Big ambitions pay off, but so does a big bet on a new market. Dassault is enjoying the benefits of its diversification strategy and its unbounded optimism. The company has had complete faith in its decades-long vision of a cloud-based integrated set of tools that reach all the way down to the consumer and up to corporate leaders and government agencies. They’re a long way … [Read more...] about Dassault comes out of 2020 stronger than ever
Painter Essentials 8 gets updated features from parent product Painter 2021
New brushes, AI features, performance improvement, and Sidecar support. Painter Essentials 8, the latest addition to Corel’s Painter family, has arrived. Painter Essentials is essentially a slimmed-down version of Corel’s high-end painting tool Painter for digital artists which sells for $429 on the Corel site. The Painter Essentials tool is $49.99. Slimming down … [Read more...] about Painter Essentials 8 gets updated features from parent product Painter 2021
Dassault advances Solidworks capabilities with cloud-based 3DExperience Works
Dassault opens its arms to all designers and engineers with new pricing packages. The lesson for 2021 is that you should have paid attention in 2020. Dassault has spent the past year delivering on the framework it laid out last year at the first 3DExperience World in Nashville. If you didn’t pay so much attention, we attempted to explain it here. Dassault wants to move its … [Read more...] about Dassault advances Solidworks capabilities with cloud-based 3DExperience Works
Lightmap introduces the Xenon Drop 2 update for HDR Light Studio
New features for HDRI lighting tool include Diffusion and Light Looks which brings more possibilities for lighting and workflow management. Rendering is one thing, but lighting can be another. Lightmap, based in Nottingham, England has been helping artists, engineers, and designers fine-tune their lighting since 2009. The company’s product HDR Light Studio works with the … [Read more...] about Lightmap introduces the Xenon Drop 2 update for HDR Light Studio
Pushing processors to the limit: Siemens NX incorporates new design paradigms, ease of use, and plenty of AI
Ongoing development work from synchronous to convergent expands Siemens’ concept of model-based definition. Siemens has achieved some milestones with their latest release of NX. The company has gone to a continuous release in which changes are rolled out regularly. The company expects a cadence of every 6 months or so. The company is taking more advantage of AI/ML with every … [Read more...] about Pushing processors to the limit: Siemens NX incorporates new design paradigms, ease of use, and plenty of AI
Giant steps: Adobe Substance 2021.1 updates
Adobe’s 3D & Immersive team reveals product updates and plans for the future. Adobe’s Substance team is an integral part of Adobe’s 3D strategy, or more correctly, the Substance team is Adobe’s 3D & Immersive group. Sebastien Deguy, formerly the CEO of Allegorithmic, is an Adobe Vice President and leads the 3D & Immersive group. For that reason, Substance’s … [Read more...] about Giant steps: Adobe Substance 2021.1 updates
Shutterstock builds competitive edge with Turbosquid acquisition
Shutterstock has announced the acquisition of TurboSquid for $75 million cash, and in a single stroke becomes the “world’s largest 3D marketplace.” This deal is a boon for Shutterstock. Turbosquid claims 1.9 million customers. In addition, Turbosquid’s content creators will have a larger pool of customers by joining Shutterstock. Shutterstock has expansion on its mind. Last … [Read more...] about Shutterstock builds competitive edge with Turbosquid acquisition
Expanding the universe for Unity Reflect and models
In 2017, Autodesk announced plans to collaborate with Unity to create a link between Unity and Revit’s BIM models. The first result of that collaboration was Unity Reflect, which started shipping in November 2019. Unity Reflect creates a link between Revit and Unity enabling the creation of 3D visualizations of Revit projects in Unity Reflect. Users can define what … [Read more...] about Expanding the universe for Unity Reflect and models
Maxon expands its network; acquires Japanese distributor
Maxon has acquired the sales and distribution of its products in Japan from former partner TMS and has opened its first official office in the country. The new office is Maxon Computer KK. Maxon says the new arrangement will enable Maxon to forge closer relationships with their customers in Japan and also to expand sales to their new product lines, Red Giant and Red Shift. The … [Read more...] about Maxon expands its network; acquires Japanese distributor
Intel brings Pat Gelsinger back, and this time as CEO
CES surprise sees CEO Bob Swan out and former CTO Gelsinger back in. Under some pressure from activist investment firm Third Point, Intel has announced plans to bring in Pat Gelsinger to be the company’s CEO. Gelsinger, who had successfully run EMC and then VMware, was previously at Intel as the SVP and GM of the Digital Enterprise Group. The irony that absolutely nobody … [Read more...] about Intel brings Pat Gelsinger back, and this time as CEO