How one mobile startup looks to help you avoid waiting in lineįor AutoDesk, it's another way for the company, largely known for its AutoCad designing software and its business focus, to reach out to its growing base of consumer enthusiasts.How Nvidia can accelerate the graphics in your apps.How Verizon gets developers thinking about its roadmap.How money matters when luring developers to RIM, Windows Phone.It came out in August.īeyond something cool to show off to your friends, the 3D images can be edited and used for 3D printing, a new niche interest that's been popping up among the avid do-it-yourself crowd. They join 123D Sculpt, which works like digital clay that can be formed to create images, and refined and decorated. The photos are then uploaded to a server run by AutoDesk, which does the heavy lifting and spits back a 3D-rendered image that can be edited, rotated, and zoomed in and out.Īlso new is 123D Make, which allows you to digitally slice a model up in different pieces for assembly and fabrication. The app 123D Catch works like this: You use the app to snap 40 or so photos of an object at different angles.
These aren't the wonky 3D images that seem to fly off the screen I'm talking about rendered images that can be moved around on screen. One of the latest free apps, which came out earlier this month, renders everyday objects in 3D on your iPad, a fairly nifty feature. AutoDesk isn't exactly a household name, but I'm continually impressed by the quality of free apps it offers.
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