Scientist inventor of computer graphics wins Kyoto Prize

Kyocera's award in computer science awarded to American scientist to Ivan Sutherland for developing blueprints for modern computer-aided design (CAD), according to the corporate website of the Japanese electronics manufacturer.

As a graduate student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1963, Sutherland invented the graphics program Sketchpad.

Development of the first graphics program was the subject of academic thesis, which he wrote under the guidance of the "father" of the information theory of Claude Shannon.

Sketchpad program allows to create image on the screen and save the data in the computer. It is the prototype of the modern computer-aided design and all systems with graphical user interfaces, including Windows and Mac OS.

Professor Sutherland was awarded the gold medal of Kazuo Inamori Foundation, named after the founder of Kyocera Corp, and a cash prize of ¥ 50 million ($ 500 million).

Autodesk 123D Design - simple environment 3D-modeling for the tablets iPad

Autodesk has managed to refute skeptics by releasing a new, largely revolutionary product called 123D Design Tablet Apple iPad. With this application, literally anyone with any level of training can draw 3D-object which is suitable to send to the 3D-printer.

Package Autodesk 123D Design is a free 3D-modeling environment that is available not only for the tablets iPad, but also on the platforms Mac, Windows, as well as online through standard web browsers. The package 123D Design uses the most natural input method for creating and editing models. The exceptional ease of operation allows even novice users with no training in CAD-systems quickly "sculpt" their model on a PC or tablet.

In case, if you do not have ideas for future creations, Autodesk offers a library with basic shapes and models for study. The structure of this library are themed sets of models and forms: for example, "Robots" and "House." Users are free to experiment with models to make their own ideas or simply hone skills 3D-modeling. In addition to those models that included a free program 123D Design, the main website you can download additional sets of models.

Says Samir Hanna, vice president of consumer products Autodesk: "For the first time, users can create complex and technically accurate 3D-model of real objects on their tablets iPad, Mac-on cars, on the PC and in the window of any compatible browser. " Most recently, 3D-modeling on screen tablet was considered something unattainable, but Autodesk is able to prove otherwise.