Posts by News Editor, Author at Architosh - Page 15 of 17
LTB 8.0 Mac – Lighting Calc CAD app
LTB Light 8.0 for Mac offers Mac users natural and artificial lighting calculation software with color radiosity method applied to finite elements plan.
Pixologic introduces ZBrush 3.12 for Mac OS X
Pixologic, Inc., releases ZBrush for Mac OS X – New version is now capable of running on Intel-based Mac computers (full Universal Binary).
Pixologic introduces new add-on tools for ZBrush
Pixologic Introduces Decimation Master and 3D Print Exporter – Plugins for their popular ZBrush 3D application for Mac and Windows
Tidbits: e-on Software, Luxology and Lightworks news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have news in brief on e-on software’s latest Vue 7.5 professional product line; LightWork Design’s first rendering competition winner; and an exciting road show in England for Luxology’s modo 401.
Tidbits: Graphisoft, e-on Software, HyperShot news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have tidbits on Graphisoft’s BIM solution ArchiCAD in the Middle East, HypeShot webinar training and Ozone 4.0 — newly released atmospheric rendering technology for Vue 7 products.
N-Side releases Quidam 3 – Character Creation Program
N-Sided releases QUIDAM 3 and QUIDAM 3 Prime – professional character creation software for artists.
ViaCAD 2D 6.0 now shipping for Mac
Punch Software has entered new territory with affordable 2D CAD (computer-aided design). The company has released ViaCAD 2D for Mac and Windows at just $49.USD.
ArchiCAD helps “Evergreen House” win honors
A new Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired house designed by Portland, Oregon, architects D.P. Design, recently took top honors at the Home Builders Association design awards, thanks to an elegant integration of design and eco-friendly building features.
Nemetschek North America News: Economy, Light Plot, etc.
Nemetschek North America’s recent newsletter covers several interesting news items, including the Vectorworks Velcro Wall!!
Sweden’s Turtle Renderer Turns 5!
Illuminate Labs updates Turtle Rendering Plugin for Maya to version 5.0. New rendering technology, based on proprietary LiquidLight technology, provides state-of-the-art rendering for game developers.
e-on Software’s updated Ozone v.4
e-on Software, makers of the venerable Vue 7 series of rendering products releases Open Beta for Ozone 4.0 plugin. Now you can add even more realistic skies and clouds to your C4D, Lightwave, Maya and Max renderings.
Tidbits: RealCADD, CoreMelt, KnowledgeMinor (yX)
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have tidbits on RealCADD, news on some GPU-accelerated motion effects plugins for VFX artists and visual editors, plus KnowledgeMinor news.
ProjectWizards releases Merlin iPhone 1.0
Merlin iPhone 1.0 introduced by ProjectWizards.
Photoshop C4D now supports 3D mice
3Dconnexion’s SpaceNavigator Line and other 3D input devices are now supported by Adobe’s Photoshop CS4.
Tidbits: HyperShot 1.9, CineForm, 3D Invigorator
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have news coming out of NAB 2009. New items include CineForm’s new Neo3D for Final Cut Pro, 3D Invigorator for Adobe Photoshop and Bunkspeed news about a webinar preview event for HyperShot 1.9.
Tidbits: C4D, Google Earth iPhone Layer, DAZ sweetens model library
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have news of continued work and refinements to the C4D to Vectorworks exchange plugin, Google Earth and a new iPhone layer, and DAZ Productions’ new Girl 4.
TurboCAD gets latest LightWorks rendering engine
IMSI/Design’s TurboCAD Pro v16 gets new LightWorks rendering technology.
Vectorworks 2009 series Service Pack 3 released
Nemetschek NA releases Service Pack 3 for entire Vectorworks 2009 product line.
Tidbits: Rhino, SketchUp, Autodesk news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have news on SketchUp 7’s maintenance release, new improvements; we also cover Rhino and Autodesk’s AREA news items, including the Unity Game Engine.
Tidbits: T-Splines, Luxology and Gehry Technology news
Mac CAD and 3D News: In brief we cover news of T-Splines concerning T-Splines Plugin for Rhino and Mac, SIGGRAPH, etc; plus Luxology and Gehry Technologies news.
Luxology announces new COLLADA plugin for modo 401
Luxology LLC introduces new COLLADA plugin for upcoming modo 401.
