Tata Elxsi Launches XR Platform 'Coalesce' Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon Spaces XR Platform

Tata Elxsi recently launched Coalesce, an innovative XR platform powered by the Snapdragon Spaces XR Platform from Qualcomm Technologies Inc.

An Immersive Collaboration, Coalesce facilitates immersive collaboration by bringing together spatial computing, digital twins, and simulations.

The Snapdragon Spaces XR Platform is an integrated platform and ecosystem developed by Qualcomm Technologies Inc. for creating immersive experiences on XR (Extended Reality) devices. The platform enables spatial computing experiences, allowing users to interact with digital content in a 3D space. It supports a wide range of XR devices, including VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality), and MR (Mixed Reality) headsets.

Coalesce, the newly launched platform, supports reviews of product models, allowing teams to interact with 3D models in a virtual environment. It includes features for sharing text, audio comments, notes, and screen recordings with globally dispersed teams.

Coalesce offers a 360-degree review for immersive interaction, enhancing the collaborative experience.The platform is device-agnostic and web-based, making it accessible across various XR devices.

This solution is designed to help businesses create transformative spatial computing experiences, making remote collaboration more efficient and engaging.

Aditya S Chikodi, Vice President & Head - Industrial Design, Engineering, & XR, said, “Product design and engineering are taking a leap forward with augmented virtual reality and spatial computing. Coalesce introduces a revolutionary approach to digital twins and performance simulation, pushing the boundaries of XR in the product development process.”

Per Neilson, Senior Director, Product Management at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., added, “Tata Elxsi is working to bring the Coalesce platform to market, empowering industries and executive workforce to collaborate and make real-time decisions in product design and enterprise simulated environments. We are excited to see this platform brought to Snapdragon Spaces.”

Learning Rhino: 8 Features of the 3D Modeling Software and Why is it Better Than Others?

Rhino 3D is a popular 3D modeling and design tool that caters to beginners and professionals. Its performance is reliable and efficient, allowing users to craft high-quality visuals for all their projects. The extensive features of Rhino 3D make it stand out from other 3D software in the market. 

Let us take a look at some of the best features the application has to offer.
Rhino 3D Modeling: 8 Best Features You Must Know

1. Free-Form Tools

Rhino 3D is a reliable, efficient, and affordable tool, which makes it one of the best rendering software for 3D design. It includes modeling complex structures and visual elements for any person's idea. Rhino 3D has free-form modeling tools that allow users to sculpt and create visuals based on how they would like. Free-form tools are often found in other 3D software with an extensive cost, making it difficult for beginners to get a hold of.

2. Accuracy

Rhino 3D has efficient modeling tools that allow users to achieve high visual accuracy. These are requirements for users such as architects who need to create accurate models to scale for their client projects. The modeling and visualizing features of Rhino 3D allow users to achieve incredible detail in their designs, leading to high-quality visuals.

3. Compatibility

Rhino 3D is compatible with design files, graphic engines, and more. It makes it convenient for users to import various file types into the application for further editing and use. Its flexibility allows users more room for customization, an essential requirement for 3D design.

4. Read and Repair Mesh

Rhino 3D can read complex files conveniently and ensure that all operations occur without interruptions. Its graphic support enables the application to handle complex mesh components and allows users to adapt the software to align with their 3D design needs.

5. Accessibility

Rhino 3D is cost-effective and suitable for beginners as well as professionals. It is easy to learn and use, thus allowing users to adjust to its operations conveniently. With its simplicity, Rhino 3D enables users to create high-quality renders and customize them based on their requirements without hassle.

6. Quick Performance

Rhino 3D is compatible with several graphic engines, allowing the application to run smoothly and efficiently. Users can run Rhino 3D without interruptions and use plugins and other supported applications without affecting the performance quality. High-performance levels are necessary for professionals working on complex projects, and Rhino 3D delivers. 

7. Affordable

Rhino 3D is an affordable solution for those who want to learn everything about 3D design but want to do so without spending a hefty amount. It is suitable for beginners, professionals, or any other group who want to learn 3D modeling without having to pinch their pockets. Rhino 3D gives you everything you would need to learn 3D, the same levels of efficiency, reliability, features, and more.

8. Application Support

Rhino 3D supports external applications or plugins that users can install to increase their work efficiency. The Food4Rhino platform offers plugins, applications, 3D materials, and much more that users can visit and download items they would need for their visualizing needs. It is convenient to access different things without having to hunt or spend on them excessively.

