Archives for 2009 August
Mac CAD developer to make landmark announcement tomorrow
A longtime Mac stalwart developer will make global news September 1, 2009 with a significant achievement in the architectural CAD world. Please tune into Architosh mid-day tomorrow to read all the details.
McNeel says Rhino supported on Snow Leopard
McNeels says current builds of Rhino OS X are compatible with Apple’s new big cat, Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6).
HEATA energy tool for ArchiCAD coming
New energy assessment software module, HEATA, is coming to ArchiCAD in September. Will be introduced at ArchiCAD Summer School in England.
Parallels pushes more Windows users to Mac with new software
Parallels pulls out all the stops in creating Parallels Desktop Switch to Mac Edition — new version provides extensive, interactive and easy to use help technology to enable Windows users to switch to the Mac more gracefully.
Product Review: Vectorworks Landmark 2009
In this product review Architosh associate editor Greg Miller takes a look at Nemetschek North America’s Vectorworks Landmark 2009, a 2D/3D CAD package dedicated to those involved in site and landscape design: architects, registered landscape architects, site and master planning professionals, and planting design and installation professionals.
Vray rendering plugin for Mac SketchUp coming
ASGVIS LLC has posted as late as late June that the company is making progress on a simultaneous development and release of their Vray rendering plugin for SketchUp (Mac and Windows).
Green BIM: Sustainable Design with Building Information Modeling
Architosh continues its new Viewpoint article series with an excellent contribution by Matthew W. Brewster, founder of AEC software consulting firm BIMiDEAS. Matthew is one of the top ArchiCAD consultants in the United States and his experience in the Pacific Northwest has informed his understanding of BIM and sustainable design in a challenging region of the United States.
SIG: Khronos Details WebGL Initiative
At Siggraph the Khronos Group outlined its plans for WebGL — bringing synergy between OpenGL developers and Web developers to enable rich-interactive 3D on the Web without browser plugins.
Siggraph 2009 Architosh Coverage
Architosh’s full Siggraph 2009 New Orleans Coverage is outlined in this feature report. As the Siggraph activities continue this week we will continue to cover news and special reports.
SIG: standalone Autodesk mental ray renderer for Mac
Autodesk announces Standalone 3D mental ray renderer for Autodesk 2010 product line.
SIG: AutoDesSys introduces 3D modeling contest
At Siggraph 2009 in New Orleans formZ and bonzai 3D maker AutoDesSys, Inc., has partnered with Shapeways to create a modeling contest. Winners can scoop up free software and free 3D printing.
SIG: Autodesk introduces Entertainment Creation Suites 2010
Autodesk introduces Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites 2010 at Siggraph New Orleans.
SIG: Autodesk at Siggraph New Orleans
Autodesk has several events planned at Siggraph this year, in addition to the ones we listed below, and much of it is also available online for those who cannot attend the big convention in New Orleans.
SIG: bonzai 3D version 1.1 released
bonzai 3D gets updated to version 1.1 – will be exhibited at SIGGRAPH this week along side famed formZ advanced modeling and rendering software. The new SketchUp competitor, bonzai 3D, offers new tools in this minor update which is free to registered users.
SIG: Khronos releases OpenGL 3.2
The Khronos Group has announced OpenGL version 3.2 at SIGGRAPH in New Orleans.
SIG: Lightwork Design intros Lightworks Artisan
At SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans LightWork Design unveils a new product for software developers: Lightworks Artisan.