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
Nemetschek Group Introduces 'Spacewell'—Brand Encompasses Building Operations and Management Segment
The Nemetschek Group of Germany has announced a new brand that encompasses their building operations and management segment of companies and solutions. Spacewell forms the basis for leadership and future growth this growing segment.
Construction Software: PlanGrid introduces new 'PlanGrid Submittals'
PlanGrid has added a much-wanted element to their popular construction SaaS software solution for professionals in the building construction industry. Now the architect, engineers, and contractors have a complete submittals workflow contained entirely within PlanGrid with the new PlanGrid Submittals.
HOOPS Communicator 2020 Now Available for Mac
Engineers now have more powerful tools for web application development with Mac availability and improved support for the BIM collaboration format (BCF).
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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- Oct 12, 16 – Graebert Introduces its “Trinity of CAD” [05:58 am] 1 response
- Oct 11, 16 – BRICSYS 2016 Coming to Munich in One Week [10:30 am] 9 responses
- Oct 11, 16 – CAMX 2016 Reflects Growth and Bright Future of Composites in Advanced Materials Industry [05:47 am] 1 response
- Oct 08, 16 – Graebert Annual Meeting Preview—CorelCAD, ARES, Cloud and More… [11:48 am] 2 responses
- Oct 07, 16 – CAD / 3D News: Nvidia, Rhino, Boxx and Trimble News [08:37 am] 1 response
- Oct 05, 16 – Samsung Gear and HTC Vive Lead VR Survey But Magic Leap? [10:21 pm] 4 responses
- Oct 05, 16 – Matterport Launches World’s Largest Virtual Reality (VR) Library of Real World Places [01:39 pm] 1 response
- Sep 30, 16 – BIMobject launches new BIMsupply—A Cloud-Based Supply Solution for AEC Industry [04:40 pm] 1 response
- Sep 30, 16 – Open Design Alliance Announces Teigha BIM for Autodesk Revit [09:08 am] 5 responses
- Sep 26, 16 – Maxon Announces CINEMA 4D R18 ‘North American Road Show’ [01:03 pm] 1 response
- Sep 24, 16 – Nvidia Job Posting for Mac Software Engineer Points To GPU Return and OpenCL Push for Apple [02:40 pm] 1 response
- Sep 23, 16 – Desktop and Workstation Computers In Decline—Says Latest Industry Report [04:31 pm] 15 responses
- Sep 22, 16 – London and Australia Investment Firm Inject Strata with ‘First Round’ Funding for VR/AR Enterprise Push [01:40 pm] 1 response
- Sep 22, 16 – Autodesk Finalists for 2016 AEC Excellence Awards Competition—Announced! [07:52 am] 7 responses
- Sep 22, 16 – Does Mac 3D Program formZ Work with Sierra? You Bet—But! [07:10 am] 1 response
- Sep 21, 16 – Mac 3D/CAD News: Tekla, Fusion, Vectorworks at GreenBuild 2016 and More… [01:10 pm] 3 responses
- Sep 21, 16 – OrthoGraph Teams with CadLine Ltd for Building Survey and 3D Interior Design [08:19 am] 10 responses
- Sep 19, 16 – Architects Head Back to School with LEARNVIRTUAL—Hybrid Learning Platform Focused on ArchiCAD In Practice [01:04 pm] 1 response
- Sep 16, 16 – Mac 3D News: formZ and Strata 3D—Special Fall Offers [01:36 pm] 1 response
- Sep 16, 16 – GRAPHISOFT to Host Webinar Touting BIMx and BIMx PRO Features [08:48 am] 3 responses
- Sep 15, 16 – Phil Bernstein Steps Down From Role as Vice President at Autodesk [01:19 pm] 10 responses
- Sep 14, 16 – Vectorworks, Inc. Announces English Version of New Vectorworks 2017 BIM Software Product Line [10:10 am] 2 responses
- Sep 13, 16 – ODA Accelerates BIM Interoperability With Native Revit File Support [05:00 pm] 9 responses
- Sep 13, 16 – 3D News: The Future Group Demos First Mixed Reality (MR) Based on Unreal Engine [08:39 am] 3 responses
- Sep 12, 16 – MAXON Ups Rendering Ante with Multi-Year Technical Collaboration Agreement with NVIDIA [01:28 pm] 5 responses
