Kathleen Maher

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Get ready for the Robotics Rodeo

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Kathleen Maher

Time to get crackin’ on those designs.  The U.S. Army has announced plans for Robotics Rodeo 3 The U.S. Army ...

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Siemens PLM Software sees HD-PLM as design evolution milestone

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Kathleen Maher

At a recent conference for analysts, executive from Siemens PLM debuted new technology, talked up recent big customer wins, and ...

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Blender keeps churning out free top-quality 3D modeling and animation

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Kathleen Maher

The lines were long and the buzz was good around the Blender booth at Siggraph 2011. Blender has come a ...

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Redway3D expands graphics options for software developers

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Kathleen Maher

The OpenGL SDK uses both GPU and CPU to create a full rendering middleware stack. Ray traced rendering is fast ...

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The Open Design Alliance prepares for the future

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Kathleen Maher

The industry consortium for CAD interoperability and collaboration prepares for a leadership change. By Kathleen Maher The Open Design Alliance ...

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Smith Micro introduces Poser Debut for 3D character modeling

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Kathleen Maher

The new intro 3D modeler joins light versions of SM’s Studio products. The time is right for 3D modeling and ...

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Film industry partners tackle data exchange; introduce Alembic 1.0

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Kathleen Maher

Film industry partners Lucasfilm and Sony Imageworks have teamed up to create a compact exchange format called Alembic. The effort ...

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Organic Motion shows off new technology at Siggraph 2011

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Kathleen Maher

Computer vision technology enables markerless motion capture for more spontaneous performances. The technology has promise for new interfaces in the ...

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Adobe introduces Photoshop Elements 9 for the Mac App Store

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Kathleen Maher

Several high-end features from Photoshop’s professional version find their way to a consumer product for Mac users. Adobe cleverly takes ...

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ESRI acquires content creation company Procedural

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Kathleen Maher

ESRI adds City Engine to its portfolio to create 3D cities within ArcGIS and the company says it will continue ...