Jonathan Pickup publishes new Vectorworks Tutorials
Nemetschek North America has announced a new instructional book series on Vectorworks. Leading author Jonathan Pickup of New Zealand and Tamsin Slatter of the UK produce new series.
Architosh gets Twittery – And adds new All Tags pages
Architosh gets minor User Interface updates and new functionalities. New View All Tags pages allow for alphabetical listing of all 780+ CMS tags and the ability to scan for content in that fashion, while a new Twitter micro-blogging zone adds new content to each page.
Webber+Studio wins Record “House of the Month” with Vectorworks
Webber+Studio architects wins an Architectural Record “House of the Month” award for a home in Texas using Nemetschek North America’s Vectorworks Architect.
ICS offers Spring Training Series
ICS offers Spring Training Camp – Learn BIM, SketchUp modeling and Artantis Rendering to sharpen your professional image and opportunities.
Tidbits: SynthEyes at Cineversity, NAB, Ayam news
SynthEyes for 64-bit OS X now available, plus SynthEyes in C4D training site, plus NAB SynthEyes attendance; also news of updates to Ayam and Aqsis open-source modeling and rendering projects working under the RenderMan standard.
wondertouch releases new Pro Projects V1 and Feb emitters
wondertouch releases Pro Projects vol. 1 for particleIllusion 3.0 and new Feb. Emitter Library.
Tidbits: ArchiCAD, SketchUp, Fusion vs Parallels, and Live Interiors 3D
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have new items on Graphisoft’s latest BEK winner, a Salon article on SketchUp and IKEA Planner, Parallels vs Fusion and BeLight’s latest update this month of Live Interiors 3D.
New HyperShot plugin gives Mac SketchUp users further options
Mac SketchUp users have another photo-realistic option in Bunkspeed’s HyperShot SketchUp 7 plugin.
Mac 3D: Bunkspeed announces HyperShot 1.8
HyperShot 1.8 from Bunkspeed adds dozens of cool new features and even plugin support for SolidWorks and SketchUp users.
ArchiCAD BIM Learning Studio up for another award!
ArchiCAD BIM Learning Studio named award finalist again. This time prestigious European Business Awards program names BIM Learning Studio for “Marketing Strategy of the Year Award.”
Tidbits: IKEA planner, Solidworks-Autodesk and Filemaker news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have a new story on IKEA’s new IKEA Planner 3D software for the consumer and home owner; plus news on FileMaker Pro 10 and the battle Royale between Autodesk and SolidWorks over the term DWG.
Tidbits: Luxology, SketchUp and Swift 3D news
Mac CAD and 3D News: In brief we have news about modo sessions at the Northeastern Division IDSA Conference in Cambridge this month, plus SketchUp 7 book news and Swift 3D’s updated modeling plugin for Adobe Photoshop CS4.
Vectorworks 2009 to CINEMA 4D 11 plugin updated
MAXON Computer and Nemetschek North America jointly announced new Vectorworks 2009 exchange plugin for CINEMA 4D R11.
Elliott Animation games up using Craft Animation Tools
Elliott Animation uses Craft Animation and Gamecaster tools to save up to $600,000 on virtual camera shots for animation series for children.
Tidbits: Bonzai 3D, Apple and Bentley news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have some brief news items on Bonzai 3D, the new tool from auto-des-sys, the makers of formZ, plus a blurb on Apple beating all top-brand workstation makers to Intel’s Nehalem Xeon chips, and news of Bentley’s cancelled user conference.
Nehalem advantage – Apple delivers new Mac Pros
Apple delivers the “Nehalem” advantage before Dell and rivals with all new Mac Pros. The new systems also provide additional Apple innovations to the system design, including innovative new slide-out tray memory carriage system and a breathtaking array of I/O options.
Tidbits: Strata, Intel Core i7, Pylon news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have some brief news items on Strata, Away3D, Intel’s new i7 processors and Pylon Technical, the makers of formZ add-on software.
Tidbits: VolView 3.0, OpenGL 3.0 and Rhino news
Mac CAD and 3D News: Kitware announces VolView 3.0 for medical 3D imagery and volume rendering, Nvidia puts out support for OpenGL 3.0 in new drivers, and we have some links to Rhino video tutorials.
