TrueInsight on the Importance of Design Tools for Additive Manufacturing

When you think of 3D printed parts, what comes first to mind is often the 3D printing process used or the chosen materials. But what if we told you there was a step even more critical than that which impacts each stage of additive manufacturing? Design is the core of 3D printing as the failure or success of the part often hinges on how well it was created. This is why tools and software, like Altair Inspire, are so critical, especially as the sector industrializes. To give us insights on this, we spoke to TrueInsight to learn more about the importance of DfAM and about using the right tools to create parts for 3D printing.

3DN: Could you introduce yourself and TrueInsight?

My name is Tyler Haggin and I am the COO at TrueInsight, we are a partner for the Altair Engineering software portfolio in the United States. TrueInsight was spun off the largest SOLIDWORKS (CAD) and Stratasys (AM) partner globally.

Tyler Haggin, the COO at TrueInsight

Within our leadership team, we have nearly 40 years of industry experience and worked closely with many customers as the early on 3D printing “trend” turned into a business-critical process. Now this is standard in most product development processes.