- Sep 12, 16 – Mac 3D News: Chaos Group Launches Brand New Website [07:48 am] 20 responses
- Sep 09, 16 – Apple Involvement in IoT/Connected Home Limited in Short Run, Says Analyst [08:56 am] 5 responses
- Sep 07, 16 – Apple Sep Event—Don’t Be Surprised by Big Mac Update Today [08:40 am] 2 responses
- Sep 06, 16 – Mac 3D News: Andersson Technologies updates SynthEyes 1608 [02:34 pm] 1 response
- Sep 05, 16 – Altair updates HyperWorks 14 CAE application to serve its Aerospace customers [10:46 am] 1 response
- Sep 01, 16 – IMAGINiT Technologies Partners with Canadian Centre for Product Validation [10:18 pm] 1 response
- Sep 01, 16 – MAXON Announces Immediate Availability of new CINEMA 4D R18 [10:32 am] 0 responses
- Aug 31, 16 – Music and BIM: Second BIM Brothers Music Video Out—’Faster than Ever’ [08:48 am] 7 responses
- Aug 31, 16 – Mac 3D News: Allegorithmic Adds Design Industry First to Substance Designer 5.5 [05:58 am] 1 response
- Aug 29, 16 – Dubai Future Foundation and Asite to Host International Competition on the Future Transportation Sector [08:20 am] 1 response
- Aug 25, 16 – Dassault’s Spatial’s New 2017 version of its 3D ACIS Modeling Kernel [01:30 pm] 1 response
- Aug 23, 16 – MAXON wins Computer Graphics World Magazine ‘Silver Edge Award’ [08:12 am] 4 responses
- Aug 22, 16 – Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac Out—Still Runs Revit Just As Good [01:52 pm] 4 responses
- Aug 19, 16 – Event News: Vectorworks and Scia sponsor Concrete BIM Workshop [01:55 pm] 7 responses
- Aug 19, 16 – Event News: Nordic BIM Academy Launches in Copenhagen 2016 [09:25 am] 33 responses
- Aug 17, 16 – Autodesk Releases Dynamo 1.1 Update for Computational Design [10:03 am] 3 responses
- Aug 16, 16 – Analysis: Kerris’ Critique and Failed Newton Make Valuable Apple AR Lessons [03:51 pm] 4 responses
- Aug 12, 16 – Foundry Group and Autodesk announces $35 million in Series B funding for Formlabs [08:48 am] 1 response
- Aug 11, 16 – Webinar: Visualizing Success with Rendering Software [09:01 am] 3 responses
- Aug 11, 16 – Mac 3D: New V-Ray Showreel 2016 Out—Stunning Imagery [08:46 am] 1 response
- Aug 10, 16 – High Growth Dynamics Continue for Nemetschek Group in 2016 [08:26 am] 3 responses
- Aug 10, 16 – BIM News: Nemetschek Acquires US-based Design Data—For Structural Steel Design Software [07:32 am] 18 responses
- Aug 08, 16 – VRLA Summer Expo — Apple Essentially Missing in Action from VR Market [01:14 pm] 9 responses
- Aug 08, 16 – CAD/3D News Tidbits: Autodesk, ThinkParametric, solidThinking news [08:59 am] 1 response
- Aug 05, 16 – Grasshopper-ArchiCAD Workflow Competition Winners Announced [08:51 am] 3 responses
- Aug 04, 16 – SIG: Learning about AMD’s Radeon Pro WX Graphics Card Debut [01:11 pm] 13 responses
- Aug 03, 16 – GRAPHISOFT’s BIMx Now Offers Full BIM Data Access Everywhere [09:18 am] 6 responses
- Jul 28, 16 – SIG: Apple Graphics News—MoltenVK brings Vulkan to Apple iOS and macOS [09:24 am] 4 responses
- Jul 27, 16 – SIG: Pixar Animation Studios Open Sources Universal Scene Description [11:27 am] 3 responses
- Jul 26, 16 – SIG: Autodesk upgrades VR and 3D animation tools at SIGGRAPH 2016 [08:46 pm] 0 responses
- Jul 26, 16 – SIG: Maxon Announces New CINEMA 4D Release 18 for Mac and Windows [08:51 am] 6 responses
- Jul 25, 16 – Autodesk intros new LIVE visualization environment—viewer for iOS platform [06:14 am] 10 responses
- Jul 21, 16 – Mac CAD/3D Tidbits: Strata 3D, Onshape and Vectorworks news… [01:00 am] 1 response
- Jul 20, 16 – Vectorworks, Inc. Helps Recognize JOM Architects as 2016 Foundation Award First-Place Winner [09:53 am] 1 response
- Jul 19, 16 – Event: Free webinar on Cloud Rendering with Maxwell Render [08:24 am] 6 responses
