The most significant enhancement is the ability to create support structures for 3D printing. Users can generate intelligent support structures, either manually or automatically, and can add a tray for the printing of multiple items. 3D printing offers jewellers an alternative route to machining for the production of complex models for lost wax casting.
The main machining enhancement is significantly faster simulations, thanks to a newly developed algorithm that uses the specialist processor in modern graphics cards to calculate multiple operations simultaneously. This gives major speed benefits over standard multi-threading. In addition, two new options are available in the 3D offset strategy. Firstly, it is now possible to spiral from the outside in, or from the centre outwards; and, secondly, on-surface links can be used.
