Dropbox has finally granted iOS users to transfer 3D files. (Photo : Reuters)
File hosting service Dropbox has finally granted iOS users to transfer 3D files and to work on uploaded Adobe files immediately.
Dropbox has started to support online 3D printing service i.materialise by enabling users to upload 3D files on the file hosting software.
Initially, i.materialise users faced a problem with uploading 3D files through the service on mobile gadgets, according to 3DPrint.com
However, through the Dropbox to i.materialise integration tool created by the file hosting service, iOS users can now send 3D models readily through Dropbox while i.materialise sends immediate quotes to the user.
One of the great advantages of the integration tool made by Dropbox for iOS users is that people can now download and order 3D prints of an uploaded model using Dropbox. In a way, the file hosting service has become a middleman for i.materialise and iOS users.
In order to see more than a hundred unique finishes and materials made by i.materialise on the 3D files uploaded by a user, the iOS user simply has to download the iOS Dropbox app from the app store and upload the 3D models to the file hosting service.
After the uploading process is complete, the user should go to the 3D printing lab of i.materialise and wait for the prices given by the printing service on the uploaded models.
Meanwhile, Dropbox has also allowed iOS users to directly edit Adobe documents on the file hosting service, according to TechCrunch.
Dropbox has already allowed people to edit Adobe files using desktops, but now the file hosting service will also grant iOS users to annotate or comment on the PDF documents using Apple mobile devices.
Adobe partnered with Dropbox in October and made the integration possible. One of the other benefits of the cooperation between the two companies is the integration of Dropbox into the Document Cloud of Adobe.
However, Dropbox noted that Android users will have to wait a bit longer for the same integration feature to appear in the Android version of the file hosting service.
