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Industry Commentary and Analysis
ODA Seeking Strategic Partners for Scan to BIM Technologies
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Epic Games Obtains Strategic Investment from Sony
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News: CAID
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News: MCAD
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IMSI Design Releases TurboCAD Mac 15
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News: Animation & VFX
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SPEC Releases SPECapc for Maya 2024 Benchmark, Adds SPEC Workload Development Kit
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