Materialise Magics

Materialise is a Belgian 3D printing software and services company founded in 1990 by Fried Vancraen. With more than 2,550 employees, 529 granted patents and activity in 21 countries, it supplies software, medical solutions and manufacturing services, and reports more than 6,000 active software users. Magics addresses a key production problem in additive manufacturing: turning design files into printable, reliable builds across different printer technologies.

Magics combines CAD and mesh tools for importing nearly all relevant formats, automatic repair, editing, lattices, labelling and slicing in one environment. Technology-specific support generation modules (SG, SG+, Volume SG, e-Stage for Metal+ and Resin), automatic nesting, Ansys-based build simulation and the Materialise Build Processor prepare jobs for metal, resin, binder jet and extrusion machines. A Python-based SDK and AM Workflow Scripting automate repetitive work, and Magics links to the CO-AM software platform for production planning.

• Data preparation: imports nearly all relevant CAD and mesh formats and keeps native colour data.
• Repair and editing: automatic fixing, offsets, labelling and lattice structures in one tool.
• Support generation: SG, SG+, Volume SG and e-Stage modules tailored to metal and resin processes.
• Nesting and slicing: the Nester module and Build Processor place parts and send instructions to printers.
• Build simulation: Magics Ansys Simulation flags error-prone areas before printing metal parts.
• Automation: Magics SDK and AM Workflow Scripting run Python scripts and link to the CO-AM platform.

Vietnamese 3D printing service bureaus can standardise file repair, support generation and nesting across metal and resin printers to raise machine utilisation. Dental labs can prepare crowns, copings and partial frameworks with the dental module. Mould and die makers can simulate metal builds of conformal cooling inserts before printing to avoid failed jobs.

The 2025 release processes nTop implicit geometries without mesh conversion, which DMG MORI Technium Europe reported cut file preparation from days to seconds. It also brings up to 40% less video memory use for marked mesh parts and 70% and 50% faster Extrude and Perforator operations. New self-supporting shell and honeycomb options reduce support material and post-processing, which Materialise notes accounts for 40 to 60% of total part cost. Technology-neutral workflows let one team prepare jobs for many printer brands.

Additive manufacturing is moving from prototyping to series production in aerospace, medical, dental and tooling, which raises the need for repeatable, automated build preparation across mixed printer fleets. Asian makers of metal and resin printers are expanding quickly, and service bureaus in Southeast Asia increasingly run several technologies at once, favouring technology-neutral preparation software with scripting and simulation.

Founded in 1990 by Fried Vancraen; headquartered in Belgium with branches worldwide and activity in 21 countries. Reports 268 million EUR annual revenue, 2,550+ employees, 529 granted patents and 1.9 million parts printed by its manufacturing services in 2025. 2025 partners for Magics and Build Processor include nTop, Raplas, One Click Metal and DMG MORI Technium Europe. Free trials are offered to businesses.