Rhino 3D Modeling: How Does it Compare to Other Software & Why Should You Choose it?

One of the best things about Rhino 3D is that it caters to beginners and advanced 3D design users. It means that a person looking to learn 3D design from scratch can access Rhino and start learning everything, from the fundamentals to advanced techniques of 3D visualization.

A lot of 3D design applications may not cater to beginners. Most of them are also highly-priced and work on monthly subscription fees. For learners and university students, these may not be efficient to take up. Rhino is a cost-effective solution that gives users high-quality use and features without worrying about costs.

Overall, Rhino 3D is efficient and reliable. Beginners and professionals can make the most of this software and use it to create stunning, accurate, and high-quality visuals for different project requirements. It is a flexible application that allows users to work freely and meet their visualizing goals without hassle.

Author’s bio - Sutapa Kumar is a creative content writer with work in the lines of blog writing, web content writing, and copywriting. She holds over a year and a half of experience in the creative industry and is passionate about learning the impacts of different creative works, such as the best rendering software and design tools in the industry. She also holds a keen interest in the field of graphic design with experimental works in poster and editorial design categories.

3D Modeling Company MY3DMeta Raises ₹10.5 Cr+ from The Chennai Angels, IIT-IIM Angels, and Others

MY3DMeta a 3D Modelling tech company, secured an investment of over Rs. 10.5cr from The Chennai Angels, Dholakia Ventures, AccelNest, Karn Nagpal, Badri Raghavan, IIT-IIM Angels, Hyderabad Angels, and others. MY3DMeta plans to utilize the fund for building tech, IP, and business development.

Founded in 2016, MY3DMeta is making cutting-edge progress in 3D modelling with the aim to enable humans to freely express themselves by enabling the creation of 3D characters, 3D NFTs, 3D digital humans, 3D objects as well as realistic and funky avatars. The company is building the world's fastest 3D modelling Technology Engine that will empower the creation of 3D assets around the globe.

Currently, MY3DMeta empowers both consumers and businesses in creating super realistic, life-like, and accurate next-generation 3D models of avatars for humans & pets in one-tenth of the industry average time, at a fraction of the cost.

Harsha P. Deka CEO & Founder - My3DMeta said "Over the last 6 years, we have been building our database of 3D assets. We now have the largest database of 3D models of humans, pets, and a massive database of objects. My3DMeta is currently leveraging its large database and designers' intuition in building a very powerful patent-pending ML platform to create, edit, store, manage, deploy, and distribute a plethora of realistic high-fidelity 3D models of humans, objects and characters created from any photo or just a description in natural language in real-time which can work on animation, gaming, web3, and the metaverse. The platform will even generate AAA characters for AAA games in real-time."

K Chandran, The Chennai Angels Lead Investor & CEO of SSN Incubation Foundation said “Be it animation, NFTs, web 3.0, video games, or even the Metaverse, 3D Modelling will be the essential requirement. My3DMETA presents a game-changing solution that addresses the existing shortcomings across gaming, design, and other creative industries. Moreover, it is time and cost-efficient with unparalleled accuracy. We at The Chennai believe that the team at My3DMETA has the drive and passion to scale and grow this futuristic tech business exponentially.”

About MY3DMeta

My3DMeta’s mission has been to provide Phygital identity that allows people to celebrate important moments in their lives. With the increased use of 3D in gaming, digital humans, NFTs & advent of metaverse & Web 3.0, they create cutting-edge progress in 3D modelling with the aim to enable humans to freely express themselves. My3DMeta is building an indispensable patent pending tech platform that empowers both consumers and businesses in creating 3D Models of characters, accessories, objects, 3D NFTs as well as super realistic, life-like, and accurate next generation avatars for humans & pets in real time and fraction of cost for the gaming, animation, 3D printing, web 3 and metaverse space.

About The Chennai Angels

The Chennai Angels (TCA, www.thechennaiangels.com) is one of India’s most active Angel Investing groups. Founded in the year 2007, it is comprised of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders with a track record of starting and scaling large enterprises. Over the years, TCA has invested in over 75 start-ups. TCA portfolio companies benefit from the collective expertise and rolodex of its members.

