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wraggster
November 16th, 2013, 22:48
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/11/microsoft-3d-builder.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/15/microsoft-3d-builder/)Microsoft made a big deal of building 3D printer support (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/22/windows-8.1-3d-printing/) into Windows 8.1, and today it's releasing a tool that lets even newcomers create objects of their own. The new 3D Builder (http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/3d-builder/75f3f766-13b3-45e9-a62f-29590d5781f2) app includes a catalog of pre-designed items that virtually anyone can start printing right away. Especially curious users can adjust and combine objects without having to be a CAD expert (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/09/gingerbread-house-cad-laser/), and those with access to more advanced tools can import their masterpieces. As long as you've already shelled out for the requisite printer (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/14/amazon-makerbot/), you can try 3D Builder for yourself at the source link.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/15/microsoft-3d-builder/