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Archives for August 2008 - Architosh

Tidbits: ArchiCAD, Vectorworks and Nvidia

Mac CAD and 3D News – News from Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD, Nemetschek North America and Nvidia

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New LightUp Photo-Realistic Rendering Plugin for SketchUp

UK-based developer has new LightUp SketchUp Plugin for Photo-Realistic Rendering

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 6

Architosh’s continuing coverage of Siggraph 2008 news continues with this report as we look at additional highlights and note some new Mac software for 3D that is new to the community.

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 5

Architosh’s continuing coverage of Siggraph 2008 news continues with this report as we look at additional highlights and note some new Mac software for 3D that is new to the community

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 4

Pixar and Siggraph Pixar has been at Siggraph for years now both showcasing its technology and providing a point of contact for those interested in joining Pixar Animation Studios as an employee. The latest advancements in RenderMan Artist tools including RenderMan for Maya, RenderMan Studio and RenderMan Pro Server are generally showcased. All three products, including RenderMan Pro […]

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 3

Architosh’s continuing coverage of Siggraph 2008 news continues with this report as we look at additional highlights and note some new Mac software for 3D that is new to the community.

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SIG: DAZ 3D, NaturalPoint Unveil ARENA Real-Time Mocap

Mocap Plug-in for DAZ Studio brings motion capture to new level of affordability

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SIG: SynthEyes Tackles 8-core Mac Pros at Siggraph

Introduced at SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles, SynthEyes Draws Attention as it Focuses on 8-core machines such as Apple’s Mac Pro

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SIG: Nvidia’s Siggraph Announcements – RoundUp

Nvidia had a slew of great announcements at SIGGRAPH 2008 this year and below are summary highlights

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Architosh Talks to Marc Fredrickson of FormFonts 3D

This past spring Architosh covered the AIA National Convention in Boston and met up with Marc Fredrickson, First Officer, of FormFonts 3D. FormFonts 3D is a website offering subscription-based 3D content in the form of finished 3D models and textures for a variety of popular 3D modeling and rendering software packages. This interview delves into FormFonts 3D and what it has to offer 3D users.

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SIGGRAPH Feature: Architosh Talks to Robert McNeel About Rhino for Mac and More…

Without debate one of the most exciting announcements to hit the Macintosh CAD and 3D community in recent years was the decision Robert McNeel made to port the extremely well-regarded modeler to Apple’s Mac OS X platform. The project is taking some time as the company is developing Rhino for OS X alongside continuous improvements to the core program which competes with a good-sized group of other advanced modelers. Being this is Siggraph week I caught up with Bob McNeel, CEO of Robert McNeel and Associates, developers of Rhino, to discuss his company at Siggraph 2008 and the progress being made on Rhino for Mac OS X.

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SU Podium 1.5 now for Mac OS X

SU Podium 1.5 for Mac OS X Now Available – SketchUp Users on Mac Have Further Options for Photo Realism

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SIG: Luxology’s modo rendering engine licensed to SolidWorks and Bentley

Luxology Rockets to Top of Rendering World – Two Big Wins in Technology Agreements

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 2

Architosh will be covering all the latest Siggraph 2008 news this week but in this first of two parts we will highlight some notable announcements for Mac 3D professionals.

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 1

Architosh will be covering all the latest Siggraph 2008 news this week but in this first of two parts we will highlight some notable announcements for Mac 3D professionals.

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SIG: Bonzai 3D previewed at Siggraph 2008

formZ Developer Will Showcase New SketchUp Competitor at Annual 3D and Graphics Software Convention

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In-Brief: Mac 3D News – Bunkspeed, Autodesk and e-on Software

Mac CAD/3D News on Bunkspeed at Siggraph, Autodesk’s new Mudbox, and e-on Software

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Informatix works to get modo 302 support – 3D Painting for modo

Cambridge, England-based Informatix, announces modo 302 support for Piranesi, their award-winning 3D painting technology

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ViaCAD 2D/3D V6 now shipping

Punch Software is now shipping the latest release of ViaCAD 2D/3D version 6 — now in Apple Retail Stores

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Tidbits: C4D, ArchiCAD, Apple and NVISION

Potential Apple announcement at NVISION news and rumors, plus VMware Fusion 2 Beta and more…

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