Microsoft will be unveiling today details of a new 3D printing consortium along with the adoption of their 3MF file format by this consortium. 3DPrint was able to obtain details on this announcement. The consortium will be called the 3MF Consortium and include the following members: Microsoft, HP, Shapeways, Autodesk, Dassault Systems, netfabb and SLM Solutions. The full details on the goals of this group and what they are setting out to accomplish with the 3MF file format for 3D printing can be found here: http://3dprint.com/62032/3mf-file-format/