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Stupendous news—McNeel releases beta Grasshopper for Mac
McNeel & Associates quietly releases early WIP of Grasshopper for Mac inside latest Rhino for Mac WIP (work in progress).
Nikken Sekkei Chooses Lumion, Signs Major Contract
One of the world’s elite architectural firms signs Lumion Contract to bring high-quality rendering and animation to every architect and designer seat.
SIGGRAPH 2016—It’s Time to Show Off, Submission Time
SIGGRAPH 2016 will present the highest caliber of scientific innovations, technical skills and artistic talents. Five days of research results, demos, educational sessions, art screenings and hands-on interactivity featuring the community’s latest technical achievements, and three days of commercial exhibits displaying the industry’s current hardware, software and services.
With Virtualization, Esri and NVIDIA GRID bring GIS data to users in the field
Esri and NVIDIA pair on new virtualization solution for GIS users and professionals utilizing VMware Sphere 6 technology and Dell rack-mount 3D workstation hardware. The solution benefits field users who need access to GIS data.
Digital artists create hyper-realistic 3D effects faster and easier with Smith Micro’s new Poser Pro 11
Streamlined workflow and powerful new rendering engine make Poser Pro 11 design and animation software a “content creator’s dream”
Tidbits: Revit 2016 update, SketchUp and Lumion news
Mac CAD and 3D News Tidbits: We have news items on Autodesk Revit’s latest update, SketchUp 3D Basecamp event dates for next year and the upcoming Lumion 6 is coming in just days….
Linkage Design revs up high-end car animations with VRED and Qube!
VRED’s stature continues to grow in the design community and so does the need for expert work and expert training. Linkage Design who can not only design automotive CG for top companies but also teach others how to follow their lead. Each lesson comes with a tip: use Qube! if you want to keep your VRED/render workflow efficient.
ASCON Releases of Renga Architecture 2.1
This latest update, which comes less than two months after the latest release of Renga Architecture, allows users to open projects and create new ones with an added feature of printing drafts. However, files cannot be saved.
LightWave 3D Group Announces Final 2D/3D Crossgrade and Upgrade Opportunity for LightWave 2015
This will be the last crossgrade/upgrade offer for LightWave 2015 before the next release of the software, which will introduce a new pricing program for LightWave.
Event News: solidThinking 20 Minute Tips for Evolve
Quick reminder for solidThinking 20 Minute Tips for Evolve have started today and will continue to run throughout September 2015.
SIG: Final Complete Siggraph 2015 Event Photos & Notes
Our complete Siggraph 2015 gallery, compliments of Akiko Ashley who covered the show in detail in an earlier report.
LightWave 3D Group Releases LightWave 2015 Update 3
Expanding the robust feature set of LightWave 2015, this new update offers numerous fixes and improvements, system updates for Python, support for NVIDIA Optimus technology and more.
Chaos Group Launches V-Ray for NUKE
Built on the same adaptive rendering core as V-Ray’s industry-standard plugins for Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya, V-Ray for NUKE is ready for all production pipelines.
Nikola Bozinovic talks to Architosh about Frame: What it can mean for Apple’s Mac Customers
A new cloud platform called Frame is emerging this year as the most powerful option to create, access and manage a virtual Windows workstation or virtual desktop in the cloud—from just about any modern web browser on any device. Recently Architosh spoke with Nikola Bozinovic, CEO of Frame, to discuss his company’s offering and the larger trend afoot in the IT industry and what impact it may have on Apple’s Mac customers.
In-Brief: Autodesk Exchange Apps reaches 1 million downloads
Autodesk reaches 1 million apps download in its Exchange Apps community app platform.
SimLab Soft releases SimLab Composer 6 for Mac and Windows
SimLab Composer introduces a very easy and efficient workflow for texture baking to get top quality visualization of 3D models.
Laubwerk Plants Kits 1.0.15 and Surface Spread 1.0.37 Updates
The latest version 1.0.15 of the Laubwerk Plants Kits adds support for 3ds Max 2016, and for Next Limit’s Maxwell Render for both 3ds Max and Cinema 4D.
solidThinking Inc. intros new solidThinking Inspire 2015
solidThinking Inspire 2015 enables design engineers, product designers, and architects to create and investigate structurally efficient concepts quickly and easily, leading to reductions in cost, development time, material consumption, and product weight.
AEC Visualization software Lumion 5.7 is OUT NOW!
Lumion was created to solve difficult problems associated with architectural visualization. Architecture is now changed forever with the availability of quick, high quality images made by software that’s extremely easy to master. And now designs can be viewed on phones, tablets and computers.
DOSCH DESIGN released DOSCH 3D: Car Environments
The product DOSCH 3D: Car Environments contains very detailed and fully textured 3d-scenes for the visualization of cars and other vehicles.
Event: Want to Learn More About Vectorworks? Boston Training Sessions
Don’t miss out on a great opportunity to learn from a Vectorworks trainer right in Boston!