India's First 3D Reconstruction Platform Preimage Gets $1.7 Mn From Pi Ventures

• Preimage is a fast and scalable 3D reconstruction platform that processes photos to generate high-quality 3D digital clones of real-world environments and assets.
• The startup had earlier raised $355k in a pre-seed round led by Better Capital.
• The investment will be used in scaling hiring across businesses and building the go-to-market motion in the drone-based mapping and surveying market as a first use case.

Cloud-based 3D reconstruction application - Preimage - has announced that it has raised USD 1.7M in a seed round from pi Ventures, Better Capital, Java Capital, and other prominent angels. Preimage’s AI-first solution generates photorealistic 3D digital clones of environments and assets using photos as input.

The company will use the fresh funds to double down on their product build, scale its team across business functions, and build a robust go-to-market motion in the drone-based mapping and surveying use case.

Founding Team - Ugam Kamat and Siddharth Jha

3D digital clones are useful for geometric measurements, visual inspections, 3D graphics, architectural modelling, archaeological preservation, and scientific simulations. Preimage’s solution provides a seamless process for the generation of 3D digital clones by providing a fast and automated processing workflow that can scale to tens of thousands of images. Founded by IIT alumni - Ugam Kamat and Siddharth Jha, Preimage aims to enhance the way digital reality is recreated from the real world.

Commenting on the announcement, Ugam Kamat, Co-Founder & CEO said, “The market for the creation of 3D digital clones of real-world environments is gaining momentum across several businesses in different verticals. We are one of the first companies in the world to rethink this market and empower users with the advances of AI to handle the scale of visual data for the current decade. We are thrilled to have partnered with Better Capital and pi Ventures at the earliest part of our journey and are humbled by the trust instilled in us.”

Earlier this year, Preimage released a beta version of their product that engaged more than 200 business customers ranging from small businesses to large enterprises across US, India, Asia Pacific, and Europe. Their open-to-all 3D reconstruction platform will be released later this year.

“The demand for 3D content is increasing. However, the traditional tools for 3D reconstruction plagued with long processing time, inadequate accuracy and a lack of generalizability are unable to fulfill the market demand,” says Roopan Aulakh, Managing Director, pi Ventures. “Preimage solves this problem using deep learning AI models & distributed computing to build a horizontal platform that can cater to multiple industries while being fast and accurate. We are excited to partner with Ugam and Siddharth on their journey to disrupt this space.”

Preimage had raised a pre-seed round of $355k last year led by Better Capital, which also saw participation from Arka Ventures and iSeed Ventures.

Lenskart Picks Up Minority Stake In US-based 3D Face Modelling Startup Ditto; Invests $1 mn

India’s leading online shopping portal for eyewear, Lenskart, has pumped in a whopping $1 million in US-based eyewear e-commerce startup, Ditto.com to pick up a minority stake in the firm.

Lenskart, which is doing good business and has grown more than 200 per cent year on year, already makes use of Ditto's 3D try-on tech on its website and app. The tech allows customers to virtual try-on eyewear and make their choice based on what suits their face cut and requirement the best.

Lenskart claims to be a first of its kind online optical store in India that has made it possible to acquire a good quality pair of specs with prescription lenses for just Rs. 399, all this while you sit in the comfort of your home. With a 48-hour free home delivery guarantee and 365 days return policy, Lenskart.com has been able to establish a great reputation in the eyewear ecommerce business.

Lenskart.com also claims to have the biggest collection of discounted contact lenses consisting all top-notch brands (viz. Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, Ciba Vision are to name a few). Since it believes in providing its customers with variety of options to choose from, they have disposable, toric, coloured or bi-focal contact lenses, basically all possible types available to choose from.

With its latest investment in Ditto, one could foresee a future where Lenskart further integrates Ditto’s tech on its platform to help better its online engagement with consumers, wherein users will be able to share different pictures of themselves trying out various eye glasses on social media platforms.

"Ditto provides us with the patented 3D virtual try-on technology... So far, the response to this service is commendable with over 10,000 trials everyday. We have been evaluating our relationship and now want to take it to the next level," said Lenskart.com Founder and CEO Peyush Bansal in a statement to PTI.

One thing that the Ditto investment tells us, is that, Lenskart is all set to increase its stake in the future and take its company to a whole other level. The Faridabad, Haryana-headquartered startup, which started its journey ten years back in 2010, has already garnered fundings from celebrated venture capitalists like IDG Ventures, Ronnie Screwvala-led Unilazer Ventures, IFC, Premji Invest, TPG Growth and TR Capita etc.

