News: AECO
Upcoming: Xpresso-4X Double Issue—IngeniousBuild, neoBIM and Agentic AI
Make sure to sign-up for our upcoming double-issue of Xpresso-4X newsletter. We will have two special features and a lot more on agentic AI in AEC
Newforma announces new Konekt Egnyte Connector
Egnyte storage cloud keeps the files while Newforma Konekt keeps the context — that is the benefit to AEC professionals with new connector
Maxon announces Redshift 2027 for Architects
Redshift for Architects 2027 adds support for Graphisoft Archicad with enhanced ray-traced previews, custom material creation, light management and more..
News: Visualization
Maxon announces Redshift 2027 for Architects
Redshift for Architects 2027 adds support for Graphisoft Archicad with enhanced ray-traced previews, custom material creation, light management and more..
What's In Maxon's New Cinema 4D MCP Server
A new Cinema 4D MCP server allows artists to leverage their AI assistant of choice—putting AI automation to work, streamlining workflows
Lumion intros Axogram—new architectural diagramming tool
Lumion intros Axogram to generate architectural diagrams that remain connected to underlying geometry in Revit, Archicad and SketchUp
Industry Commentary and Analysis
Number of Architects in United States Rising—Says NCARB Data
Against the backdrop of a booming economy, the United States has seen an increase in the number of architects in the country and its territories. And architects are growing in the largest economy in the world, at a faster rate than the general US population.
Split Decisions—Why Apple's New "Pro" Commitments Will Find A Challenging Fit For Architects
Apple has a chance to crush it in the Architecture market, but only if they provide the right features in both the new iMac aimed at pros and the next Mac Pro super machine.
Nvidia to enter PC market with high-end ARM chip
Nvidia will enter the PC market with a new ARM-based chip to take on Apple, and Qualcomm and defeat AMD and Intel X86.
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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- 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
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- 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
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- Dec 14, 16 – Cutting-Edge Workflow—Grasshopper-ARCHICAD Live Connection Comes to Mac [01:37 pm] 1 response
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- Dec 12, 16 – Autodesk Announces New AutoCAD 2017 for Mac and AutoCAD LT for Mac [01:28 pm] 3 responses
- Dec 09, 16 – Group behind OpenGL Aims to Establish VR (Virtual Reality) Standards Initiative [12:48 pm] 1 response
- Dec 09, 16 – New Motion and Visualization Features Headline 2017 Release of solidThinking Inspire and Evolve [07:04 am] 1 response
- Dec 07, 16 – Luxion Releases Keyshot 6.3—Advanced Rendering Tool [07:48 am] 1 response
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- Dec 06, 16 – Unity Technologies Releases Unity 5.5 for Gaming and AR/VR Industries [01:35 pm] 1 response
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- Dec 02, 16 – iOS-First Floor Plan Survey Software, OrthoGraph I, Wins ‘Best New Version of the Year’ Award [07:41 am] 0 responses
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- Nov 22, 16 – AU 2016: Looking at Allegorithmic’s New Substance Source Architecture Texture Library [07:48 am] 1 response
- Nov 19, 16 – Trimble’s ProjectSight—Next-Gen Cloud-based iPad App for Construction Management [02:53 pm] 0 responses
- Nov 17, 16 – Autodesk Shows Its Future—Democratizes Data & Tools, Obliterates Reliance on Windows [01:22 pm] 5 responses
- Nov 17, 16 – AU 2016: Luxions Releases New Plugins for Autodesk Products [10:24 am] 1 response
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