News: AECO

Revit 2026 marks 25 years of BIM innovation—What's New
Autodesk introduces Revit 2026 with key new features and integrations from Recap Pro for point clouds to the new Accelerated Revit Graphics Engine and more.

BACTalks 2025—Autodesk's VP Nicolas Mangon Keynotes
Autodesk Vice President Nicolas Mangon keynotes BACTalks 2025 today, discussing urban resilience, reconstruction, and Notre-Dame de Paris!

Motif Takes Aim at Established BIM Players with Innovation
Motif takes a new approach to BIM workflows with innovative new shared real-time collaboration with live sync to design tools like Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, and more.
News: Visualization

Chaos acquires EvolveLAB and its AEC AI Tools
EvolveLAB, a leading AI company, joins Chaos’ professional 3D Ecosystem for architects and designers in the AEC industry.

Epic Games releases Twinmotion 2025.1
Epic releases Twinmotion 2025.1 update with cool new features for AEC visualization — including new orthographic mode real-time renderings.

Maxon acquires Laubwerk for 3D plant assets
Laubwerk GmbH of Berlin is acquired by Maxon, the Nemetschek Group’s media and entertainment software company to advance AEC visualization.
Industry Commentary and Analysis

ARCHICAD Now Available Under Subscription Licenses in North America
New subscription licensing options for ARCHICAD in Canada and the US now available will empower firms with greater workflow and collaboration capabilities.

Vectorworks Cloud Wins Cloud Based Technology of the Year
Vectorworks’s cloud technology has garnered a Hammers Award by Construction Computing Magazine at its annual AEC technology award gala in the UK.

Facebook's VC Backs new Doxel—AI and Computer Vision to Disrupt Construction Industry
Andreessen Horowitz leads investment in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence disruptor, Doxel, of Palo Alto.
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.
News: MCAD

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 2024 State of Design & Make Report offers a glimpse into AEC, Manufacturing and M&E industries with noteworthy positivity around AI
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.
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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