Funny thing about that: users often don’t agree with software companies on what that right thing is. You will start by learning about the interface, then jump into. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no experience with Autodesk 123D Design is required. Autodesk values the word-of-mouth reputation it gains from having free design products for the broader community, and will no doubt do right by its thousands of existing users - or at least what it sees as being the right thing to do. In this Learning Autodesk 123D Design training course, expert author Lydia Cline will teach you how to create simple, useful items suitable for 3D printing. 123D Catch, released in May 2012, integrated the cloud and cameras into 3D design. The first was 123D Sculpt, which lets iPad users create and modify clay-like models with their fingers.

“We value you, your models, and are going to do this consolidation in the right way.” What do we think? Since then, Autodesk has released four different apps, each offering its own way to make 3D designing easier. “Rest assured that we remain committed to providing free tools to hobbyists, kids, hackers, and makers around the world,” said Sarah O’Rourke. 123D Design reintroduces sketches, fillet, chamfer, extrude, modify as well as numerous other ways. We in NC use Fusion 360 on a daily basis, and when trying out Tinkercad we felt very limited due to the lack of modification tools, among other things.

Tinkercad is for consumer-class (“Maker”) 3D design Fusion 360 and ReMake are targeted at professionals, although limited free use is available. 123D Design really steps up from Tinkercad, making it possible to create more complex models.

Users with models created in 123D will be provided ways to use them with the remaining products. (Source: Autodesk)Īfter the behind-the-scenes consolidation is complete, Autodesk will shut down the website and turning off connected mobile apps to new downloads. Autodesk 123D Design is one of many current free consumer-class online design apps that will will disappear early in 2017.

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