News: AECO
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
Graphisoft Unveils Archicad 2026 & Nemetschek Creator
Graphisoft has officially unveiled its 2026 product portfolio under the unifying theme “It feels right,” bringing AI-assisted intelligence, cloud connectivity, and deep ecosystem updates across its architectural and MEP offerings. Crucially, the announcement sets the stage for the upcoming rollout of Nemetschek Creator—the full commercial embodiment and continuation of what was previously known to Architosh readers as Project Aurora—bridging early-stage cloud ideation, AI feasibility analysis, and detailed Archicad BIM workflows
AU2026: Autodesk Shifts AI from Chatbots to Agentic Ecosystems
At AU 2026, Autodesk unveiled its next-gen agentic AI strategy, evolving Autodesk Assistant into a cross-cloud orchestrator for AEC, Fusion, and Flow.
News: Visualization
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
IBC2026: Maxon Brings Exclusive Fall Innovation Preview
IBC attendees to get first look at new Maxon fall release innovations, including new UI/UX updates for Cinema 4D, and advancements for full product lines
Industry Commentary and Analysis
AAD software company TestFit Raises $2M for new breed of AEC software
TestFit secures $2M in seed funding round. The market for generative design software to explode, doubling to $275M by 2023.
Epic Games Acquisition of Quixel—Announced at Unreal Academy London Architosh Discusses Details
Unreal Engine users gain invaluable assets thanks to Epic’s recent acquisition of Swedish software developer, Quixel.
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
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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