On Monday, the company released an update to the kit that enables 3-D modeling capabilities, among other features.

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This led to a PhD thesis "Interactive 3 D Modeling in Outdoor Augmented Reality Worlds" which has formed the basis of the Tinmith project.

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D. from Stanford in quantitative modeling of computer security and B.

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That 3-D data then got plugged into a solid-modeling program where engineering parameters such as material, thickness and structure were assigned to the shape.

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Unfortunately, Hutton had lost most of her modeling millions to an ex-boyfriend who'd invested it badly in the 1980s.

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