Event News: Luxion Unveils KeyShot 6 at PTC Live Global
Focused on the speed and simplicity of creating 3D visuals, KeyShot 6 introduces new capabilities and advanced features that allow designers, engineers, marketing specialists and 3D artists to expand the possibilities of the visuals the are able to create using their 3D data.
Mac 3D News: The Foundry kicks off with a new majority owner
The Foundry, a leading provider of award-winning creative software, announced a majority investment from HgCapital, one of the UK’s most prestigious private equity firms.
Tech Soft 3D Integrates HOOPS Exchange with Siemens’ Parasolid
The integrated product that helps developers leverage the full breadth of Parasolid functionality, even when working with imported data, is a result of Tech Soft 3D developing a close and deep technical relationship with the Parasolid team at Siemens.
The much anticipated MODO 901 is available
MODO 901 represents the most significant update so far. Earlier this spring, The Foundry provided a sneak peek of MODO 901, which includes the integration of the award winning MeshFusion; new progressive texture baking; new and improved tools for everyday modeling tasks, better ways of working with both regular and UDIM multi-tiled UVs and layered multi-resolution sculpting.
Mac 3D News: KeyShot 6 Feature Preview
A special sneak peek and the first look at a few of the features coming to the new release of KeyShot 6! Eight new features to give you a taste of what’s in store. What’s your favorite?
AIA: Perspectives on BEST of SHOW 2015—IT Trends in Architectural Practice
In this special feature report on AIA Atlanta, we talk about the evolving shape of industry change due to advances in information technology, with a particular emphasis on the latest trends taking shape, including the game-ification of architecture, virtual reality hardware and radical user-interface design change that will come with it…plus the continuing role of mobile, cloud and analytics driving design process transformation. Anthony Frausto, AIA, LEED AP, also contributed to this article.
Sensopia introduces MagicMeasure app for iPhone and iPad
With MagicMeasure anyone can simply measure distances, surfaces or volumes from a picture. Take a picture, then simply touch objects on the picture to see their dimensions appear!. Measure distances/surfaces on walls and floors, or more complex 3D objects and calculate volumes.
Mac 3D News: Lightmap Launches HDR Light Studio 5
May, 2015 – Lightmap announces in London, England the immediate availability of HDR Light Studio 5. It provides a fast and precise way to light a 3D model, featuring a major redesign to handle huge images and 3D data that includes a new, flexible UI.
Architosh awards 4th ‘BEST of SHOW’ honors for software and technology vendors at AIA Atlanta
Architosh announces its 2015 AIA National BEST of SHOW honors for the national convention and expo in Atlanta, Georgia. The awards highlight and draw attention to software and hardware technologies of note exhibited on the show floor.
Twinmotion to be distributed worldwide by Abvent
Abvent S.A., developer of Artlantis, has taken over the distribution and communication as well as support for Twinmotion. The announcement was timed yesterday to coincide with the launch of Twinmotion 2015, the latest version of this game-changing visualization software.
AIA Preview: CL3VER announces new entry pricing
CL3VER was at AIA last year unofficially (without booth that is…) but this year at Atlanta the company has its own booth and will be demoing inside the V-Ray booth as well. CL3VER is an engaging new way of interacting with 3D content for visualization of AEC and non-AEC 3D projects.
3D Hubs report shows most popular 3D Modeling software is SolidWorks
Global local 3D printer “connector” company published report on most popular 3D modeling formats sent to the agency for 3D printing jobs. Report hints at global popularity of CAD and 3D softwares.
OTOY unveils OctaneVR, the world’s first production-ready renderer for VR, AR and Holographic Cinema—completely free for commercial use
OctaneVR lets artists on any budget create hyper-realistic cinematic experiences for VR and AR using a free, feature-complete version of OTOY’s acclaimed OctaneRender VFX software. The new tool will be available for Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.
Luxion and Pixologic Partner to Release ‘KeyShot for ZBrush’
Luxion and Pixologic announce partnership to bring ‘KeyShot’ technology and solutions to ZBrush, Pixologic’s popular 3D sculpting modeling tool.
Tech Soft 3D Releases HOOPS Visualize 2015
Graphics toolkit offers major performance advancements, impressive new visualization capabilities, and tight integration with complementary HOOPS components. HOOPS 3D toolkits used across platforms for leading CAD and 3D professionals applications.
Editorial: ARM-based Macs are a bad idea for Apple’s growing Mac professional base
In this article the merits and liabilities of Apple migrating its Macs to ARM architectures are discussed, with references to current and past articles highlighting the many issues.
Autodesk introduces new 123D Sculpt+—a new app for sculpting and 3D printing
Autodesk introduces next version of 123D Sculpt with Sculpt+ with in-app 3D printing ordering abilities
Thinkbox Software has new Deadline 7 Software for creatives on Mac
In this article we look at the new Deadline 7 rendering farm management system with its associated tools and the technology that takes it across platform to OS X and Linux. Deadline 7 is from KRATATOA’s maker, Thinkbox Software.
