Archives for July 2008 - Architosh
ButterflyNetRender 4.11 Now Supports Mac OS X Universal Apps
Popular network rendering controller now supports Mac Universal 3D Applications — including LightWave and modo
Houdini 9.5 now available for Mac OS X Leopard
Side Effects Software has released Houdini 9.5 this month and for the first time introduces a full native release for Apple’s Mac OS X Leopard operating system
Study shows improved productivity for designers using 3D Mice
A study by MarketLab for the company 3Dconnexion found definitive productivity boost for users who used 3D mice like the SpaceNavigator by 3Dconnexion
solidThinking acquired by Altair Engineering, releases version 7.6 globally
Michagan-based Altair Engineering, Inc., has acquired Italian-produced solidThinking and released a new version 7.6 globally for Mac and Windows
Tidbits: NVISION, Siggraph 2008, Luxology and DAZ
Luxology offers rapid prototyping, DAZ has new Elite human models and NVISION News
Apple shapes future of massive parallelization with OpenCL
A Guardian article by Chris Edwards takes a good look at graphics processing units and how they are the ‘piranhas of computing’
Luxology Launches Education Provider Program
modo creator sees growing demand for 3D content creation education in both the private and public sector
Feedback: Explaining the rationale behind the Apple questions in our BIM Survey
Architosh, conducting its first Architecture industry-wide BIM (Building Information Modeling) survey for 2008, clarifies the rationale behind some questions pertaining to Apple
Olawale Oladunni introduces V-construct™ VectorWorks Training Solutions
Veteran VectorWorks Trainer Launches New V-construct Training Options in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut metro areas
London BIMStore won by BIM Vikings Using ArchiCAD
Norwegian ArchiCAD Team Brings Home 2008 BUILD LONDON LIVE Award
Bunkspeed Releases HyperShot v.1.5
Bunkspeed announces new HyperShot version 1.5 for Photographic 3D Rendering

Commentary: Apple and BIM: Should Apple Buy Gehry Technologies?
Some Say BIM is just too darn hard. Could Apple make the most powerful tool ever vastly easier to master?