This development was first reported in Economic Times.

This Mumbai Startup Empower Enthusiasts To Turn Ideas Into Successful 3D Products

3-D printers have been around for a while now, but unfortunately the technology has been largely concentrated in the hands of big companies, mainly because of the affordability factor. Seeing this and the big potential that 3-D technology holds, Monik Shah started 3Dwalla in early 2015 with a tagline- "Prints Beyond Paper".

The Mumbai-based startup offers printing and prototyping services that help accelerate innovation and product development. With these services, the startup empowers manufacturers, designers, students and hobbyists to turn powerful ideas into successful 3-Dimensional products.

3Dwalla was founded in 2015 independently by Monik Shah, who is a post graduate with Masters in Commerce-Management and Bachelors in Accounting & Finance from Lala Lajpatrai College, Mumbai.

3Dwalla isn't the first startup working towards making 3-D printing more affordable and available to common man. In fact, the startup is facing stiff competition from companies like PrintOmake, Trikolaa Tech, Extrudify Technologies etc. to get a large share of the Indian 3-D printer market. But, 3Dwalla thinks their invaluable in-house team of talented 3D designers with vast experience in modelling and prototyping sets them apart from the rest. For instance, the 3Dwalla team walks each of their clients through the entire process of 3D Printing. When a client come with an idea, the team conducts researches, provides inputs and turns their powerful ideas into successful products. This is not the case with all 3D print houses, where clients are asked to directly submit files as 2D or 3D designs.

[caption id="attachment_117447" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Monik Shah -- Founder, 3Dwalla [/caption]

Though it has been just two years that they have opened their shop, but the startup has been receiving an overwhelming feedback from the market as it had successfully completed over 400 projects in such a short duration of time. In fact, in the very second month of its inception, the startup was involved with the making of the Air Intake Manifold (HRT-02) for a car. This is when they decided to bring their 3D printing and manufacturing services to the forefront, as well as getting their brand out into a national arena.

The startup which ensures its customers a strong collaboration from concept to creation, hasn't raised any capital as of yet. But, the startup does aspires to reach out to a larger audience, targeting more to the youth in order to lend them a hand to accelerate innovation and product development. The startup strongly believes that young creative talent can use their 3D printers and services to create exact functional prototypes of their ideas. In fact, the startup recently collaborated with a Fashion Designing student to print wearable garments. According to 3Dwalla, fashion enthusiasts can design their own textiles and manufacture their own clothes, as the world is now warming up to fashion innovation in 3D printing to create 3D couture.

With expertise in Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology, Colour Jet Printing (CJP), Digital Light Processing (DLP), Stereo Lithography (SLA), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), 3Dwalla believes that 3-D printers are capable of creating incredibly useful and clever objects that users may not have even considered possible in the past.

This Mumbai Startup Empower Enthusiasts To Turn Ideas Into Successful 3D Products

3-D printers have been around for a while now, but unfortunately the technology has been largely concentrated in the hands of big companies, mainly because of the affordability factor. Seeing this and the big potential that 3-D technology holds, Monik Shah started 3Dwalla in early 2015 with a tagline- "Prints Beyond Paper".

The Mumbai-based startup offers printing and prototyping services that help accelerate innovation and product development. With these services, the startup empowers manufacturers, designers, students and hobbyists to turn powerful ideas into successful 3-Dimensional products.

3Dwalla was founded in 2015 independently by Monik Shah, who is a post graduate with Masters in Commerce-Management and Bachelors in Accounting & Finance from Lala Lajpatrai College, Mumbai.

3Dwalla isn't the first startup working towards making 3-D printing more affordable and available to common man. In fact, the startup is facing stiff competition from companies like PrintOmake, Trikolaa Tech, Extrudify Technologies etc. to get a large share of the Indian 3-D printer market. But, 3Dwalla thinks their invaluable in-house team of talented 3D designers with vast experience in modelling and prototyping sets them apart from the rest. For instance, the 3Dwalla team walks each of their clients through the entire process of 3D Printing. When a client come with an idea, the team conducts researches, provides inputs and turns their powerful ideas into successful products. This is not the case with all 3D print houses, where clients are asked to directly submit files as 2D or 3D designs.

