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Trimble Launches SketchUp AI—New AI-Powered Modeling
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Chaos brings Mac support and AI tools to V-Ray for Blender
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Industry Commentary and Analysis
ODA Seeking Strategic Partners for Scan to BIM Technologies
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AMD Radeon PRO W6600 Workstation GPU Now Available
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Epic Acquires Twinmotion from Abvent—Joins Unreal Engine Suite of Technologies
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News: CAID
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IMSI Design Releases TurboCAD Mac 15
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Luxion Releases KeyShot 11
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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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Maxon releases new Red Giant Update—Enhanced Unreal Support
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SPEC Releases SPECapc for Maya 2024 Benchmark, Adds SPEC Workload Development Kit
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Apple Intros Apple Silicon-based Mac Pro
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