Microsoft announced Wednesday that the latest updates to its Windows operating system will include built-in support for 3D printers, making it as easy for consumers to create a 3D object as it is to print text. Additive manufacturing isn’t a new technology, but it is just starting to work its way into a more mainstream market — and Microsoft wants to be there when it does. When Windows 8.1 becomes available later this year, it will include plug-and-play support for the printers, application support and the ability to translate 3D file formats.
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Microsoft Gets Into the Personal Factory Biz With 3D Printing Support
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani June 27, 2013 01:52 PMMicrosoft announced Wednesday that the latest updates to its Windows operating system will include built-in support for 3D printers, making it as easy for consumers to create a 3D object as it is to print text. Additive manufacturing isn’t a new technology, but it is just starting to work its way into a more mainstream market — and Microsoft wants to be there when it does. When Windows 8.1 becomes available later this year, it will include plug-and-play support for the printers, application support and the ability to translate 3D file formats.