[caption id="attachment_117447" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Monik Shah -- Founder, 3Dwalla [/caption]

Though it has been just two years that they have opened their shop, but the startup has been receiving an overwhelming feedback from the market as it had successfully completed over 400 projects in such a short duration of time. In fact, in the very second month of its inception, the startup was involved with the making of the Air Intake Manifold (HRT-02) for a car. This is when they decided to bring their 3D printing and manufacturing services to the forefront, as well as getting their brand out into a national arena.

The startup which ensures its customers a strong collaboration from concept to creation, hasn't raised any capital as of yet. But, the startup does aspires to reach out to a larger audience, targeting more to the youth in order to lend them a hand to accelerate innovation and product development. The startup strongly believes that young creative talent can use their 3D printers and services to create exact functional prototypes of their ideas. In fact, the startup recently collaborated with a Fashion Designing student to print wearable garments. According to 3Dwalla, fashion enthusiasts can design their own textiles and manufacture their own clothes, as the world is now warming up to fashion innovation in 3D printing to create 3D couture.

With expertise in Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) technology, Colour Jet Printing (CJP), Digital Light Processing (DLP), Stereo Lithography (SLA), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), 3Dwalla believes that 3-D printers are capable of creating incredibly useful and clever objects that users may not have even considered possible in the past.

Indian Hospitals Are Fast Adopting 3D Printed Body Parts For Second Lives

Earlier in the month, we reported how the field of 3D manufacturing in India is gearing up to have a golden period in the times ahead. And now, the country has finally entered the age of 3D printed body parts.

Recently, a team of doctors from Gurgaon's Medanta successfully performed a surgery on the failing spine of a woman and inserted a 3D printed titanium implant giving the 32-year-old teacher a completely new life.

Not only was the surgery successful, the teacher who is also a dancer and singer by passion was able to walk on her feet miraculously just four days after the heavy surgery. According to doctors, if the surgery would have involved traditional surgical techniques, the patient would have taken several months to walk.

Till last month, talking and walking, the two human bodily movements that human beings take for granted, were a herculean task for the patient. After the TB bug slowly consumed the second and third vertebra in her neck, it had slowly started collapsing. In addition to this, her spinal cord had also started getting compressed, resulting in her losing sensation on all her limbs. All this made her day-to-day life a very difficult one to survive.

This is when a team of 10 health specialists from Medanta came to her rescue and decided to deploy for the very first time in India a custom made ultra-modern 3D printed titanium implant to replace the two infected vertebra in her neck in a surgery that spanned over ten hours. A similar surgery has been attempted once last year in Australia and last to last year in China.

According to the team of specialists, the other option that they were considering was to use a piece of bone from the patient's own leg but that particular method would have kept her in the bed for more than 6 months after the surgery. But when they presented the patient with both the options, she courageously decided to go with the 3D one.

"We did the body part reconstruction with a 3D printed vertebra in a damaged spine of a patient who was getting quadriplegic. This was done for the first time in the country and probably for the third time in the world," said lead surgeon Dr V Anand Naik in a statement.

By making use of x-rays and high resolution Cat-scans, a virtual 3D computer model was prepared of the damaged part of the patient's spine. The next step involved designing a suitable replacement on the computer, which was then sent to a 3D printer in Bareilly, India where the titanium implant was specifically made for the patient layer by layer using lasers.

According to details made public by Medanta, the 3-cm-long specially designed medical metal cage was made with 154 grams of high-grade titanium and costed under one lakh rupees. Finally, this cage placed between the head and the torso of the patient relieving pressure on her spinal cord.

Dr Rahul Jain, lead designer of the 3D implant at Medanta said, "Actually it was quite difficult to design this implant because of the complex anatomy of the spine. Titanium implants are totally safe, as these are bio-compatible and it was also made sure that it would not impinge on the spinal cord."

The surgery can definitely be considered as a big step towards using innovation to help patients in India. According to experts, using regular implants can prove to be extremely challenging in some cases as the bones of the patient have to be manipulated in order to ensure that the implant fits perfect. But now, by making use of this 3D technology, the bone implant can be custom-made for the patient

First Time In India - Surgeon Uses 3D-Printed Surgical Tool To Repair A 16 Year Old’s Broken Hip

Ever imagined 3D printing and medical field coming together? Sure, it does sounds like apples and oranges but believe it or not, 2014 saw the mixing of these two fields for the betterment of humankind. A lot of inspirational stories emerged in the past year in the medical field due to 3D printing and this happened not only in abroad but also in India. More and more medical professionals have now started recognizing the potential that 3D printing holds in making surgeries easy and saving human lives.

