News: AECO
AIA26: Expo Show Floor Report 1 — Autodesk
Autodesk is the subject of our first AIA26 show report and we cover what we saw and focused on around Forma products at the show
AIA26: AI and Automation Shine in San Diego—Some Highlights
Agentic AI and automation were front and center at AIA26 in San Diego this year. In this brief report, we bring you some highlights of what we saw.
AIA26: Architosh 12th 'BEST of SHOW' honors for digital technologies at AIA San Diego
The 2026 AIA National BEST of SHOW honors for the most interesting and compelling software and digital technologies at AIA26
News: Visualization
AIA26: Maxon's new Redshift for Revit and More
Redshift for Autodesk Revit and Graphisoft Archicad (beta) shown at AIA26 San Diego in Maxon booth. New software for architects and interior designers
Enscape, V-Ray, and Corona Get Veras AI Integration
Chaos integrates Veras into Enscape, V-Ray, and Corona and introduces new credit-based hybrid-licensing system for AEC visualization
SketchUp Adds Anthropic's Claude—AI-powered 3D modeling
Sketchup Connector for Claude adds trusted, intuitive AI enhanced 3D workflows to popular 3D modeler in AEC
Industry Commentary and Analysis
Apple Moving Away From OpenGL—What Is The Answer for Developers Now?
Apple has announced they are deprecating OpenGL in macOS, the open industry supported cross-platform graphics API that has largely enabled the massive proliferation of professional CAD and 3D apps to reach across platforms like Windows and arrive on macOS.
ODA releases Open IFC Viewer for Mac and Windows
OpenIfcViewer is to provide professional-grade visualization to facilitate the development and adoption of new IFC versions.
ARKANCE unveils Bluebeam to ACC Connector
ARKANCE introduces a new ACC to Bluebeam Connector to solve a major construction industry interoperability workflow challenge. Now, access and create sessions in ACC.
News: CAID
AU25: All About Autodesk's AI Neural CAD Engines
Architosh discusses details of Autodesk’s new AI foundation models (neural CAD engines) with insights from interactions at AU25.
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.
News: MCAD
Graebert releases ARES 2027—big AI push and Forma integration
Graebert of Berlin delivers substantial updates to ARES 2027 product line with deep AI advancements and Autodesk Forma Cloud integrations.
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.
News: Animation & VFX
Cinema 4D Comes to iPad
Award-winning Cinema 4D 3D modeling and animation system coming to Apple iPad in late 2026 — enabling creativity on the go
Maxon appoints Steve Forde to Chief Product Officer
Maxon appoints Steve Forde as Chief Product Officer (CPO), where he will lead Maxon’s global product group and drive innovation and deeper connections to artists’ needs.
Chaos releases Vantage 3—real-time visualization platform
Chaos Vantage 3 boasts major new features in its biggest update in years, including Gaussian splat and USD file support, Night Sky system, AI tech, and a whole lot more.
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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- Mar 08, 17 – Highly Anticipated V-Ray 3 for SketchUp Released—Dramatically Simplified and Powerful [01:44 pm] 0 responses
- Mar 08, 17 – Event News: Vectorworks Webinar on “Transitioning to Information Modeling Workflows” [08:45 am] 0 responses
- Mar 08, 17 – Vectorworks, Inc’s Japanese Distributor A&A Wins “BCN Award 2017” [08:33 am] 0 responses
- Mar 08, 17 – CloudCities Aims To Be the Bridge Between Related Industries—Model Viewing with Data In Mind [07:37 am] 0 responses
- Mar 07, 17 – CL3VER teams with The Mies van der Rohe Foundation—Explore Barcelona Pavilion via Internet [01:00 am] 0 responses
- Mar 06, 17 – Architosh Site Update: Where Did The Commenting Go? —Answers and More [08:07 am] 0 responses
- Mar 06, 17 – GDC: New Game Engine Emerges From Japan—Xenko Game Engine [06:44 am] 0 responses
- Mar 03, 17 – Unity Announces Upcoming Releases of 5.6 and Unity 2017 Beta [06:52 pm] 1 response
- Mar 03, 17 – SideFX’s New Houdini 16—What’s Hot In This 3D Software Package [08:28 am] 0 responses
- Mar 02, 17 – GDC: Khronos Reveals API Updates and New Working Group at Game Developers Conference [07:24 am] 0 responses
- Mar 01, 17 – Ultra-fast Redshift Render Comes to Houdini [08:10 am] 0 responses
- Mar 01, 17 – GDC: Pluralsight Releases First Game To Enhance Learning Experience for Game Developers [07:44 am] 0 responses
- Feb 27, 17 – OrthoGraph I Now At Version 1.5—New LDM Features and More [07:17 am] 0 responses
- Feb 27, 17 – Will Apple Forego Intel?—Why AMD’s New RYZEN Chips Look Smart for Future Macs [01:00 am] 46 responses
- Feb 24, 17 – Apple’s WebGPU Standard Proposal—Aiming at Common Access to Explicit Graphics [08:57 am] 0 responses
