, Software program, Stratasys. “Integrating Novineer’s simulation with GrabCAD Print Professional lets engineers predict how FDM elements will behave earlier than printing the elements, saving time and prices. It’s a whole, validated workflow for polymer extrusion that no different 3D printer producer provides at the moment.”
FDM Efficiency Simulation in GrabCAD Print Professional is deliberate to be accessible in a joint Stratasys & Novineer early entry pilot program in Q2 of 2026.
