3D market gains strength with the cooperation of sectors and brands. Especially, digital technology firms and printer manufacturers decide to work together for innovations. One of them ise Microsoft and Materialise cooperation. Two leading brands enable Windows users to reach i.materialise, 3D printing service platform directly.
Both teams at i.materialise and Microsoft are working hard to be able to launch the functionality. Adrian Lannin, Principal Group Program Manager of Microsoft said, “At Microsoft, we are developing the Windows 3D Printing Platform to improve the ease by which people can download designs or create something new and original. By working with Materialise we aim to further improve the 3D printing experience of our community by giving users easy, direct access to the multitude of high-quality materials and finishes available through i.materialise.”
i.materialise expressed excitement about the collaboration on its blog saying, “We are really looking forward to realizing the designs of the Windows community and to working with the Microsoft team to further improve how people experience 3D printing.”
The Windows 3D Builder app, for those unacquainted with it, is an integrated application for Windows 10, which allows users to easily view, capture, personalize, repair, and ready 3D models for 3D printing. The program comes with a database of pre-designed models which users can print or modify, or users can upload any models from online databases. 3D Builder supports all standard 3D printing file formats, and can even transform webcam photos into 3D printable models.