{"id":2540,"date":"2016-11-15T07:55:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T02:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2016-11-14T19:15:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T13:45:31","slug":"6-parameters-to-use-when-evaluating-3d-printing-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/6-parameters-to-use-when-evaluating-3d-printing-software\/","title":{"rendered":"6 parameters to use when evaluating 3D printing software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allerin.com\/wp-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-printing-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2579\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allerin.com\/wp-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-printing-1.jpg\" alt=\"3d-printing-1\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-printing-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-printing-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-printing-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are numerous different aspects that must be considered ahead of a decision to deploy 3D print workflow software. The following are the parameters you must consider while evaluating 3D printing software:<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allerin.com\/wp-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-Printing-Parameters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2589 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allerin.com\/wp-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-Printing-Parameters.jpg\" width=\"770\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-Printing-Parameters.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-Printing-Parameters-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.allerin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/3D-Printing-Parameters-768x876.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h1>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pricing and Deployment<\/h1>\n<p>While evaluating the pricing and deployment models, you must examine the following parameters:<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Subscription vs. perpetual:<\/strong> You must decide whether you want to pay in recurring installments or have a one-time payment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cloud vs. on-premise:<\/strong> You must consider the kind of software host you require. You can use a software hosted by provider or a software deployed on-site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Workflow Design<\/h1>\n<p>While evaluating the workflow designs, you must examine the following parameters:<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Applications:<\/strong> You must check the application&#8217;s ability to accept multiple current and future file formats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Client web portals:<\/strong> Your portal must include features like order entry, pricing, delivery date, proofing, and approval.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Internal management:<\/strong> It should include dashboard snapshots that are available on-site and on mobile devices about the state of the equipment and print jobs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alerts and reporting:<\/strong> It must contain dynamic job visibility and tracking; standard and customized reporting; email and text messages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Service-level agreements (SLAs):<\/strong> This must involve a contract stating an agreed-upon level of service that will be met between provider and customer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scalability:<\/strong> This includes the software&#8217;s ability to accommodate a change in user size or volume.<\/li>\n<li><strong>User-friendly GUI:<\/strong> Your workflow design must have an intuitive and efficient user interface.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Search and data mining:<\/strong> Your workflow design must be capable of searching and extracting patterns from data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ease of deployment and use:<\/strong> It must include a simplified implementation and customer usability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity planning:<\/strong> You must Identify the level of resources necessary for production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Security<\/h1>\n<p>While evaluating security, you must examine the following parameters:<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Data security and compliance:<\/strong> You must ensure that your IP is protected while in transit and on-site. Also, your security measures must include incident, problem and administration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>User rights:<\/strong> You must verify that users are granted access to only the areas necessary to complete their tasks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asset management:<\/strong> It involves collection of inventory, financial and contractual data to manage assets throughout its life cycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pre-Printing Processes<\/h1>\n<p>While evaluating pre-printing processes, you must examine the following parameters:<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Digital storefront:<\/strong> It must include the ability for paying and non-paying users to create an order, complete with pricing, user rights, preference management, catalogue and custom orders, and automated reprints.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dynamic estimating:<\/strong> It must cover all the pre-printing, printing, and post-printing processes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Personalization and customization:<\/strong> It involves the ability of software to personalize or customize an existing item before printing, when appropriate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preflighting:<\/strong> It increases the ability for the user to see a computer model that simulates the finished item.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transform:<\/strong> Your software must have the ability to accept current and future 3D print file formats and modify files if needed by the 3D printer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Printing Processes<\/h1>\n<p>While evaluating printing processes, you must examine the following parameters:<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Direct machine interface:<\/strong> It includes the ability of the workflow software to communicate bilaterally with the 3D printer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Piece and job-level tracking:<\/strong> It includes software&#8217;s ability to record data about the job, including start\/end times, print times, pieces produced and quality assurance data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terminate or truncate jobs:<\/strong> It includes software&#8217;s ability to stop production when appropriate, such as the cancellation of an order.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Post-Printing Processes<\/h1>\n<p>While evaluating printing processes, you must examine the following parameters:<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Delivery status:<\/strong> It must involve shipment tracking; USPS and package tracking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Billing:<\/strong> It must involve a link to the ERP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3D printing is also called the maker\u2019s revolution because it is changing the way we do manufacturing. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allerin.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">implementing 3D printing<\/a> in your organization, don\u2019t just think hardware; the software is equally important!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are numerous different aspects that must be considered ahead of a decision to deploy 3D print workflow software. 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