News: AECO
Revizto + Resolve with Meta Quest VR boost Revizto workflows
Resolve brings Meta Quest VR workflows into Revizto for more comprehensive BIM collaboration. Issues in Revizto can be viewed within Resolve.
Vectorworks Design Days Returns to Global Stage
Global Vectorworks learning events taking place in London, Vancouver, Tokyo, and Sydney for AEC and related professionals.
AIA25: Arcol Makes Big Splash at AIA National Boston
Arcol 1.0 made its debut at AIA25 Boston and was a popular stop on the show’s expo floor. We delve into the details for this BIM 2.0 in this article.
News: Visualization
Chaos Adds 30,000 Assets to Chaos Cosmos
Cosmos library expands by 400 percent. Adds geo-focus on Asian assets, new AI Material Generator, and Enscape integration.
D5 Render 2.11 Now Out—Ultra Fast Design Performance
D5 Render advances in version 2.11 with new AI-driven efficiency gains, new technologies, better and faster workflows, and upcoming Mac version.
Chaos launches Envision: Immersive presentations for architects
Chaos Envision is now out of beta and available to AEC users worldwide. Solution delivers cinematic animations.
Industry Commentary and Analysis
Apple's future Mac Pro with Apple Silicon to sport 32-cores
Apple plans for next round of Apple Silicon (Mac chips) revealed in several Bloomberg reports today—up to 32-core Mac chip in Mac Pro.
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.
AEC News: Prof. Georg Nemetschek Establishes New Innovation Foundation
Prof. Georg Nemetschek establishes the Nemetschek Innovation Foundation in Munich, Germany, with the aim of supporting science and research in the industry with a focus on global industry leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) in construction.
News: CAID
IMSI Design Releases TurboCAD Mac 15
TurboCAD Mac 15 product line features AI-powered TurboCAD Mac Copilot features to leverage AI technologies in AEC and MCAD CAD workflows.
Luxion Releases KeyShot 11
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.
MultiPipe and new Apple Silicon Support in Rhino 7
Rhino 7 is now available for Apple Silicon Macs, plus adds a new powerful modeling command called MultiPipe.
News: MCAD
ProgeSOFT releases DWG-native iCADMac 2025
iCADMac 2025 from ProgeSOFT of Switzerland offers further competition to AutoCAD and other native DWG CAD applications with the latest macOS compatibility and optimization for ARM and Intel.
Product Watch: BOXX APEXX S3 and S4 with Intel Core Ultra CPUs
BOXX Technologies is the first pro workstation maker to ship new workstations featuring Intel Core Ultra 7 and Ultra 9 processors.
IMSI Design Releases TurboCAD Mac 15
TurboCAD Mac 15 product line features AI-powered TurboCAD Mac Copilot features to leverage AI technologies in AEC and MCAD CAD workflows.
News: Animation & VFX
Maxon releases new Red Giant Update—Enhanced Unreal Support
This January update to Maxon’s Red Giant includes enhanced support for Unreal Engine in Magic Mullet Looks, Maxon Cloud Capsule support in Trapcode and more.
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.
Editor's Picks
News: Apple
Apple and TSMC working in AI chip for data centers
Apple and TSMC have been secretly working together on AI chips for data centers for years. Apple aims to edge up Google and Microsoft in the AI arms race.
Apple Intros Apple Silicon-based Mac Pro
Apple’s lovable Mac Pro enclosure is now married to Apple’s industry-leading Apple Silicon. But the new M2 Ultra-powered workstation isn’t for everyone.
Gurman says Apple Reality One Headset will have iOS-like Interface
Apple’s Reality One VR/AR headset may be a game changer for the immersive industry with a digital crown feature that is said to be a key feature.
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