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ProtoTech WebGL Revit Exporter adds Virtual Reality option

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VR imagery is designed for smartphone-style VR display. CAD enhancement specialist ProtoTech has updated its WebGL exporter for Autodesk Revit ...

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Carl Bass steps down as Autodesk CEO

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A transition team is in place, with two senior vice presidents sharing interim leadership responsibilities. Two activist shareholders will leave ...

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Onshape extends its 3D cloud CAD with sheet metal design

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“Simultaneous Sheet Metal” technology lets users work concurrently on flat, folded and bend table representations. Onshape today released new sheet ...

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Jon Peddie Research launches new Visual Processing Unit market report

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Tiny new processors are driving innovation in a wide variety of industries. Jon Peddie Research (JPR) today launched a new ...

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Discovering the importance of lighting in creating immersive 3D

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Game studios are using real-time lighting to improve realism, but it will take a graphics ecosystem to take VR content ...

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Hexagon to acquire MSC Software for $834 million

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MSC revenue in 2016 was below 2009 revenue.   [Editor’s note: see also our January 13, 2017 article, “MSC Software ...

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Siemens, Bentley Systems to co-develop new utility planning and design software

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Smart grid technology is first on the agenda. Software is reprogramming the industrial world. Siemens and Bentley Systems are taking ...

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Managing media content in the drone’s-eye view era

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Kyno offers a new all-in-one approach to video management, designed for terabytes of data in a variety of formats. Rapidly ...

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Cospective updates remote video review solution

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CineSync 4.0 introduces additional security features and an iOS app. Video technology specialist Cospective has introduced a major update to ...

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Microsoft acquires Simplygon 3D optimization technology

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Designed to slim down AAA game models, the tech may find its way into the new drivers for 3D printing. ...