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News: AECO

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

AI-powered Bluebeam Max launches globally

Bluebeam Max is a new premium subscription for Bluebeam users that delivers substantial new AI-powered capabilities for AEC industry pros

Vectorworks - Morpholio Trace integration redefines sketch-to-BIM

Now apart of Vectorworks’s product family, the new Vectorworks to Morpholio Trace integration bolsters’s Vectorworks’s sketch-to-BIM workflow

Newforma opens up with ecosystem and AI

Graitec named Bluebeam Sapphire Partner

SketchUp Adds Anthropic's Claude—AI-powered 3D modeling

More AEC/O Posts

News: Visualization

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

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

Real-time rendering comes to V-Ray viewport in V-Ray 7

Maxon Enters AEC with Real-Time Rendering

Miris unlocks high-fidelity 3D streaming at scale

Industry Commentary and Analysis

Nemetschek Group Tops 1 Billion USD — Positive Momentum in 2025

The Nemetschek Group posts strong 2024 financial results and shares positive momentum news for 2025 and a rising dividend.

BSD Aims to Bring Specs to BIM—With New Leaders And Capital Injection

Visionary thought leaders join the company and secure capital to advance products to pioneer the convergence of specification and BIM technologies. But the cloud, and hence mobile, will need to play a future role in success.

Khronos Launches 3D Commerce Viewer Certificate Program

3D viewers are critical to success in the display of virtual products—new Khronos standard will boost consumer adoption and confidence.

Former Revit CEO Dave Lemont joins Acelab

Digital Drawing Heaven?—First Reviews of reMarkable Tablet Seem Glorious

Epic Acquires Twinmotion from Abvent—Joins Unreal Engine Suite of Technologies

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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.

MultiPipe and new Apple Silicon Support in Rhino 7

Luxion Releases KeyShot 10.2

McNeel Ships New Rhino 6—Grasshopper Now Built-In

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.

IMSI Design Releases TurboCAD Mac 15

Autodesk 2024 State of Design & Make Report—AI a Highlight

Autodesk intros AutoCAD 2025—AI and Smart Blocks and More

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.

Maxon releases new Red Giant Update—Enhanced Unreal Support

SPEC Releases SPECapc for Maya 2024 Benchmark, Adds SPEC Workload Development Kit

Maxon Delivers Massive updates for Maxon One

More Animation & VFX Posts