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News: Visualization
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Chaos launches V-Ray 7 for SketchUp and Rhino
Chaos V-Ray 7 for SketchUp and V-Ray 7 for Rhino and Grasshopper are now out for the two most popular 3D AEC modelers.
3D News: Khronos Group Launches Slang Initiative for Graphics
Slang offers the 3D industry advanced GPU shader development productivity and portability via broad industry collaboration
Industry Commentary and Analysis
SketchUp now gains new Revit Importer
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Nemetschek Group—Begins 2021 with Double-Digit Revenue Growth
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News: CAID
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KeyShot 11 is a pivotal release that expands Luxion’s continued advancements with users to solve their most pressing product development needs in the areas of material design, information management, motion, automation, and presentation.
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News: MCAD
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IMSI Design Releases TurboCAD Mac 15
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Autodesk 2024 State of Design & Make Report—AI a Highlight
Autodesk 2024 State of Design & Make Report offers a glimpse into AEC, Manufacturing and M&E industries with noteworthy positivity around AI
News: Animation & VFX
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SPEC Releases SPECapc for Maya 2024 Benchmark, Adds SPEC Workload Development Kit
SPEC Releases new SPECapc for Maya 2024 Benchmark for the creative industries to help measure workstation performance.
Maxon Delivers Massive updates for Maxon One
Maxon announces significant updates to products in its Maxon One subscription bundle, including Capsules, Forger, Redshift, and Trapcode.
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