News: AECO
BIM News: ODA Adds Limited Family Creation for BimRv 2020u2 SDK
New ODA SDK for BimRv 2020u2 adds limited Revit Family creation.
INSIDER Xpresso #12—Subscribers First to Read In-Depth Report on McNeel's "Rhino.Inside"
Our latest INSIDER Xpresso #12 newsletter features a key upcoming INSIDER Report on McNeel’s pivotal SDK technology ‘Rhino.Inside.’ Subscribers to the newsletter have gained early access to learn all about how Rhino and Grasshopper technology may find its way into every major CAD and BIM tool in the AEC market at some point in 2020.
AAD software company TestFit Raises $2M for new breed of AEC software
TestFit secures $2M in seed funding round. The market for generative design software to explode, doubling to $275M by 2023.
News: MCAD
Ultimaker announces Construct3D Conference heading to Rice University
Academic 3D printing conference connects hundreds of educators, students, and experts to accelerate the adoption and exploration of digital fabrication and education.
Luxion Releases KeyShot 9.1 and KeyShot for SOLIDWORKS
Luxion introduces KeyShot 9.1 and KeyShot SOLIDWORKS with new Unwrap UV feature.
Corel has announced the new CoreCAD 2020 for Mac and Windows
CorelCAD 2020 is a powerful .dwg native 2D/3D CAD program and the latest version maximizes users’ productivity with new features and commands.
News: CAID
McNeel Ships New Rhino 6—Grasshopper Now Built-In
The long-awaited Rhino 6 with integrated Grasshopper is now shipping worldwide. New flexible cloud licensing make using Rhino 6 wherever you are easy.
Luxion Announces KeyShot for SOLIDWORKS
Luxion advances KeyShot for SOLIDWORKS add-in software to accelerate product design and engineering workflows.
Altair IPO—Engineering Software Company Soars on Debut
While not ruling out using proceeds for acquisitions, Altair Engineering—parent company of solidThinking, Inc.—says successful IPO will allow it to pay off debt.
News: Visualization
Luxion Releases KeyShot 9.1 and KeyShot for SOLIDWORKS
Luxion introduces KeyShot 9.1 and KeyShot SOLIDWORKS with new Unwrap UV feature.
Unity 2019.3 Tech Stream Now Available—260 New Improvements
Unity 2019.4 Long-Term support will arrive in spring to provide solid foundation for creators looking to ship their projects in the near future.
Event News: RTC 2020—Inaugural RealTime Conference to Launch in April
Created by veterans from FMX, Weta, DreamWorks, THX, Dassault Systèmes, TellTale Games, the new Real Time Conference promises to put the right focus on how industries are changing due to real-time tech.
News: Animation & VFX
Blur and AMD Gen-3 Ryzen Threadripper Save Day on "Terminator: Dark Fate"
The mind-blowing processing power of AMD’s 3rd Generation Ryzen Threadripper helps Blur create insane effects on ‘Terminator Dark Fate’
The Nemetschek Group Strengthens Market Position in Media & Entertainment
Nemetschek Group strengthens its market position in the growing Media & Entertainment software division.
Autodesk Packs Artist-Driven Features into Maya 2020 Release
New animation, rendering, effects, modeling and rigging advancements empower 3D artists across the production pipeline.
Editor's Picks
News: Apple
Recaping the Latest News—Apple's New Mac Pro, Metal 2 and NVIDIA
Apple and NVIDIA are not coming back together anytime soon. So Mac pros need to forget about RTX and CUDA and look forward to a future of Mac Pro apps optimized around Metal 2 and its successors powered by AMD high-end GPUs inside of highly customized and optimized workstation hardware from Apple in new Mac Pros. The good news is: the key developers appear all in.
Khronos Group Releases new NNEF Converters, Extensions and Model Zoo
This month Khronos Group Releases New Open Standards for Neural Networks.
New Job Post—Portends Apple is Serious About 3D Industries with Mac Pro
Apple has a new warhorse to go battle in the 3D market with, but SIGGRAPH discontent for the machine was squarely aimed at the lack of NVIDIA GPUs. Despite this, new job posts at Apple clearly indicate renewed commitment and interest in the media & entertainment software market for which the new Mac Pro should make an ideal entrant.
Industry Commentary and Analysis
CloudCities Aims To Be the Bridge Between Related Industries—Model Viewing with Data In Mind
A growing urgency to support 3D model mashups in AEC and GIS fields is bringing a Swiss software company to the foreground to solve those issues.
AU: Autodesk Announces AutoCAD 2018 for Mac and AutoCAD LT for Mac
Autodesk announces new 2018 versions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT for Mac.
SimScale Handles ASHRAE Standard 55 Thermal Comfort Assessment
SimScale offers HVAC engineers simulation and engineering analysis workflows via web-based software, including thermal analysis for ASHRAE Standard 55 conformity for occupant comfort.
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- Dec 30, 19 – New FLW Fallingwater Twinmotion Tutorials Available [08:07 am] 0 responses
- Dec 23, 19 – The Nemetschek Group Strengthens Market Position in Media & Entertainment [08:06 am] 1 response
- Dec 19, 19 – Autodesk Packs Artist-Driven Features into Maya 2020 Release [02:13 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 17, 19 – Promo: Architosh Readers Offered $100 Off Vectorworks Design Summit Registration [02:22 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 19 – Chaos Group Releases V-Ray Next for Revit [10:22 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 10, 19 – Bentley Systems Wins Downstream Award for Digitization [02:45 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 06, 19 – Vectorworks, Inc. Wins the Construction Computing Awards ‘Editor’s Choice Award’ [01:22 pm] 0 responses
- Dec 02, 19 – AU19: Autodesk and Unity Tout New Unity Reflect at AU—Available Today! [05:24 pm] 0 responses
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- Nov 26, 19 – Epic Games Acquisition of Quixel—Announced at Unreal Academy London Architosh Discusses Details [11:04 am] 0 responses
- Nov 25, 19 – Vectorworks, Inc. Announces Availability of ConnectCAD 2020 for Entertainment Market [08:56 pm] 1 response
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- Nov 22, 19 – GRAPHISOFT wins top honors at Construction Computing Awards [01:51 pm] 0 responses
- Nov 22, 19 – AU19: Autodesk University 2019—Gallery 1 and Introduction [08:01 am] 0 responses
- Nov 21, 19 – AU19: OpenSpace Announces New Integrations with Autodesk BIM 360 Software [04:01 pm] 0 responses
- Nov 20, 19 – Autodesk Ushers in New Era of Connected Construction with Autodesk Construction Cloud [10:46 am] 1 response
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