In this post, I will share how to use the 3D Builder app in Windows. The app supports all-important 3D printing file formats, including STL, OBJ, PLY, WRL (VRML), and 3MF files.

Windows 8.1 was designed to support 3D printing in an almost gimmick that’s cool instead of moonshotty, due to the falling price of consumer-grade 3D printers, such as what MakerBot produces.

Microsoft calls the 3D Builder app “the best place to view, prepare, and print your 3D models on Windows 8.1-ready 3D printers”. The simple interface contains a viewer/browser and a library of ...

Microsoft has released a 3D printing app for Windows 8.1, bringing native support for producing physical objects from a variety of 3D printers to its OS. Building on the 3D printer driver MakerBot ...