Month: April 2013

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Collada now recognized as ISO standard for 3D digital assets

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Randall Newton

Khronos Group also releases an upgrade to the OpenCollada import/export tool and SDK, and launches related projects.  Collada, the neutral ...

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Smartgeometry heading home to London

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Randall Newton

Colleagues from some of London’s top architectural firms gathered to discuss computational design technology; the rest is history still being ...

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Nvidia Wave Works not recommended for those who need Dramamine

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Jon Peddie

Modeling the Beauford Scale of wind speed and its effect on the ocean in real-time physics. At GTC I thought ...

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Making faces is harder than it looks

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Kathleen Maher

Facial animation technology is advancing on several fronts. We profile several teams and products on the cutting edge. By Kathleen ...

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The Cult of Maker prays for a burst-resistant bubble

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Randall Newton

Is 3D printing creating a movement strong enough to move beyond the imminent threat of a sudden pop?  By Randall ...

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Dell introduces automated workstation optimization software

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Randall Newton

The free software fine-tunes Dell Precision workstations for the product and task. Initially shipping with settings for Maya, SolidWorks, and ...

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Autoturn 5D takes road design realism beyond realistic

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Randall Newton

By skipping from 3D to 5D, Transoft Solutions offers truer-than-life road conditions for the civil engineer.  April 1, 2013: Transoft ...