- Feb 23, 17 – Formerly Autodesk LIVE—Revit Live 1.7 Intros This Week [08:10 am] 0 responses
- Feb 22, 17 – Apple Announces ‘Apple Park’—Names Theater After Steve Jobs [08:36 pm] 0 responses
- Feb 22, 17 – Bluebeam Lands in Boston—Job Openings Point To Web Directions [07:06 am] 1 response
- Feb 21, 17 – Bluebeam’s Founding CEO Exits Company—CTO and Founding Member Don Jacob Named Interim CEO [07:08 am] 0 responses
- Feb 17, 17 – Chaos Group’s New V-Ray 3.5 for 3ds Max—7x Faster Rendering and Adaptive Lighting [07:57 am] 0 responses
- Feb 16, 17 – Architecture, Affairs and Cost Overruns—Jeff Bridges to Star as Mies in Farnsworth House Story [09:04 am] 0 responses
- Feb 15, 17 – Allegorithmic Releases New Substance Designer 6—Material Authoring Tool [01:31 pm] 3 responses
- Feb 14, 17 – Onshape Intros Sheet Metal Design Tools—Coming Next Update [10:24 am] 0 responses
- Feb 09, 17 – OrthoGraph Announces Winner of Fire Investigation Webinar Contest [10:32 am] 0 responses
- Feb 08, 17 – Autodesk Announces Its CEO, Carl Bass, Is Stepping Down [01:48 pm] 0 responses
- Feb 07, 17 – Event News: More Details Emerge on GRAPHISOFT User Conference Coming to Las Vegas [01:14 pm] 0 responses
- Feb 07, 17 – New Version of ARCHICAD CONNECTION for Autodesk Revit Adds Version 2017 Support [12:18 pm] 1 response
- Feb 03, 17 – Vectorworks Adds Industry Experts To Its Team [10:00 am] 0 responses
- Feb 03, 17 – Abvent’s New Artlantis 6.5—Unlimited Render Nodes and More [07:23 am] 0 responses
- Feb 02, 17 – Siemens and Bentley Systems Agree to Jointly Offer Planning and Design Solutions for Utilities Markets [07:17 am] 0 responses
- Jan 31, 17 – Chaos Group’s V-Ray Rendering Technology Wins 2017 Academy Award [08:04 am] 0 responses
- Jan 28, 17 – Belgium-based Bricsys Announces New BricsCAD V17.1.18-1 for Mac [11:34 am] 0 responses
- Jan 26, 17 – CloudCities Update Focuses on BIM—New IFC Support and Password Protected Scenes [06:54 am] 1 response
- Jan 25, 17 – HOOPS Communicator 2017 Improves Performance—Advances 3D Web Visualization [10:26 am] 1 response
- Jan 25, 17 – Khronos Places OpenGL and OpenGL ES Conformance Tests into Open Source [10:23 am] 1 response
- Jan 24, 17 – Apple iOS Gets Improvements in Mobile CAD in Recent HOOPS Exchange Technology [07:40 am] 1 response
- Jan 23, 17 – New Autodesk Revit 2017.1 Update Gets Dynamo Player & More [07:43 am] 1 response
- Jan 20, 17 – Bentley and AGI Announce Cesium Consortium—Accelerate Virtual Globe For BIM/Infrastructure [09:26 am] 1 response
- Jan 19, 17 – GRAPHISOFT Announces Keynote Speakers For Its North American User Conference [09:29 am] 1 response
- Jan 18, 17 – Tomorrow’s Future Architects Need To Fix Their Attitude—Secrets to Sucessful Group Projects [09:06 am] 1 response
- Jan 17, 17 – MCAD News: Onshape Takes Lead On ‘In-Context’ Design [08:30 am] 1 response
- Jan 16, 17 – Market Research Report Says CAE Market to Reach $5.8 Billion USD by 2021 [07:27 am] 1 response
- Jan 13, 17 – Event: ThinkParametric Course—Using Galapagos for Grasshopper [07:51 am] 1 response
- Jan 13, 17 – Arnold and RenderMan Now Supported in Elementacular 1.5 Update for Autodesk Maya [07:12 am] 1 response
- Jan 12, 17 – While Study Shows VR Taking Off—Apple Plans Indicate Augmented Reality (AR) Direction [01:55 pm] 0 responses
- Jan 12, 17 – Report Says VR Awareness Rising—But Which Brands Surprises… [01:16 pm] 1 response
- Jan 12, 17 – Adobe Partners With Chaos Group—Integrates V-Ray Into New Project Felix [06:32 am] 0 responses
- Jan 11, 17 – Vectorworks Inc. Sponsors the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival [07:35 pm] 1 response
- Jan 11, 17 – Open Design Alliance Releases Teigha 4.2.4—Support for Autodesk ReCap Files [07:58 am] 1 response
- Jan 10, 17 – Webinar: Fire Investigation with Advanced Technology from OrthoGraph [01:18 pm] 1 response
- Jan 06, 17 – ODA Works Around Autodesk—Reverse Engineered SKD for Revit Released To Developers [08:55 am] 0 responses
- Jan 06, 17 – ArchiCAD Users Get ‘Best in Class’ Integration with Solibri—New Integration [08:06 am] 1 response
- Jan 05, 17 – Autodesk Senior Vice President Amarpreet Hanspal Sells 39K Shares of Stock [07:01 am] 1 response
- Jan 04, 17 – Autodesk Ending 123D Apps—Features To Go Into Other Products [08:17 am] 1 response
- Dec 30, 16 – Nemetschek Acquires dRofus—Could Become “Group” BIM Collaboration Platform [06:14 pm] 1 response
- Dec 29, 16 – Mental Canvas—The Radical New Drawing App You Haven’t Heard Of [03:45 pm] 1 response
- Dec 28, 16 – BlackSpectacles Software Survey May Do More Harm Than Good [01:40 pm] 1 response
- Dec 22, 16 – MIT Professional Education Launches New CAD Course for Manufacturing [08:27 am] 1 response
- Dec 21, 16 – Vectorworks, Inc. Expands Software Distribution in Mexico [11:36 am] 1 response
- Dec 21, 16 – ToolTalk: Allegorithmic’s New Substance Designer 5.6 [08:06 am] 1 response