Tidbits: Autodesk, solidThinking and Vectorworks news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have new items on Autodesk’s latest announcements concerning its 2010 BIM software portfolio, plus solidThinking news in India and Vectorworks 2009 training in New York City.
ICS offers ArchiCAD 12 Lease Program
ICS – Integrated CADD Services introduces ArchiCAD 12 Holiday Lease Plan.
Mac-originated BIM, ArchiCAD tops rivals in UK survey
Architectural CAD survey in the UK reveals Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD as a dominant leader in customer satisfaction.
PanzerCAD releases Camera Match 2009 for Vectorworks
Camera Match 2009 plugin updated for popular Vectorworks 2009 product line – plugin enables precise alignment of 3D models in Vectorworks to existing photographs.
Personal Learning comes to Vue 7 3D app
e-on Software brings Vue 7 Personal Learning Edition (PLE) to the design community. The free software enables you to learn the Vue 7 series of 3D environmental creation and visualization tools.
Vectorworks 2009 released in Japan
Vectorworks 2009 product line released in Japan – First ever release of Vectorworks Architect to the Japanese architectural market.
Graphisoft announces next BIM BEK winner
Italian architect Rosaria Di Mento has won the BEK (BIM Experience Kit) competition from Graphisoft, wins a full commercial license of ArchiCAD 12.
Tidbits: Rhino, Brazil, Vectorworks and other news
Mac CAD and 3D News: We have news on Rhino tutorials, new release candidate software for Brazil, Vectorworks training in New York City and ArchiCAD Start Edition news.
Tips for Running SolidWorks on your Mac
SolidSmack has a story on how to run Windows-only MCAD software SolidWorks on your Intel Mac Computer.
Tidbits: Rhino, Manga Studio 4, Vectorworks news
Mac CAD and 3D News: Smith Micro releases Mac version of Manga Studio 4, new Spanish-language version of Vectorworks 2009 product line and Rhino news.
Vue 7 Pioneer Open Beta – 3D Software for Mac Users
e-on Software offers Mac users free Vue 7 Pioneer Open Beta – Perfect Introduction to World of 3D.
Vectorworks 2009 Service Pack 2 Released
Nemetschek North America has released Vectorworks 2009 Service Pack 2 for the popular Mac and Windows CAD product line.
Google’s SketchUp 7 works with SpaceNavigator 3D mice
3Dconnexion’s award-winning 3D mice are now compatible with Google’s latest SketchUp 7 and SketchUp 7 Pro.
Luxology intros modo 302 arch. viz training videos
Luxology introduces modo tutorial video series on architectural visualization – architectural modeling, rendering and lighting techniques with modo 302 explained.
PointWise’s Gridgen for Mac – Hybrid Meshing Made Faster
Pointwise introduces latest version of Gridgen for Mac, Windows, Linux and Unix platforms – possible to install on Intel Macs, runs as X11 app under PowerPC-G5 workstations or better.
Animech Technologies brings 3D to Mac
Animech Technologies of Sweden brings interactive 3D software technologies to the Macintosh and Windows platforms – Enhances product buying processes.
Tidbits: Google Earth Plugin, Vectorworks, CUDA and Texturefly
Mac CAD and 3D News: Google releases its long-awaited Earth Plugin for Safari and FireFox Mac browsers, Vectorworks 2009 is now localized in most of Europe and Nvidia’s CUDA architecture cleans up awards at Supercomputing Convention.
Apple’s OpenCL released as ratified 1.0 spec at SIGGRAPH Asia
Khronos Group releases OpenCL 1.0 and OpenVG 1.1 – Khronos Group releases ratified OpenCL 1.0 Specification at SIGGRAPH Asia.
MacDraw-like Intaglio – Powerful Drawing Made Easy
Purgatory Design’s Intaglio 3.0 brings the classic MacDraw application back from the dead with full import capabilities to QuickDraw based files from System 7, 8 and 9.
Rediscovered Traditional Japanese Architecture with ArchiCAD
A digital reconstruction project attempts to reveal secrets of Earthquake-Resistent Frame construction in Chiba Japan.
Craft Animations: new free version of Craft Director Tools
Craft Animations Brings Powerful Research-based Animation Plugins to the Mass Market with new Free Versions – Works with Maya for Mac OS X
