Today, Autodesk is launching 123D Design. It’s the latest addition to their family of free 3-D modeling applications for the rest of us. 123D Design is a cross-platform 3-D modeling tool — it ...

The Autodesk 123D family of apps provides users with the ability to capture, design and make their ideas, and connect with other makers around the world for support or inspiration.

The free 123D family includes 123D Design, a basic computer-aided design tool to get users accustomed to creating and moving objects online.

Lets you create 3D printable objects made off of templates or from your own imagination. You can actually print them, but you have to have an actual 3D printer.

It works like this: Open Autodesk 123D, design your 3D object using the surprisingly intuitive tools, and when you're done, click "Make It" in the right sidebar. Choose a 3D printing project (the ...