One such Indian doctor who recently recognized the potential and got benefited from the mixing of the two fields is Nagpur based Dr. Vaibhav Bagaria. The doctor made use of the 3D printing technology on a 16 year old boy, who was in extremely bad shape due to a very serious motor vehicle accident. The boy suffered a fracture of his acetabulum and a pelvic fracture with disruption of his pelvic ring in the accident. Dr. Vaibhav zeroed down on using 3D printing for the surgery so as to reduce surgery risks and save money and medication for his sixteen year old patient.

[caption id="attachment_97961" align="aligncenter" width="700"] 3D Printed Model For Surgery[/caption]

A typical surgery on a patient’s acetabulum requires a lot of precision and knowledge as the surgery is considered very challenging and risky. The patient always runs the risks of losing a significant amount of blood in this kind of a surgery.

Dr. Bagaria incorporated 3D printing into the surgery by creating a “3D patient optimized surgical tool” or a 3D post. He started out by taking a CT scan of the fracture and the surrounding area and then 3D printed a 1:1 scale model of the injury. This model of the injury allowed the Nagpur based doctor and his team of doctors get prepared for the real surgery. Dr. Bagaria further used the 3D model to create a seven-hole reconstruction plate that was pre-contoured. The model was also used by the doctor to carry out a surgical stimulation before carrying out the real surgery. The 3D printed model allowed the surgeons to drill the screw trajectories, measure the screw lengths required and confirm the positions of the plate. The 3D model was sterilized and used for intraoperative referencing during the real procedure.

At the end, the surgery was successful and a major chunk of its success goes to the 3D printed model of the injury.  The model allowed the surgeons to reduce the surgery time, cost and the anaesthetics required for the sixteen year old. The doctor and his team of surgeons were successful in achieving a near-perfect fracture reduction and the 3D printed model was then used as an educational tool for the surgical residents.

[caption id="attachment_97964" align="aligncenter" width="653"] Post-operative X-ray[/caption]

First Time In India - Surgeon Uses 3D-Printed Surgical Tool To Repair A 16 Year Old’s Broken Hip

Ever imagined 3D printing and medical field coming together? Sure, it does sounds like apples and oranges but believe it or not, 2014 saw the mixing of these two fields for the betterment of humankind. A lot of inspirational stories emerged in the past year in the medical field due to 3D printing and this happened not only in abroad but also in India. More and more medical professionals have now started recognizing the potential that 3D printing holds in making surgeries easy and saving human lives.

One such Indian doctor who recently recognized the potential and got benefited from the mixing of the two fields is Nagpur based Dr. Vaibhav Bagaria. The doctor made use of the 3D printing technology on a 16 year old boy, who was in extremely bad shape due to a very serious motor vehicle accident. The boy suffered a fracture of his acetabulum and a pelvic fracture with disruption of his pelvic ring in the accident. Dr. Vaibhav zeroed down on using 3D printing for the surgery so as to reduce surgery risks and save money and medication for his sixteen year old patient.

[caption id="attachment_97961" align="aligncenter" width="700"] 3D Printed Model For Surgery[/caption]

A typical surgery on a patient’s acetabulum requires a lot of precision and knowledge as the surgery is considered very challenging and risky. The patient always runs the risks of losing a significant amount of blood in this kind of a surgery.

Dr. Bagaria incorporated 3D printing into the surgery by creating a “3D patient optimized surgical tool” or a 3D post. He started out by taking a CT scan of the fracture and the surrounding area and then 3D printed a 1:1 scale model of the injury. This model of the injury allowed the Nagpur based doctor and his team of doctors get prepared for the real surgery. Dr. Bagaria further used the 3D model to create a seven-hole reconstruction plate that was pre-contoured. The model was also used by the doctor to carry out a surgical stimulation before carrying out the real surgery. The 3D printed model allowed the surgeons to drill the screw trajectories, measure the screw lengths required and confirm the positions of the plate. The 3D model was sterilized and used for intraoperative referencing during the real procedure.

