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News: AECO

AIA25: Autodesk Forma advances with new ACC and Esri connections

Autodesk announces at AIA25 that Autodesk Forma forms new connections to Esri and Autodesk Construction Cloud

Architosh Xpresso-4X Arrived — Newsletter Moves to Quarterly

Architosh announces the delivery of issue No. 53 of its Xpresso newsletter, now coming four quarterly issues in a slightly new format: Xpresso-4x

AIA25: Graphisoft unveiled Design Intelligence strategy at AIA Boston

Graphisoft unveils new AI Assistant, MEP Designer and upcoming Project Aurora — technologies to streamline architects’ workflows.

AIA25: Vectorworks launches new AI Assistant
AIA25: Bluebeam supercharges performance, new integrations
Bluebeam Unbound Conference Unveiled—Steve Wozniak Headlines
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CorelCAD 2021 offers a robust set of design tools that make it easy to achieve professional results.

News: Visualization

Chaos launches Envision: Immersive presentations for architects

Chaos Envision is now out of beta and available to AEC users worldwide. Solution delivers cinematic animations.

Maxon brings Hollywood-grade Rendering to Architecture Market

Maxon enters the ArchViz market, bringing Hollywood-grade rendering to Architecture built on Redshift and Cinema 4D technology.

Chaos launches Chaos Anima 6—First Traffic Simulation for ArchViz

Anima 6 adds traffic simulation to human simulation in the world’s leading crowd simulation software for ArchViz visualization professionals.

Chaos acquires EvolveLAB and its AEC AI Tools
Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2025.1
Maxon acquires Laubwerk for 3D plant assets
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Industry Commentary and Analysis

AU2018: Autodesk's Forge—Accomplishments and Future

In this news and analysis report, we discuss Autodesk’s Forge Platform—where it has been in 2018 and what’s new and some examples from Autodesk University 2018.

A Look at AMD's Radeon PRO W7900 Dual Slot GPU

AMD’s new Radeon PRO W7900 graphics card delivers powerful capabilities in both dual and triple-slot formations for your workstation.

AIA2018: Autodesk to Introduce BIM 360 Design at AIA 2018

Autodesk will demonstrate the power of cloud-connected design through its BIM 360 platform as it advances BIM 360 Design at AIA 2018 next week.

Maxon Intros New Cinebench 2024 Benchmark App
Bentley Acquires Agency9—To Help Them Realize 'Digital Twin' for Every City
Nemetschek Group Reconfigures Executive Board—New Leadership Structure
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News: CAID

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

Rhino 7 is now available for Apple Silicon Macs, plus adds a new powerful modeling command called MultiPipe.

Luxion Releases KeyShot 10.2
McNeel Ships New Rhino 6—Grasshopper Now Built-In
Luxion Announces KeyShot for SOLIDWORKS
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There are few awards dedicated to information technologies in the construction industry, and 'The Hammers' are regarded as reflecting actual user experiences with IT solutions.

News: MCAD

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

TurboCAD Mac 15 product line features AI-powered TurboCAD Mac Copilot features to leverage AI technologies in AEC and MCAD CAD workflows.

Autodesk 2024 State of Design & Make Report—AI a Highlight
Autodesk intros AutoCAD 2025—AI and Smart Blocks and More
NVIDIA Omniverse to now stream USD scenes to Apple Vision Pro
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News: Animation & VFX

Maxon releases new Red Giant Update—Enhanced Unreal Support

This January update to Maxon’s Red Giant includes enhanced support for Unreal Engine in Magic Mullet Looks, Maxon Cloud Capsule support in Trapcode and more.

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

SPEC Releases new SPECapc for Maya 2024 Benchmark for the creative industries to help measure workstation performance.

Maxon Delivers Massive updates for Maxon One

Maxon announces significant updates to products in its Maxon One subscription bundle, including Capsules, Forger, Redshift, and Trapcode.

Maxon announces ZBrush Summit 2023 is Back this Fall
NVIDIA to present AI research at SIGGRAPH 2023
Maxon wins 2023 NAB Award
More Animation & VFX Posts

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.

Apple Intros new M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro
Apple Unveils new M2 Chip in New Macs
Qualcomm Aims to Take Chip Leadership with new ARM SoCs for Windows
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