A team of engineers at Autodesk have been pushing the limitations of conventional 3D printing-- not by redesigning the machines themselves, but by creating a network to harness their collective power.

Autodesk announced Wednesday an open software platform for 3-D printing called Spark, which will be open and freely licensable to manufacturers and others. The 3-D design and simulation software ...

Autodesk is showcasing its vision to bring robots to work sites for on-demand, 3D printing of building parts. The design software company said the goal is to address the skilled labor shortage facing ...