Autodesk has launched the new free Autodesk 123D Catch for the Apple iPhone. It is available in the App Store. Complimenting the iPad release, the new 123D Catch for iPhone lets users take photos from their iPhone camera and upload them to the cloud where the photos are converted into a 3D model.
The app features a capture window that includes familiar iOS camera controls to help manage focus and exposure while taking the photos. Users can then review the photo thumbnails before submitting them to the cloud where the photos are transformed into a 3D model. The Autodesk 123D apps tap into Autodesk’s rich 3D design software heritage for professionals yet are easy enough for everyone to experiment and enjoy the creative process and make their designs real.
01 - Screenshot of 123D Catch for iPhone, from the App Store.
The connected workflow between the Autodesk 123D family allows captures made in the 123D Catch app to later be fabricated as a 3D printed object, or to be used as the foundation for further 3D modeling and 3D animation. To enhance the workflow, Autodesk has implemented new editing tools in the Autodesk 123D Catch web app that make it simpler to prepare catches for 3D printing. The new editing capabilities helps users to seal up holes within 3D models, smooth out surfaces, delete portions of the model they don’t want to print and create a flat surface as a stable base for 3D printing.
Autodesk 123D Catch is exclusively available for the Apple iPhone and iPad through the App Store. You can learn more here or obtain in the App Store.