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Looks like a copy of Ultimaker's cura(which is opensource) combined with a copy of thingiverse integrated in the same program. This is what MS does best, copyi

Looks like a copy of Ultimaker's cura(which is opensource) combined with a copy of thingiverse integrated in the same program. This is what MS does best, copying someone else idea that already works, and putting money onto it. It seems that MS is going to put some hundred millions into this as they realized this is the future.

dragontamer 13y ago
On the surface, perhaps. But as far as I know, Microsoft 8.1 is the only operating system with a standard 3D Printer API defined. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn263137.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn26313... Microsoft may not have any innovation in the end-product (its not like any of us expect MS Paint to be "innovative"), but the OS-perspective, they are years ahead of both Mac and Linux. Of course, a de-facto 3d Printing API may eventually be developed for *nix systems, but Microsoft's standardization upon a 3d Printing API puts them far ahead of the curve on this one. -------------- For other tidbits of OS Innovation, Transactional Filesystems (yeah, its deprecated, but word on the street is that next-generation ReFS is going to support it), User-mode Schedulers, WebSocket supported in the BSD Socket layer, and more. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb968806(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb96... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd627187(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd62... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh437448(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh43... Microsoft's main product is the Windows OS, and they seem to continue to innovate in this sector. Adding 3D Printing support to the OS is only a good thing!
- mckoss 13y ago
  I think you could argue that including a 3d printing api in the os is premature at this point. It could do more harm than good to get in between applications and their target devices when 3d modeling file formats are not yet mature.
  - math0ne 13y ago
    I think the level of polish and usabbility this has combines with the standard printing interface will be good for 3d printing in general. A normal user can now download this 3d printing app and make the realization they could print a custom train set for their kid right now on this device with no fuss if they had a OTC 3d printer. Pretty cool stuff.
- otikik 13y ago
  > but the OS-perspective, they are years ahead of both Mac and Linux Thanks, I needed a laugh.
  - dragontamer 13y ago
    Hey, when Linux has a standard 3d printing platform, call me. But I'm pretty sure that the OSS Community is either going to copy Microsoft's protocol... or wait several years before they are 3d printer capable. If Linux can be 3d printer capable within a couple of years, I'll honestly be surprised. And Mac doesn't seem to be going in that direction either. In this area, Windows is clearly superior by default. Microsoft has defined some 3d printing API, and there is no competitor out there for them.
    - sandGorgon 13y ago
      http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/3D_Printing http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/3D_Printing http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/07/29/native-3d-printing-first-ms-now-linux/ http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/07/29/native-3d-printing-...
_random_ 13y ago
"putting money onto it" - that's one way of saying this, another way is "makes a version that doesn't suck".

dragontamer 13y ago

On the surface, perhaps. But as far as I know, Microsoft 8.1 is the only operating system with a standard 3D Printer API defined. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn263137.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/dn26313... Microsoft may not have any innovation in the end-product (its not like any of us expect MS Paint to be "innovative"), but the OS-perspective, they are years ahead of both Mac and Linux. Of course, a de-facto 3d Printing API may eventually be developed for *nix systems, but Microsoft's standardization upon a 3d Printing API puts them far ahead of the curve on this one. -------------- For other tidbits of OS Innovation, Transactional Filesystems (yeah, its deprecated, but word on the street is that next-generation ReFS is going to support it), User-mode Schedulers, WebSocket supported in the BSD Socket layer, and more. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb968806(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb96... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd627187(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd62... http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh437448(v=vs.85).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh43... Microsoft's main product is the Windows OS, and they seem to continue to innovate in this sector. Adding 3D Printing support to the OS is only a good thing!

mckoss 13y ago
I think you could argue that including a 3d printing api in the os is premature at this point. It could do more harm than good to get in between applications and their target devices when 3d modeling file formats are not yet mature.
- math0ne 13y ago
  I think the level of polish and usabbility this has combines with the standard printing interface will be good for 3d printing in general. A normal user can now download this 3d printing app and make the realization they could print a custom train set for their kid right now on this device with no fuss if they had a OTC 3d printer. Pretty cool stuff.
otikik 13y ago
> but the OS-perspective, they are years ahead of both Mac and Linux Thanks, I needed a laugh.
- dragontamer 13y ago
  Hey, when Linux has a standard 3d printing platform, call me. But I'm pretty sure that the OSS Community is either going to copy Microsoft's protocol... or wait several years before they are 3d printer capable. If Linux can be 3d printer capable within a couple of years, I'll honestly be surprised. And Mac doesn't seem to be going in that direction either. In this area, Windows is clearly superior by default. Microsoft has defined some 3d printing API, and there is no competitor out there for them.
  - sandGorgon 13y ago
    http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/3D_Printing http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/3D_Printing http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/07/29/native-3d-printing-first-ms-now-linux/ http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/07/29/native-3d-printing-...

_random_ 13y ago

"putting money onto it" - that's one way of saying this, another way is "makes a version that doesn't suck".