Archives for 2009 February
TweakerSoft Has Released New VectorDesigner 1.4.11
VectorDesigner 1.4.11 is a simple and powerful drawing application. Now updated to support Apple’s Safari 4 beta.
Tidbits: Strata, Intel Core i7, Pylon news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have some brief news items on Strata, Away3D, Intel’s new i7 processors and Pylon Technical, the makers of formZ add-on software.
Sketchers USA Loves to Draw with Wacom’s Cintiq
Sketcher USA boosts productivity by adding Wacom Cintiqs to its graphic pipeline.
Tidbits: Sweet Home 3D and HyperMove (Bunkspeed) news
A new version of Sweet Home 3D came out yesterday. Project Manager, David Randle presents webcast of HyperMove.
Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD behind Award-Winning Canadian Memorial Centre
The Canadian Wood Council WoodWORKS has awarded Beechwood National Memorial Centre the title of Best Institutional Project under 10M Category.
ConceptDraw PRO is Turning Japanese
CS Odessa has partnered up with Uptown Inc. to launch a new Japanese version of the award winning diagramming software, ConceptDraw PRO.
Tidbits: VolView 3.0, OpenGL 3.0 and Rhino news
Mac CAD and 3D News: Kitware announces VolView 3.0 for medical 3D imagery and volume rendering, Nvidia puts out support for OpenGL 3.0 in new drivers, and we have some links to Rhino video tutorials.
Autodesk making Alias line of products for Mac OS X
DEVELOP3D blog reports of Autodesk taking Alias toolset to Mac OS X platform — Credible report based on recent Autodesk comments made to Architosh in interview.
Siemens PLM Software offers NX 6 for Mac
Siemens PLM Software announces NX 6 for Mac – Customer Testing to Begin.
Abvent releases new Artlantis Media CD-ROMs
These three new CDs introduce templates for realistic human figures in both business and casual clothing as well as a new realistic plant library. All for Artlantis Render.
ConceptDraw Office Updated – New Features
The entire ConceptDraw Office suite gets an update.
Product Review: Nemetschek Vectorworks Architect 2009
In this product review Architosh looks at Nemetschek North America’s Vectorworks Architect 2009, a 2D/3D CAD architectural CAD and BIM (building information modeling) solution used worldwide — and the number one CAD program on the Mac platform.
Tidbits: ArchiCAD & Informatix CAD reseller news
ArchiCAD creates Interactive Game-like Environment for exploring their BIM models & Informatix launches reseller recruitment drive.
Tidbits: Graphisoft, LightWorks, & Escape Studios news
Mac CAD and 3D News: Graphisoft’s Webinars, LightWorks 7.9 Service Pack 1 released, & New Course from Escape Studios.
United States Army Saddles Up with Beast Lighting Solution for America’s Army 3
No, America’s Army 3 is not a new U.S. Military Force but a video game, geared to simulate the realistic path of a U.S. Army soldier. Made by the U.S. Army, geared for the hopeful next generation U.S. Soldiers, the new Army 3 video game looks to Sweden’s Illuminate Labs for their Beast lighting solution.
Log Home Industry has a New 3D CAD Tool
Finally there is an add-on for ArchiCAD that incorporates BIM (Building Information Modeling) with the particular design of Log Homes.
Tidbits: Autodesk, solidThinking and Vectorworks news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have new items on Autodesk’s latest announcements concerning its 2010 BIM software portfolio, plus solidThinking news in India and Vectorworks 2009 training in New York City.
Graphisoft Education Conference Teaches 3D Design in China
Graphisoft sponsored “Chinese Educational Partners Conference on 3D Virtual Building Design and ArchiCAD.”
Informatix Software now under British Hands
Selective Software Holdings (SSH), a British-owned company, has purchased Informatix Software International Ltd. (ISI) — the makers of the popular Piranesi software and MicroGDS CAD system — from its Japanese parent company.
SolidWorks and Luxology team on new modo importer
Luxology showed their advancements in product design and visualization by allowing users to work directly with native SolidWorks Data Inside of modo.
Apple BIM Survey Closing – Participate Now
Last call to participate in Architosh’s 2008 BIM Survey Report. The report survey will be closing in two weeks – participants will obtain both a free report on the findings of the BIM survey and be entered into a drawing to win a free Apple iPod touch.
Thus far over 400 architects and architecture firms have participated, including notable large international and US-based practices.
LightWorks Hits the big 2-0!
LightWorks has its 20th Anniversary, which is a milestone for any company in the tech industry and a big one for this company in particular as its rendering engine technology is at the heart of software solutions powering over 2 million users worldwide.
Google Earth googles us again, this time in goggles!
Google has introduced a new version of Google Earth (v.5.0) that includes oceanic 3D underwater terrain as well as historical imagery.
New Tech to Improve Building Code Compliance – iPhone compatible
MADCAD launches advanced research technology for building codes.
AutoDesSys, Inc. releases Bonzai 3D public beta
FormZ creator, AutoDesSys, has released a free public beta of their long-awaited SketchUp competitor in easy-to-use, explicit modeling – complete with NURBS curves and surfaces and Smart 3D drawing.
ICS offers ArchiCAD 12 Lease Program
ICS – Integrated CADD Services introduces ArchiCAD 12 Holiday Lease Plan.
Mac-originated BIM, ArchiCAD tops rivals in UK survey
Architectural CAD survey in the UK reveals Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD as a dominant leader in customer satisfaction.
PanzerCAD releases Camera Match 2009 for Vectorworks
Camera Match 2009 plugin updated for popular Vectorworks 2009 product line – plugin enables precise alignment of 3D models in Vectorworks to existing photographs.
Personal Learning comes to Vue 7 3D app
e-on Software brings Vue 7 Personal Learning Edition (PLE) to the design community. The free software enables you to learn the Vue 7 series of 3D environmental creation and visualization tools.
solidThinking attending SolidWorks WORLD 2009
solidThinking to be a hot ticket item at SolidWorks WORLD 2009 – as product development and manufacturing pipelines add world-class cross-platform product styling software application to the mix.
Vectorworks 2009 released in Japan
Vectorworks 2009 product line released in Japan – First ever release of Vectorworks Architect to the Japanese architectural market.
Tidbit: Intel and Dreamworks team up on Super Bowl 3D
Dreamworks and Intel team up on Super Bowl 3D.