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Trimble Launches SketchUp AI—New AI-Powered Modeling
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Autodesk Updates AutoCAD for Mac—Touch Bar Support
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ARCHICAD Now Available Under Subscription Licenses in North America
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Autodesk Announces AutoCAD 2021—Includes Free Extended Access to Cloud Tools
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News: CAID
AU25: All About Autodesk's AI Neural CAD Engines
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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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Product Watch: BOXX APEXX S3 and S4 with Intel Core Ultra CPUs
BOXX Technologies is the first pro workstation maker to ship new workstations featuring Intel Core Ultra 7 and Ultra 9 processors.
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
SPEC Releases new SPECapc for Maya 2024 Benchmark for the creative industries to help measure workstation performance.
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News: Apple
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Apple and TSMC have been secretly working together on AI chips for data centers for years. Apple aims to edge up Google and Microsoft in the AI arms race.
Apple Intros Apple Silicon-based Mac Pro
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Gurman says Apple Reality One Headset will have iOS-like Interface
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