Stephen Holmes

1 month ago | develop3d.com | Stephen Holmes

With last-mile delivery booming, translating the specific demands placed on the transport types involved into purpose-built designs is key to delivering success. Stephen Holmes speaks to ELM Mobility about the creation of its compact and capable EVOLV vehicleOnline shopping promises the consumer convenience and simplicity: a click, a wait and then a knock at the door.

1 month ago | develop3d.com | Stephen Holmes

As 2025’s red carpet season draws to a close, Stephen Holmes reflects on the ‘method acting’ approach increasingly favoured by some product designers and applauds their willingness to commit to the role of end userA few days on from the Oscars ceremony, I’ve been keeping an eye on the press whirlwind that inevitably follows. This year, the Academy Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress were awarded to actors in demanding roles that deviate significantly from their own life experiences.

1 month ago | develop3d.com | Stephen Holmes

As we gear up for DEVELOP3D LIVE 2025 at Warwick Arts Centre on 26 March, Stephen Holmes takes a look at some of the highlights planned for the bumper one-day event, packed with design and engineering technology and know-howBig things are afoot in the world of technology, with product design and engineering tools undergoing fundamental changes. The big guns are readying their products for a new world of AI enhancements.

1 month ago | develop3d.com | Stephen Holmes

At Dassault Systèmes’ annual user event, Solidworks celebrated three decades of software excellence by treating attendees to a glimpse of its next big thing – its AI tools, beginning with Aura. Stephen Holmes reports from HoustonDassault Systèmes’ annual global event for its Solidworks software opened with one eye on the past and the other fixed very much on the future. Its achievements as a leading 3D CAD software vendor over the past 30 years are impressive.

1 month ago | develop3d.com | Stephen Holmes

Backflip has announced a new AI foundation model that automatically creates parametric CAD from 3D scans – with a plug-in for Solidworks and a web app available, taking seconds to transfer scan data into editable CAD that can be used in design workflows. “3D scanners map the surface of an object with incredible precision, quickly generating millions of data points, but they produce micro surface textures that can’t be manufactured with traditional tools.