Archives for OpenGL
Google Talks to Architosh About SketchUp Pro 7
Architosh talks to John Bacus, Google’s SketchUp Product Manager, about the all new SketchUp 7 and SketchUp Pro 7 and Layout 2. Key points in the discussion include the new Dynamic Components technology and how to learn about it, discussion about OpenGL and multi-processing and multi-threading, and the value in understanding causality in interactive rendering versus determinate renders.
Microsoft’s lack of OpenCL support unfortunate
According to a report on Macworld and Electronista, OpenCL has been defined as a standard in a record six months, with key contributions from Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Apple, and others. But one key tech giant is missing from adopting and supporting that standard and that is Microsoft.
Parallels 4 - Offers More for Mac CAD/3D Users
Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac Opens Up More Windows and Linux CAD and 3D Applications to Mac Users
Swedish AutoCAD developer unhappy: Develops Alternative
Henrik Vallgren and I have had long email discussions in the past about Autodesk. He has informed me several times about the history of the company and many of its practices that are not always flattering.
SIG: Nvidia’s Siggraph Announcements - RoundUp
Nvidia had a slew of great announcements at SIGGRAPH 2008 this year and below are summary highlights
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
Tidbits: NVISION, Siggraph 2008, Luxology and DAZ
Luxology offers rapid prototyping, DAZ has new Elite human models and NVISION News
Experimental 3D acceleration with Virtualization from Parallels and VMware
An Atomic article goes indepth to test out Parallels’ and VMware’s experimental support for hardware-accelerated 3D graphics in Windows XP virtual machines on your Mac
Future PowerCADD only to run on Intel Macs
Longtime Mac stalwart Engineered Software, makers of the respected PowerCADD, will no longer support PowerPC Macs in future versions of PowerCADD
Apple working to trademark OpenCL
Apple seeks to trademark OpenCL as new industry standard for parallelization of software across both CPU and GPU hardware.