Next Limit releases Revit plug-in for Maxwell Render

Mar. 22 | The free plug-in offers a high degree of flexibility for rendering Revit models, including Maxwell’s special Grass technology. Maxwell Render users now have access to a free plug-in for working with Revit models. Maxwell Render now offers direct support...

Viso3D exports SketchUp models to iPad

Mar. 22 | A desktop program and an iPad app team up to allow navigation and provide full lightmap options for SketchUp models. SketchUp third-party developer Cadalog has released Viso3D to export SketchUp models for the iPad. Viso3D will export SketchUp faces and...

Nvidia announces Grid visual computing appliance

Mar. 19 | 3D CAD and digital content creation are among targeted users. SolidWorks was part of the main stage presentation at Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference for the reveal.  Nvidia today made good on past promises, announcing its new Nvidia Grid Visual...

LightWave 3D releases architectural visualization bundle

Mar. 18 | The addition of LWCAD provides the ability to use CAD workflows in the visualization environment. LightWave 3D is now selling a new Architectural Design Bundle that couples LightWave 11.5 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software with WTools3D’s...

Scia Engineer first structural BIM software to receive IFC 2×3 V2 Certification

Mar. 15 | Three general-purpose BIM products from Autodesk and Nemetschek also certified. BuildingSmart International has certified Nemetschek Scia Engineer as the first structural Building Information Modeling (BIM) software to pass the organization’s IFC...

Bentley Pointools reveals prehistoric artwork on Stonehenge

Mar. 12 | Turning 850 gigabytes of 3D scan data into one coherent visualization led to the discovery of 71 carvings. The UK’s York Archaeological Trust was recently commissioned to use contemporary technology to spatially and digitally record England’s historic...

TurboCAD turns V20

Mar. 6 | Who would have thought back in 1986 a $99 CAD product would be around so long? The list of new features is long. In 1986 two really small teams of developers—one near Seattle, the other in South Africa—released an inexpensive 2D CAD product for the...

Thinkbox extends Krakatoa to Maya

Mar. 4 | The high-volume CPU-based particle renderer has long been available for 3ds Max or stand-alone. There are version for both Windows and Linux. Thinkbox Software has released Krakatoa MY, a new version of its high-volume particle renderer, for Autodesk...

Bentley recalibrates user conference around hands-on learning

Feb. 25 | Bentley is tightly focusing the conference on training. A second conference in October will address industry issues. Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, home of the Bentley Learn Conference 2013. (Source: PCC) Bentley Systems has made changes...

New 128 GB iPad a natural for CAD?

Feb. 22 | Not every vendor agrees cramming more memory into a tablet is an evolutionary step in the right direction. Apple recently expanded its iPad line by introducing a 128 GB model, doubling the amount of storage previously available to the fourth generation...