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News: AECO

What's new in AutoCAD 2026

AutoCAD 2026 boasts new performance improvements, new AI assistance features, better insights, deeper integration with Autodesk Docs and more.

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
Nemetschek Group Tops 1 Billion USD — Positive Momentum in 2025
ALLPLAN buys US-based Manufacton — Boosts DfMA Sector
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A Zeiss employee confirmed the rumors that Apple and Carl Zeiss AG are working on a light pair of augmented reality/mixed reality glasses ...

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.

New Vectorworks Report Highlights AI, VR and Sustainability Trends
Chaos launches V-Ray 7 for SketchUp and Rhino
3D News: Khronos Group Launches Slang Initiative for Graphics
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Industry Commentary and Analysis

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.

Nemetschek Group launches new SaaS Digital Twin platform—dTwin

Nemetsheck Group shakes up the AEC/O industry, launching the first horizontal open digital twin platform—dTwin.

Chaos Group Doubling Down on Rendering Solutions for Maxon Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D users will gain two new renderers from Chaos Group—adding V-Ray and Corona Renderer.

Autodesk Joins ODA to Fast Track Improvements to Interoperability
The Wild 0.10 Allows Revit Users to Collaborate on Their Models in VR—Latest Beta Feature
Enscape Introduces Version 2.7 of its Real-Time Rendering Software
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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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PixPlant 3 empowers users to take simple photos and convert those into "seamless" tiling textures.

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

Autodesk intros AutoCAD 2025—AI and Smart Blocks and More
NVIDIA Omniverse to now stream USD scenes to Apple Vision Pro
Autodesk Fiscal Q4 '24 Earnings Results
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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
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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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