Autodesk 123D, create and make
Autodesk is pushing a new offering these days: Autodesk 123D, a free 3D modeling software to capture, create and make things. It’s in beta now, and has a few variants: 123D Catch to build 3D models from photos, 123D Sculpt to evolve 3D models from clay-like pixel goo, and 123D Make is focusing on personal fabrication tools (laser cutter and 3D printer). I really like the fact they are pushing for new interesting tools (like profile extraction) for working directly with laser cutting. Lovely! I wonder how the final package will look like, as of now each module runs only on different OSes (iOS, Win7, intel OSX).
Check the latest news at www.123dnews.com and on their youtube channel.