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SIG: Early Impressions—And yes, Apple was at SIGGRAPH

Architosh is at SIGGRAPH. These are early impressions from the first day of the largest computer graphics show for professionals and students in the world.

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V-Ray Days SIGGRAPH—Summoning Thanos for a VFX Breakdown

Chaos Group has its V-Days Events for this year’s SIGGRAPH. The lineup is tremendous and includes information from many of Hollywood’s recent hit films.

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SIGGRAPH 2017 — Detailed Show Reports on Computer Graphics Conference and Expo

At this year’s SIGGRAPH show returned to Los Angeles, the show gained momentum in the midst of the burgeoning VR/AR explosion happening across various 3D industries as well as foundational shifts happening at the developer level as game engines grow more important and low-level graphics APIs bloom further. Lurking in the background of this year’s SIGGRAPH is AMD’s resurgence as well as Apple’s promised return to pro markets at the workstation level.

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SIG: SIGGRAPH 2017—The First Couple Days

Here is a preview of SIGGRAPH coverage to come. This small report from Akiko Ashley highlights a few items from her extensive show coverage, forthcoming.

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SIG: MAXON unveils Cinema 4D Release 19—Powerful 3D Graphics Suite for Mac and Windows

On the of the 2017 SIGGRAPH show in Los Angeles, Germany’s Maxon Computer has announced the latest version of their flagship professional 3D software package—Cinema 4D R19.

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SIG: Pixar Animation Studios Open Sources Universal Scene Description

Famed animation studio does an initial release of their development process. Universal Scene Description goes open source.

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SIG: Autodesk upgrades VR and 3D animation tools at SIGGRAPH 2016

Autodesk announces updates to VR and gaming toolsets for game developers and more…in Maya and Stingray.

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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.

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Allegorithmic Integrates NVIDIA DesignWorks Technologies into Substance Designer

Photorealistic rendering is coming to Substance Designer with the integration of NVIDIA DesignWorks tools, a library of graphics technologies and enhancements that can be easily integrated by software application developers.

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SIG: OTOY to demonstrate first-ever, room-sized Light Field in VR at SIGGRAPH

OTOY is planning on repeating their last year’s success at SIGGRAPH 2014 and will be showing off their new holographic light field rendering, powered by OTOY technologies, live 360-degree avatar scanning for VR, 16K video pipeline and the first ever hands-on OctaneRender 3.

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SIG: Chaos Group ever popular V-Ray Days returning to SIGGRAPH

From independent shorts to blockbuster feature films, get an exclusive look at inspiring projects that you won’t see anywhere else on the show floor.

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Bricolage Node-based Compositor for iOS named to SIGGRAPH 2015 ‘Appy Hour’

Bricolage, the node-based compositor for iOS, has been selected for the SIGGRAPH Appy Hour showcase of innovative mobile apps. Bricolage takes full advantage of the powerful graphics hardware in your iPad or iPhone to process HD video in real time. Node-based compositing used to require a powerful desktop computer, now Bricolage puts it in the palm of your hand. The annual ACM/SIGGRAPH conference is the world’s premiere event for computer graphics.

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SIGGRAPH 2015 Conference Mobile App is available for download

SIGGRAPH 2015 is the official mobile app for the 2015 SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition, held August 9-13, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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CINEMA 4D team announces Siggraph 2015 Presenters

Watch elite Cinema 4D artists demo techniques and answer questions live August 10-13 at Siggraph booth #715 or streaming online.

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SIGGRAPH 2015 Xroads of Discovery

The annual SIGGRAPH conference is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience in the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world.

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SIGGRAPH 2015 Submission Deadlines Looming: Show Your Work!

The deadline for submission of art and animations to the 2015 SIGGRAPH show in Los Angeles is coming up, variously, depending on type of submission. Artists are encouraged to submit.

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SIGGRAPH Asia is back in Japan this year – Bigger & Better

SIGGRAPH Asia returns to Japan in 2015 with the event being hosted in the city of Kobe, Japan. SIGGRAPH Asia is the largest and most important conference and exhibition for computer graphics professionals and students in Asia.

