123D Catch at Bay Area Maker Faire

Posted by on May 29, 2013 No comments

We've been getting your emails about the models you received at this year's Bay Area Maker Faire.  Many of your models failed because the booth wasn't calibrated correctly - resulting in lots of bad Catches.

We're really sorry.

I know the line was long, and you were looking forward to getting your model.  After a lengthy career of being shipped and banged around, the mobile Catch booth didn't perform correctly and, unfortunately, we disappointed a lot of new users.

On the bright side, now I know what I would look like as the bad Terminator from T2.

If you've created your 123D account, you could also go to your model's edit page and download the photoset.  Some people have had success reprocessing the photos int the PC version by manually stitching an image or two. Here is a video on how to manually stitch in the PC version of 123D Catch.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yPt66D1S2E&feature=share&list=PL2F8EF70230430FC2

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Tinkercad is back!

Posted by on May 20, 2013 2 comments
Over the weekend at Maker Faire, Autodesk CEO Carl Bass announced the Autodesk acquisition of Tinkercad!  When I first heard they were shutting down, I know I wasn't the only one bummed out.  Kai and Co. did such a great job, that Autodesk couldn't just let it go away, so Voila. As of 1pm on Saturday, Tinkercad is back online and you can create new accounts that are even more robust than before. Free accounts will now have access to store unlimited numbers of models, and to import 3D meshes in STL format and 2D files in SVG format for editing within Tinkercad. Free accounts will even have access to shape-scripting tools for generating 3D models parametrically - an option previously available only to paid accounts.
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123D Design for iOS update out now!

Posted by on April 12, 2013 2 comments

Check your app store for updates on 123D Design for iPad - we addressed some of your requests and added features! What's new: * Color! Set colors for your design. Defined colors will appear when the model is opened in 123D Design web and desktop tools. * Dimensions. Tap on an object to display its measurements. *Create image snapshots of your design that you can email, share, or save to your image library. * Contextual menus appear with a long press on parts or on the canvas. * Insert parts by dragging and dropping to the canvas, or double tap a part to drop it at the origin. * Lock or unlock objects in the workspace. * UI improvements and bug fixes.
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New 123D iPad app for creating 3D Creatures!!

Posted by on February 13, 2013 9 comments
We’re excited to announce the launch of Autodesk 123D Creature, a new app on iPad specifically designed for creating 3D creatures and characters! Watch the launch video to see what 123D Creature is all about.

       

Making original characters with Autodesk 123D Creature starts with a simple skeleton creator where you lay out the basic anatomy of your creature. Then thicken, pose, detail, and paint your model using Multi-Touch gestures including sculpting and image paint tools - kind of like 123D Sculpt.

You can order a full color 3D print of your creature from Sculpteo directly from inside the app, or you can export an OBJ including textures via email or iTunes. You can also bring your creature into the Render room where you can adjust the lights, background, and filter effects to generate amazing scenes and images.

And the app is connected to your 123D account, so you can save your creatures to the cloud, and share them with the community.  We’re looking forward to seeing what people create, there are already some amazing creatures in the 123D Gallery from our beta testers.

This is our first single-purpose 123D app, so if you’ve try it out, let us know what you think. Also, 123D Creature is purpose-built for creating creatures, if there’s something there you think would be great to see in other apps, let us know at 123D@autodesk.com.

123D Creature is now available on the App Store at a special price of $1.99 for a limited time!
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123D Design 1.1 Update now available!

Posted by on January 10, 2013 2 comments

What’s new in 123D Design 1.1?  Many of you have asked for some specific features with a new release of 123D Design.  We heard you and have integrated many of them in this release!  Let’s see some of these features:

Export STL Files

You now have the option to directly export an STL file from within 123D Design, without having to go back to 123Dapp.com to download it.

Now you can export right from the drop-down menu.

Insert

123D Design 1.0 only allowed inserting parts through the Parts Bin. Now you can not only insert  parts but also merge complete models by using the Insert function. We also made it so that you can insert from your local drive, not just files stored in the cloud!

Insert objects from a local drive!

Sketching Enhancements

123D Design 1.1 introduces several new features that many of you requested in the last month. You can now Trim and Extend objects while you sketch. We have also introduced Arc, and also added an option for doing Fillet on two different entities within the sketch.

We've also enhanced dimensioning of sketches, and introduced the ability to mirror a sketch.  We think these new tools will increase the power of sketching with your design.

More sketching functions!

Dimensions

If you ever wondered how to make sure what’s the distance between two elements, or an angle within a sketch or different edges in your model, now there’s a simple solution.

123D Design 1.1 introduces the Dimension tool. It allows you to select two elements (can be bodies, faces, edges, lines) and display the resulting dimensions. 

New dimensioning and measurement capabilities!

Send to CNC Utility

123D Design 1.0 introduced options for directly sending the model to 123D Make, and also allowed you order a 3D print based on your current model. Now we have introduced an option to send the model to a CNC utility, which will lead you through all the steps for preparing your model for fabrication with a CNC device.

Send your model to your CNC device!

 
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