At the end, the surgery was successful and a major chunk of its success goes to the 3D printed model of the injury.  The model allowed the surgeons to reduce the surgery time, cost and the anaesthetics required for the sixteen year old. The doctor and his team of surgeons were successful in achieving a near-perfect fracture reduction and the 3D printed model was then used as an educational tool for the surgical residents.

[caption id="attachment_97964" align="aligncenter" width="653"] Post-operative X-ray[/caption]

Ghar360 Is A Cloud Based 3D Augmented Reality Platform That Designs Your Homes

Ghar360 is a product from TechZag Solutions private Limited incorporated on Aug 2013. It aims to digitize the floor plan into an interactive walkable space's. The product not just gives the aerial view of the floor plans but also gives an option to even go inside the house which would give a realistic feeling that the person is already in the home even before it is really constructed. Started by Sanju Thomas and Ajesh Joy, batch mates at Karunya University, Coimbatore.

Ghar360 is a cloud based 3D augmented reality platform that enables users to design and visualize their dream home online within minutes. This product not just gives the aerial view of the floor plan like we typically see but also gives an option to even go inside the house which would give a realistic feeling that the person is already in the home even before it is really constructed and more interestingly it’s as simple as playing a Counter Strike or an IGI game. This provides a better look and feel for the customers on how their house interiors would look like even before it is really purchased. We are integrating real products to our product so that the users can try, visualize and play around with it before they buy them.

[caption id="attachment_95416" align="aligncenter" width="700"]Sanju Thomas and Ajesh Joy, Founders of Ghar360.com[/caption]

The company is headquartered at Bangalore. "We are working closely with the architecture, Interior design & Construction industry. We are in a stage of early revenues now and have clients both National and international clients. Our clientele includes builders, architects, interior designers, home owners and real estate portals," says Ajesh, an MBA in HR and Marketing with an experience of working with ITC and CRISIL Limited.

"The whole concept of Ghar360 started when one of the relative of Ajesh from Dubai wanted to construct a home in India. Being there he was not able to have a clear idea on how his house would look when it is finally completed. He was not able to exactly share his ideas on how he want his house to be," says Sanju, who has an experience of 5 years in the technical field. This is what they wanted to solve especially the visualization part where any users can come over to the platform and design their dream home all by themselves. They can also share their design ideas with their friends, family, architects, Interior designers etc. so that they will exactly get what they really want.

They have a few competitors like mydeco, floorplanner etc who are trying to solve the similar problem at an international level. With a user-friendly easy to use drag and drop feature, designing a home is now as simple as playing a game where users can have a feel that they are already inside the house even before it is really constructed. They also offer home customization to the users where they can customize the products as per their interest in home décor, furniture and much more. As an introductory promotional offer they have given access to design the floor plan for free.

"The first 3 months was really crucial in identifying the problems users are currently facing. We have done several validations for our product by meeting will multiple people and getting their feedback before we launched our website," says Sanju. The company of 5 people is located out of Bangalore and is partnering with national as well as international brands to expand their business to various verticals and multi dimensions.

In the near future we will be integrating with real products on to our platform that would enable the users to try, visualize and play around with real products in real time before they go to the market and by them. We would also be expanding our operations to multiple verticals and scale our business to different international markets as well.

They have received seed funding by TLABS- an initiative from Times Internet Limited- for an amount of Rs.10 Lakhs. They are also a portfolio company of NASSCOM 10000 start-ups. As a message for future entrepreneurs, Ajesh says, "Identify a real life problem and create a solution that can make a huge impact in the lives of your prospective customers." To this, Sanju adds, “V"lidate the concept well and implement it so that you see a smile on every customer you addressed."

Sculptris: A Free 3D Modelling Tool to Create Awesome Models

Sculptris is a nice 'Free' Nifty tool for 3-D modeling and sculpturing over the computer. Moreover, the tool is freely downloadable, doesn't occupy much space comparing to other 3D modeling software tools such as Google's Sketchup or 3DPlus and less complicated when it comes to handling and using it.

As per the creator of the tool Tomas Pettersson for whom Sculptris is just unpaid hobby project will stay small and focused at the main task of sculpting and painting models with minimal features comparing to other big brand apps already available such as ZBrush, Blender, Maya etc.

The tool is really focused at sculpting & modeling with ease, to see how to play with this nifty tool and how to really use it watch the video below;



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