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SIG: Wrap up on GPU Hardware at SIGGRAPH 2014

Both AMD and Nvidia had brand new GPU hardware to announce at last week’s SIGGRAPH conference in Vancouver, Canada. We take a look at what they announced…

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Tidbits: SIGGRAPH 2014 news bits, plus Nemetschek and Graphisoft items

We have some Mac, iOS and Android CAD/3D tidbits on Graphisoft, Nemetschek and news from SIGGRAPH 2014

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SIG: OTOY announces new X.IO App Streaming services to bring Windows CAD and 3D apps to Mac and other platforms

OTOY announces new X.IO App Streaming to bring anywhere access to Windows graphics intensive apps to any device via the Web

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Maxon Unveils New CINEMA 4D Release 16 ahead of SIGGRAPH 2014

Germany’s Maxon has updated CINEMA 4D to version R16 — offering numerous advanced new features for digital 3D artists working across a range of design and film and TV industries

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SIG: Chaos Group News for SIGGRAPH 2014 in Vancouver

Chaos Group to host Two “V-Ray Days” at SIGGRAPH 2014 in August

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SIG: In Brief: Maxon news at SIGGRAPH 2014

We have some details on Maxon’s participation at SIGGRAPH 2014 this year

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Tidbits: GRAPHISOFT, Greyscalegorilla and SIGGRAPH news

Mac and iOS CAD / 3D News: We have tidbits on Cadimage winning the ArchiCAD Distributor of the Year award in Hungary, as well as news on Greyscalegorilla’s upcoming Signal product plus it’s time to register for SIGGRAPH 2014

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SIG: Pictures from the SIGGRAPH 2013 Show Floor – Part 2

We continue with some additional pictures from the SIGGRAPH 2013 show floor

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SIG: Pictures from the SIGGRAPH 2013 Show Floor – Part 1

We have pictures from the SIGGRAPH 2013 show floor with accompanying notes on releases

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SIG: A Highlight Overview of SIGGRAPH 2013 with Perspectives on Mac

In this excellent overview article, 3D industry veteran Akiko Ashley sums up the good, the bad and the ugly of SIGGRAPH 2013…

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SIG: In Brief: KeyShot and ZBrush get closer and Lightwave turns 11.6

We have some quick news from the SIGGRAPH 2013 show floor which is on Day 2 of 3 this week in Anaheim, California. We have much more SIGGRAPH news come

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SIG: Maxon announces CINEMA 4D R15 at SIGGRAPH

Maxon Computer delivers new CINEMA 4D R15 at SIGGRAPH 2013

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Tidbits: Dosch, SIGGRAPH, and ARCOM news

Mac and iOS CAD/3D News: We have tidbits on Dosch 3D new products, including one that works with Rodenberg Verlag, news on ARCOM CE and SIGGRAPH 2013’s Technical Papers

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SIG: Andersson Technologies announces new phase for SynthEyes 3D

Andersson Technologies said SynthEyes 3D Tracking software moves into new phase….

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SIG: New LightWave 3D Website and Online Store

Newtek’s LightWave 3D Group, a new division, launched a new website at SIGGRAPH 2012

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SIG: Poser 3D 9.0 SR3 unveiled graphics show

Smith Micro shows off Poser SR3 and Reality 3 for Poser at show booth at SIGGRAPH

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SIG: Luxion and Sabertooth intro LuSt

Luxion and Sabertooth have introduced LuSt, a realtime Web service platform

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SIG: Newtek’s LightWave 3D 11.5 revealed at SIGGRAPH 2012

Newtek’s new LightWave 3D Release 11.5 revealed at SIGGRAPH show

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SIG: Lightworks demonstrates new visualization approach

Lightworks of the UK showcased new SnapShot technology at SIGGRAPH 2011 this year. New feature offers significant time savings

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SIG: Artist David Ridlen uses DAZ 3D as ‘secret weapon’

David Ridlen’s creative pipeline includes LightWave 3D and DAZ 3D tools

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SIG: Pixologic unveiled ZBrush 4 R2 in Vancouver

Pixologic unveiled ZBrush 4 Release 2, slated for a September release, at Vancouver this year. The new release is in late beta

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Exclusive Interview: Carl Bass talks to Architosh about Apple in the CAD/3D industries

This is the first article in our 2011 State of Apple in CAD/3D Industries, special series. Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk, talks to Architosh about his company, its understanding of the growing Mac market and the role of iOS devices like iPads in fields like architecture and engineering and how Autodesk will respond to changes in the market.

