Hardware:
MacBook Pro Retina 15" (i7, 16GB ram, dedicated Nvidia 750M GPU) usually running Windows.
Several Windows based workstations and gaming machines (all intel+Nvidia)
Linux based server
Nexus 6p, as well as several other android based devices.
Software:
Adobe CC
Wings 3d
Blender
Inkscape
SketchUp, but I hate it.
I don’t really create any content on touch devices, but I’d possibly use them for control over the GF interface if that was possible and convenient. I’ve been designing things in Wings 3d and Blender more often than not as I’m more used to them and it’s a lot faster than me (like 5-10x) then using SketchUp and I can export to pretty much anything from them easily enough.
There are already a couple of threads about Fusion 360, including Fusion 360 for Beginners webinar
That thread includes a few really valuable posts from @garin_gardiner, who actually works for Autodesk! Using the forum search button will show a few other gems too!
Laptop; Windows 10 on a HP Touch screen Laptop with Intel Core i7 4700mq 2.4GHz 12 GB ram, 256GB SSD and 1TB hybrid drive.
Desktop: Windows 10, Core i7 950 @3.2GHz, 12 GB ram, 512 GB SD and 1.5 TB data drive, and a Wacom Intuos 4 small pen tablet connected to the desktop, but can use with the laptop too (it’s wireless enabled)
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7" tablet
Nexus 5 phone.
Software:
Adobe CC Photography plan (Lightroom and Photoshop)
Now learning Autodesk Fusion 360 and 123D Make, and Inkscape, in preparation for the arrival of the Glowforge.
I’m running an older Mac Pro (Early 2008 MacPro3,1), which will be replaced sometime in 2016 with a newer Mac - not sure what yet. 30 inch Cinema display + 24 inch Cintiq (I do photo retouching).
Also an iPad Mini.
Software: Adobe CC (Illustrator and Photoshop mainly for this) and Rhino 5 for Mac,
I should state that I’m not the current owner of the Apple pencil as mine is on order, but I have used a friend’s and it really makes the iPad pro more productive for some of the apps I use like sketching!
Hello @jbv. I have the iPad Pro and the Pencil. I use the Pencil for grading papers using an app called iAnnotate. It is much easier to use than my Jot stylus or Wacom stylus.
My brother-in-law is quite the artist. Over the holidays, he drew pictures on the iPad with the Pencil for hours and hours using an app called Paper. It was his first experience using a stylus on a tablet. He loved it.
Of the people I know who have used many different styli on iPads, they (and I) all seem to think the Pencil is the best stylus used on an iPad thus far. I have not run across anyone who has been disappointed.
I have a pc, as well as iphone and ipad. I can’t imagine doing much on the iphone, perhaps a bit more on the ipad, but plan to use my touch screen laptop for most of the designing.
I currently have 4 photo editing programs that I use regularly for graphic designing. I’m hoping to be able to utilize them for the GlowForge, but if that’s not possible, I’ll be checking out the forums to learn what programs I should be using.
I’m using a surface pro 3 and an i7 windows laptop with adobe cc, AutoCAD, microstation and sketchup. I’m really interested to see if the Surface will work with the GF. General illustration work I do in adobe (most apps have touch versions) but detailed geometry work or building design is done in microstation on the laptop. I can get SketchUp to work on the Surface fairly well.
A MacBook Pro (15-inch, early 2013) running OS X Yosemite (work doesn’t let us upgrade yet :p)
2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 w/ 8gb RAM
graphics card: NVIDIA Geforce GT 650M 1024 MB
Desktop PC (Using 4k 27" monitor), running Windows 10
Intel Core i7, 8gb Ram
graphics card: Nvidia geforce GTX 970
Ipad Pro with apple pencil, 128GB with cellular data
For software:
I’ll be using Adobe Illustrator mostly, I also use Sketch and photoshop for design work.
On my tablet I use Adobe Draw & Adobe Sketch
I would love for the glowforge software to support apple pencil and the ipad pro since I have ended up using this device a lot more than I thought I would :). Thank you for your hard work.
Hardware:
Assortment of Macs from 2011-2016 (running SnowLeopard to current OS)
iPhones and iPads*
I imagine that I will mainly only print from the iPhones bit not create. Still could be useful if I wanted to print something that I received in email or found in the market place. iPad creation will also be limited, but possible, and like on the iPhone I could see using it for printing something mailed or purchased.
Software:
Adobe creative suite
Vectorworks (2011+)
ComicLife**
Procreate**
Sketchbook**
** Likely only used in conjunction with the main apps above.
