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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
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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
Blue Ocean Sustainability intros Skema for BIM 2.0 Design Automation
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VR-AR Plans Inching Closer?—Apple Engineers Host AR-VR Sessions at May Event
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Trimble Launches SketchUp AI—New AI-Powered Modeling
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IMSI Design Releases TurboCAD Mac 15
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Luxion Releases KeyShot 11
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News: MCAD
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ProgeSOFT releases DWG-native iCADMac 2025
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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
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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
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- Jun 02, 13 – Nemetschek Vectorworks establishes new Local Presence in Chicago and Los Angeles [10:15 am] 0 responses
- May 30, 13 – MyCadbox now official released by CadFaster [12:00 pm] 5 responses
- May 28, 13 – Evidence of New Mac Pros at WWDC: Titan drivers in latest OS X builds [02:40 pm] 5 responses
- May 24, 13 – Trimble’s SketchUp looking destined to enter CAD/BIM space [06:11 am] 24 responses
- May 22, 13 – Details on new Trimble SketchUp 2013 Release [06:30 am] 12 responses
- May 21, 13 – Trimble announces new SketchUp 2013 3D apps [05:49 pm] 25 responses
- May 21, 13 – Autodesk renames AutoCAD WS to AutoCAD 360 Pro Mobile [12:44 pm] 9 responses
- May 20, 13 – Sensopia raises $1.2 million in Series A for MagicPlan iPad app for AEC pros [12:36 pm] 7 responses
- May 20, 13 – Promenadd HD Player for iPad brings 3ds Max Renderings to Life [01:00 am] 2 responses
- May 19, 13 – Shaderlight Training Event News [06:46 pm] 3 responses
- May 16, 13 – ICS Event: Rendering BIM models with Artlantis 4.1 [01:27 pm] 12 responses
- May 16, 13 – Chaos Group’s V-Ray 1.6 for SketchUp now in Open Beta [06:45 am] 8 responses
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- May 13, 13 – Dimenco’s @DEPTH 2.0 Bridges the Gap Between 3D Editing and 2D-3D Conversion [06:47 am] 0 responses
- May 10, 13 – BIMcomponents.com Channels BIM Objects from BIMobject [12:10 pm] 0 responses
- May 10, 13 – Tidbits: Nemetschek Vectorworks News Items [06:22 am] 0 responses
- May 07, 13 – Graphisoft announces ArchiCAD 17 – BIM Lives in the Details [12:50 pm] 3 responses
- May 07, 13 – CadFaster updates MyCadbox with new features [07:43 am] 1 response
- May 07, 13 – 3DGarage.com delivers new LightWave 3D 11.5 training video [07:30 am] 0 responses
- May 06, 13 – Maxon’s CINEMA 4D powers key animation on Universal’s “Oblivion” staring Tom Cruise [08:00 am] 2 responses
- May 03, 13 – Nemetschek bim+ shown at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York [09:10 am] 0 responses
- May 02, 13 – e-on software announces Vue 11.5 [01:24 pm] 0 responses
- May 01, 13 – e-on software shows Carbon Scatter 2 in action [03:37 pm] 0 responses
- Apr 30, 13 – Nemetschek, Maxon and AMD announced Global Design Competition [01:00 am] 0 responses
- Apr 29, 13 – Tidbits: Dosch, SIGGRAPH, and ARCOM news [08:11 pm] 0 responses
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- Apr 24, 13 – Lagoa: New cloud rendering and design platform [10:23 pm] 0 responses
- Apr 24, 13 – Apple’s WWDC announcement hints at Stereo 3D technology [01:55 pm] 3 responses
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- Apr 23, 13 – BIM Camp travels west to Los Angeles [06:51 am] 0 responses
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- Apr 18, 13 – Smartgeometry 2013 underway in UK – Bentley event news highlights [12:38 pm] 0 responses
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- Apr 15, 13 – ARCOM announces new Masterworks 7.0 for Mac [11:33 am] 0 responses
- Apr 12, 13 – OrthoGraph Architect 5 available for iPad [06:00 am] 0 responses
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- Apr 08, 13 – Graphisoft has upcoming Rendering & Animation Event [06:58 am] 0 responses
- Apr 07, 13 – Introduction: PCalc 3.8 for Mac OS X [09:23 am] 0 responses
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- Mar 27, 13 – Luxology launches modo 701 [09:25 am] 0 responses
- Mar 27, 13 – Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD receives IFC Certification 2.0, Passes COBie Design Challenge Also [06:27 am] 0 responses
- Mar 22, 13 – Cadalog, Inc. releases Viso3D for SketchUp and the iPad [03:07 pm] 0 responses