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SIG: Chaos Group V-Ray for Maya 2.0

SIGGRAPH News: V-Ray 2.0 for Maya is one of the latest key developments by Chaos Group and they will be demoing it at the show

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SIG: SIGGRAPH 2011 Week: News and Features

SIGGRAPH 2011 in Vancouver kicks off this week – News coverage begins and more…

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SIG: Nvidia to showcase latest graphics in Vancouver

Nvidia has announced its SIGGRAPH lineup for Vancouver next month

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Tidbits: SIGGRAPH, Vectorworks and ArchiCAD news

Mac CAD and 3D News: Today’s tidbits note ArchiCAD and Vectorworks BIM news items plus a note about our SIGGRAPH coverage.

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SIG: Lightworks unveils power of OptiX

Lightworks has announced they are previewing their new OptiX technology at SIGGRAPH – brings latest Nvidia CUDA architecture to ray tracing acceleration in future Lightworks products.

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SIG: Khronos Group announces OpenGL 4.1

The Khronos Group announces OpenGL 4.1 specification at SIGGRAPH 2010 in Los Angeles.

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Tidbits: ArchiOffice 2010, pre-SIGGRAPH news

Mac 3D and CAD News: We have lots of interesting tidbits today. First off the ArchiOffice 2010 webinar is a must-see event for architects looking to streamline their practices and in turn sharpen their services and increase their revenues and profitability; In other news early pre-release SIGGRAPH tidbits are quite exciting. We have news of a brand new application for the architectural visualization market coming from e-on software, plus another new application and the Vue 9 preview lineup.

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SIG: Khronos Details WebGL Initiative

At Siggraph the Khronos Group outlined its plans for WebGL — bringing synergy between OpenGL developers and Web developers to enable rich-interactive 3D on the Web without browser plugins.

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Siggraph 2009 Architosh Coverage

Architosh’s full Siggraph 2009 New Orleans Coverage is outlined in this feature report. As the Siggraph activities continue this week we will continue to cover news and special reports.

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SIG: standalone Autodesk mental ray renderer for Mac

Autodesk announces Standalone 3D mental ray renderer for Autodesk 2010 product line.

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SIG: AutoDesSys introduces 3D modeling contest

At Siggraph 2009 in New Orleans formZ and bonzai 3D maker AutoDesSys, Inc., has partnered with Shapeways to create a modeling contest. Winners can scoop up free software and free 3D printing.

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SIG: Autodesk introduces Entertainment Creation Suites 2010

Autodesk introduces Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites 2010 at Siggraph New Orleans.

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SIG: Autodesk at Siggraph New Orleans

Autodesk has several events planned at Siggraph this year, in addition to the ones we listed below, and much of it is also available online for those who cannot attend the big convention in New Orleans.

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SIG: bonzai 3D version 1.1 released

bonzai 3D gets updated to version 1.1 – will be exhibited at SIGGRAPH this week along side famed formZ advanced modeling and rendering software. The new SketchUp competitor, bonzai 3D, offers new tools in this minor update which is free to registered users.

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SIG: Lightwork Design intros Lightworks Artisan

At SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans LightWork Design unveils a new product for software developers: Lightworks Artisan.

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e-on software to preview Vue 8 at SIGGRAPH 2009

e-on software will introduce Vue 8 to SIGGRAPH 2009 attendees this August in New Orleans. Vue 8 is the next version of the market-leading natural scenery creation software.

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LightWork Design to present new product at SIGGRAPH

LightWorks Design of the UK will be at SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans and will be introducing a new market-focused product aimed at small to medium software developers.

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 6

Architosh’s continuing coverage of Siggraph 2008 news continues with this report as we look at additional highlights and note some new Mac software for 3D that is new to the community.

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 5

Architosh’s continuing coverage of Siggraph 2008 news continues with this report as we look at additional highlights and note some new Mac software for 3D that is new to the community

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 4

Pixar and Siggraph Pixar has been at Siggraph for years now both showcasing its technology and providing a point of contact for those interested in joining Pixar Animation Studios as an employee. The latest advancements in RenderMan Artist tools including RenderMan for Maya, RenderMan Studio and RenderMan Pro Server are generally showcased. All three products, including RenderMan Pro […]

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Siggraph Highlights for Mac Users – Part 3

Architosh’s continuing coverage of Siggraph 2008 news continues with this report as we look at additional highlights and note some new Mac software for 3D that is new to the community.

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