News: AECO
VDS: Day 1 Keynote—Highlights From The Talks
Architosh captures some key moments during the Day 1 Keynote at the 2017 Vectorworks Design Summit.
Autodesk Forge Fund Invests in ManufactOn—AEC Industry Startup
Autodesk has participated in a Series A funding round for ManufactOn—Boston based startup aims to simplify supply-chain management for AEC industry with a cloud-based platform.
Starts Tomorrow—Live Streaming Keynotes at Vectorworks Design Summit
If you can’t attend the 2017 Vectorworks Design Summit event happening this week in Baltimore, you can watch it live!
News: MCAD
SIG: Dassault Systemes' Spatial Corp Releases Updated Modeling Kernel
Spatial Corporation updates its modeling engine technology and SDKs to version 2018.1 — adding more capabilities for analysis and additive manufacturing, among other items.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Now Enables Streaming of Graphically Intensive Design and Engineering Applications
Amazon has launched new AppStream 2.0 streaming services for supporting GPU-powered virtual workstations for customers through web browsers on various modern devices and operating systems—eliminating the need for high-end PC workstations with intensive GPU and CPU hardware resources. This is an ideal solution for access to Windows-only engineering and design solutions from Mac environments.
Boston-based Formlabs Gains Ex-Autodesk CEO Carl Bass as Director
Formlabs of Boston is a globally leading 3D printer manufacturer targeting designers and engineering professionals working with 3D digital content. The company has now gained ex-Autodesk CEO Carl Bass for its board.
News: CAID
solidThinking Brings Generative Design to the Cloud
solidThinking Inc. wasn’t really dropping support for macOS in their latest Inspire release, they were merely gearing up for solidThinking Inspire Unlimited their full-featured cloud-based generative design platform.
ToolTalk—The New solidThinking Inspire 2017.2
Architosh discusses the latest solidThinking Inspire version 2017.2—with its innovative motion simulation tools among other improvements.
Unveiled—Autodesk Generative Design Brings Power of Machine Intelligence to Manufacturing
The technology formerly known as Project Dreamcatcher is now unveiled as Autodesk Generative Design.
News: Visualization
New Content Pack for KeyShot 7—Foretells of Larger Role for KeyShot Cloud
Luxion announces new content pack for KeyShot 7—partners with Poliigon and Aversis.
Chaos Group Brings GPU+CPU Hybrid Rendering to V-Ray 3.6 for Maya
New technology from Chaos Group breaks hardware barriers, ensuring fast, consistent rendering with support for Autodesk Maya 2018.
Mac 3D News: Cinema 4D Release 19 Is Now Shipping
Latest version of Cinema 4D includes fundamental new OpenGL engine technology and more technology for the creation of virtual reality assets.
News: Animation & VFX
Chaos Group Brings GPU+CPU Hybrid Rendering to V-Ray 3.6 for Maya
New technology from Chaos Group breaks hardware barriers, ensuring fast, consistent rendering with support for Autodesk Maya 2018.
Mac 3D News: Cinema 4D Release 19 Is Now Shipping
Latest version of Cinema 4D includes fundamental new OpenGL engine technology and more technology for the creation of virtual reality assets.
Creative App Learning Site 'Pluralsight'—To Host Michelle Obama
The former First Lady will be speaking in a moderated conversation at Pluralsight LIVE in September.
News: Apple
Architizer Asks—Which is Best Laptop for Architects: Mac or PC?
Should young architects go with a PC laptop or a Mac laptop? This is the question Architizer asks in their thoughtful comparison article.
SIG: The Khronos Group Releases Major Update to Graphics API—OpenGL 4.6 with SPIR-V Support
SPIR-V support added to OpenGL in version 4.6—update to industry standard graphics API specification will liberate shader-language development for content creators and 3D developers, among other updates.
AKVIS Releases New Image Editor—AliveColors for Mac and Windows
AKVIS releases all new AliveColors—new image editing software package for Mac and WIndows platforms.
Industry Commentary and Analysis
ARM says "Brain Cells" in Chips Will Surpass Neurons in Humans by 2018
Softbank’s CEO and chairman offers up exciting and even scary picture of the future 30 years out—says ARM will ship trillions of chips in IoT devices and these chips will one day have the IQ of 10,000.
ARCHICAD 21 First CAD or BIM App with Apple Touch Bar Support
ARCHICAD’s incorporation of Apple’s Touch Bar support for its latest MacBook Pro will likely spur on a catch-up race with other major and minor CAD developers. We explain why.
More Relevant Than Ever—Autodesk Totally Committed to AutoCAD and The Mac
Autodesk has just released its most Mac-centric version of AutoCAD ever. And the company continues deep investment in its most famous product.
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- Aug 22, 17 – Dodge Data & Analytics’ Sweets Reaches 100k Product Listing Milestone [07:02 am] 0 responses
- Aug 21, 17 – Vectorworks News: Mac CAD Leader Forms New Office in United Kingdom [08:01 am] 0 responses
- Aug 18, 17 – Architizer Asks—Which is Best Laptop for Architects: Mac or PC? [08:58 am] 3 responses
- Aug 17, 17 – e-on Software’s Release 3 of VUE 2016 and PlantFactory Now Available [10:31 am] 0 responses
- Aug 15, 17 – Vectorworks Design Summit Adds 7 New Speakers [11:19 am] 0 responses
- Aug 10, 17 – GRAPHISOFT Wins ‘Gold Stevie Award’ for ARCHICAD 21 Marketing Campaign in 2017 [11:39 am] 0 responses
- Aug 09, 17 – SIG: New V-Ray Benchmark—See How Fast Your GPU and CPU Setups Really Are [07:38 am] 2 responses
- Aug 08, 17 – SIG: SIGGRAPH 2017—The First Couple Days [08:22 am] 0 responses
- Aug 04, 17 – SIG: Dassault Systemes’ Spatial Corp Releases Updated Modeling Kernel [09:02 am] 0 responses
- Aug 03, 17 – SIG: New Twinmotion 2018 Powered by Unreal Engine—Now Ships [07:34 am] 0 responses
- Aug 03, 17 – SIG: Luxion Releases KeyShot 7—Intros Real-Time VR Support [06:58 am] 0 responses
- Aug 01, 17 – SIG: New Massive Prime Version 9 Intros ‘Universal Plugin’—For All Major 3D Software [01:18 pm] 0 responses
- Jul 31, 17 – SIG: The Khronos Group Releases Major Update to Graphics API—OpenGL 4.6 with SPIR-V Support [01:10 pm] 0 responses
- Jul 31, 17 – SIG: MAXON unveils Cinema 4D Release 19—Powerful 3D Graphics Suite for Mac and Windows [08:27 am] 0 responses
- Jul 28, 17 – Amazon Web Services (AWS) Now Enables Streaming of Graphically Intensive Design and Engineering Applications [05:30 pm] 0 responses
- Jul 28, 17 – Yulio Launches First ‘Audio Hotspot’ Technology to VR Market [08:55 am] 3 responses
- Jul 27, 17 – SIG: SIGGRAPH 2017 Shaping Up to be Big Show—Preview Talk [08:31 am] 0 responses
- Jul 26, 17 – Boston User Group and CAD Reseller News—ArchiCAD and Twinmotion [08:43 am] 0 responses
- Jul 25, 17 – solidThinking Brings Generative Design to the Cloud [06:26 am] 0 responses
- Jul 24, 17 – MAXON Will Be At SIGGRAPH 2017—Exhibitor Highlights [08:28 am] 0 responses