Smithsonian Creates First-Ever Digital 3D Presidential Portrait in President Obama
US President Barack Obama is the first to get an all digital process Portrait Bust—created using today’s cutting edge digital tools
Chaos Group releases V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max SPI
Chaos Group’s latest V-Ray 3.0 for Autodesk 3ds Max Service Pack 1 has so many new features the group is feeling like it’s the next version of V-Ray
In-Focus: A Look at CL3VER on the iPad—Visualization Tool for Architects
The CL3VER software as a service (SaaS) story continues to unfold as the company recently releases Revit plugin plus long-awaited dedicated iPad app—the app delivers configurator functionality and a whole lot more….
Nemetschek Vectorworks 2015 released in Localized Versions in Europe
Vectorworks 2015 product line now available for several localized European countries / languages.
Firm Profile: Nick Hardman—Hardmarque Re-Imagines Australia’s Future Manufacturing
We continue our Firm Profile series this November with a feature on solidThinking export Nick Hardman of HardMarque Future Factories, which specializes in a wide range of industrial design focused on the ‘additive manufacturing’ sector, serving diverse clients in the areas of industrial and product design.
Architosh intros Ultimate iPad Guide: Apps for Architects 2.0 (Wave 1)
Architosh has completed the first wave (Wave 1) of one of its most ambitious special article projects with the 2.0 update to the Ultimate iPad Guide: Apps for Architects. We kick off Wave 1 with the culmination of a special three article interview series on iOS developers in this market segment and a brief description of our updates inside the Ultimate iPad Guide: Apps for Architects 2.0
Major New TurboSite v4 from IMSI/Design Out for CAD professionals
Mobile CAD professionals have a new version of IMSI/Design’s new TurboSite v4
Is the new Retina iMac the “iMac Pro” the market seems to be screaming for?
Apple’s new Retina iMac is a killer machine aimed squarely at a segment of the Pro market who badly need the 5k monitors that will transform their creativity and productivity in their work. This is a considerable segment of their users, but the internals of this machine happen to match up with what is being touted as the “fastest single-threaded workstation” in the world aimed at a whole lot of Apple’s other customers, just not on the right side of the OS divide.
Breaking the Jobsian Quadrant: Should Apple Make an iMac Pro?
For many years the term “pro” at Apple has been applied to a distinct class or group of products, serving a distinct set of customers. But these days in the era of iDevices the the use of the term is becoming more vague. At the same time research evidence suggest that many so called “pros” are using the iMac as their professional desktop solution. This of course begs an obvious question next.
3D Imaging Market Global Industry Analysis Report – Forecast 2014 – 2020
3D imaging market studied in new global report from Transparency Research
SIG: OTOY unveils first commercial holographic video and display technology for 2015
The Star Trek future is fast upon us with OTOY’s latest innovations — company promises industry first in holographic video and holographic displays for early 2015
SIG: Chaos Group News for SIGGRAPH 2014 in Vancouver
Chaos Group to host Two “V-Ray Days” at SIGGRAPH 2014 in August
Abvent announces new Artlantis plugin for popular Rhino 5 3D software
French-based Abvent releases new Artlantis 5 plugin for Rhino 5, enabling Rhino users on Windows to work in tandem with the popular dedicated rendering application on both Mac and Windows…
Autodesk updates 123D Design app for Apple iOS Devices
Autodesk updates its 123D Design application for Apple iOS devices…
Mac 3D News: AutoDesSys seeds beta of formZ 8 to users
formZ 8 beta is now out and open to all formZ 7 users. New update offers numerous improvements including big OpenGL improvements
Limitless Computing announces new SightSpace View plugin for SketchUp
SketchUp 3D Basecamp 2014 is launch time for third-party application developer Limitless Computing with its new SightSpace View plugin and mobile app
Big iPad News – Trimble announces SketchUp Mobile Viewer for iPad
A long awaited iPad app for the popular Trimble SketchUp 3D application has arrived at 3D Basecamp 2014
3Dconnexion SpaceMouse Wireless Wins iF Design Award 2014
SpaceMouse by 3Dconnexion stands apart from more than 3,200 products due to superior design quality and usability
Punch ViaCAD 9 series available through Cadsoft Solutions
cadsoft solutions is now shipping the new ViaCAD Version 9 product line from Punch Software
3D Systems acquires Xerox’s Solid Ink Engineering and Development Teams
Xerox’s solid-ink engineering technology and teams acquired by 3D Systems in all cash deal
Artist Profile: Janet Echelman – Sculpting Volume Without Weight
In this special Artist Profile story, Akiko Ashley talks to TED speaker and acclaimed artist Janet Echelman about her remarkable work, creating engaging visual and interactive large scale urban and architectural artistic installations throughout the world
