March madness

For some reason, the month of March, as well as, the expression March Madness, always makes me think of the Mad Tea-Party. Who would ever imagine that it's origins are Illinois high school basketball. To me the hectic, confusing, ever subject-changing, riddle filled scene from Alice in Wonderland seems by far more fitting, especially when I compare it to my private and working life, or the weather for that matter in March.

Well I'm not going to go on about the weather, again, and certainly my private life is a no go, but as far as Palette CAD is concerned, it has been an adventurous month. Most notably, the world’s biggest showcase for innovative bathroom design, the ISH took place between 10th and 14th of March. Palette CAD was once again proudly waving its flag with two stands, and we came armed with a serious arsenal of entertainment and innovations to impress a record breaking crowd of almost 200,000 visitors.

New Play, improved @Home, 3D printing, Oculus v2 integration, ImmerSight virtual showrooms and a sneak peak at Palette CAD 9 were all on display, and  received a very positive and excited feedback. I still love seeing peoples reactions when they first experience the world of virtual reality, especially the pre-computer generation. The word holodeck was getting somewhat overused, and the constant reaching for objects/handles always draws a smile from the onlookers. Having been exposed to the innovations in this field for a few years now, I can honestly say that I am getting a bit harder to impress, but, having tried out the latest offerings, it is almost impossible not to get excited. Now that the virtual reality is here to stay, and having seen the rapid improvements in the last couple of years, coupled with companies pouring billions into it's advancement, I am really looking forward to the next few years. Limits of imagination will be sufficiently tested! Feel free to quote me on that one.

The present is pretty good too at the moment. Latest patch, v8.25 will be online in the next two weeks, so make sure to check for updates, or just keep an eye out for a post in the Palette CAD info center. Improvements and bug polishing across all branches, cloud functionality upgrades as well as CNC enhancements to name just a few.

On top of that, the latest tiling update is on it's way, featuring thousands of latest designs. Spring is well and truly here and the days and moods are getting brighter and brighter. Right now the big focus is on the new version of wood technology, which is being completely redesigned. A sneak peak will be available at Ligna between 11th and 15th of May so make sure to stop by.

That is it from me for now, I wish you all a wonderful Easter holidays, and for those taking part, a fruitful egg hunt.


Greeting from Stuttgart,

Your Palette CAD-Blog Team

Tip of the month! March: Palette cloud sharing

There it is again, that term, “cloud”. Most of you have now come across this idea of a fluffy, white, data storage server somewhere up in the sky, perhaps. Well, the good news is, you don’t really have to worry too much as to what, or where it is.

For now, let’s just think of it as an extra saving space that cannot be seen. We have created and utilised our own invisible hard disk version too, Palette Cloud, and it is now there for you to take advantage of. Simply put, you can save and share your panoramic images (Move) and Play designs. These can then be forwarded per email, code (for use with Apps or at palettecloud.net) or direct internet link onto your target audience.

To start off with, save your project and then export it in either panorama or play format. Then go to your Cloud menu and select “Upload file”. Standard explorer window will open, so simply find and select the file you wish to upload.

Once the files are uploaded they will be displayed according to type (as seen above). All that is left to do now is forward your designs to the desired audience. By clicking on the mail symbol, an automatic, generic email will be created. Alternatively, you can send the code, to be used either on palettecloud.net or Palette Move app (available free of charge). 

As an added bonus the code also acts as a hyperlink, which means you could share them on your website, or social media channels, for marketing purposes. Try it out now for yourselves, just click on my code 9560 6863. Also feel free to try the other codes above. Just remember in order for the links to keep working they must be hosted in your cloud storage.

Have fun with it!


Greeting from Stuttgart,

Your Palette CAD Blog Team