Autodesk™ (San Rafael, CA) is announcing plans for its Spark 3D™ printing platform be embedded in Windows™ 10 and that its digital 3D models will become interoperable with Microsoft’s HoloLens devices. The Spark 3D printing platform will provide Windows users with direct, no-cost access to Autodesk’s optimized 3D printing processes. Autodesk also plans to join Microsoft as a founding member of a 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) Consortium to create and support a standard 3D interchange and printing format.
The second initiative is aimed at bringing 3D models from such Autodesk software as Maya™ or Fusion 360™ into the virtual reality environment of Microsoft HoloLens™, which, the company believes, “…will accelerate the creation of a new generation of entertainment experiences.”
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Soon, instead of carrying a digitally-printed illustration to a sales presentation, you ll arrive with a box of Micorsoft s holographic goggles. Then, with everyone fitted and connected, your clients will magically see the new sign design, appearing as installed, in a 3-D hologram view. Clearly, such systems will become highly effective sales tools, but they can also be dangerous … should a bored designer decide to include a few snakes and zombies.