Microsoft unveiled its revamped and modernized Paint app for Windows 10 earlier today. It’s designed to make 3D object creation easy across devices with a regular mouse and keyboard ...

Microsoft finally got the hint, and with yesterday's release of Windows 10 Insider build 21322 in the Dev channel, the 3D Objects folder is no longer displayed as a special folder in File Explorer.

In fact, it’s really a complete rethink, one that serves as a major cornerstone for Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update, aimed at making 3D content creation an essential part of ...

Microsoft recommends the Paint and Photos apps for viewing and editing 2D images and the 3D Viewer app for viewing 3D models. Creating and editing 3D images will be left to third-party software.

Microsoft’s Megan Saunders scans sandcastle before importing it as a 3D object into Windows 10 Creators Update. (GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy) Microsoft this morning unveiled its next refresh of ...

Microsoft is also planning on adding 3D scanning to all Windows phones, though the timeline for the rollout is unclear. A robust library of 3D objects to play with in Paint will be provided by Remix.

Microsoft's Remix3D repository of 3D art will be shut off tomorrow, leaving Windows 10's Paint 3D users without any access to the 3D models they created.

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Simplygon, a company that develops 3D-optimization solutions for game developers and other industries that need to visualize 3D data. Simplygon’s ...