"Can't believe it's been 10 years already, the years are rushing by..."
They sure have gone quickly!
My quest for finding a 3D design application started years before I found Moment of Inspiration.
In fact, right beside me, I have Rhinoceros V1.1. But, for some reason I just could not get the hang of it at the time. I also tried something I think was called TrueVision, Alibre and finally, Cubify Invent, just before finding MOI3D in 2012.
I do have to take my hat off to CosmicBlobs, which was a children's 3D design application by Scott Harris of Solidworks that was enormous fun. I blogged about that one before Dessault killed it. I loved CosmicBlobs and keep in touch with Scott who also created Onshape. My fellow teacher has experimented with trying Onshape for the certification benefits.
While there is real merit in Onshape for parametric modeling, it cannot compare with Moment of Inspiration when it comes to bringing the excitement of being able to easily learn 3D for our students.
It was a very wise decision to abandon the standard Windows interface for the palette system It makes all the difference in the world when it comes to being able to quickly learn while still having all the precision of the Onshapes and Solidworks of the world. It truly has been transformational for many hundreds of students who never dreamed they could ever learn 3D design.
I am thankful I found MOI3D in 2012 and I hope to be able to find a way to introduce it to many more in the future.
Thanks,
Tom
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