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E-on Software brings carbon scatter to Max, Maya, Cinema4D
The popular technology for populating digital scenes now works with the top three commercial animation products. E-on Software has released ...
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Exploring the brave new world of virtual moviemaking
Five artistic technologists discuss and debate the future of graphics technology in film at the annual Jon Peddie Research Siggraph ...
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Autodesk releases AutoCAD for Mac 2012; extends platform with new LT and WS versions
AutoCAD LT for Mac and AutoCAD WS for Mac will be available exclusively in the Mac App Store. Waiting for ...
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Aerospace giant EADS conducting eco-assessment of direct laser sintering
A previous study showed laser sintered (3D printed) parts lead to lower fuel use and a smaller carbon footprint. The ...
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Autodesk lands exclusive deal to distribute Disney “Tangled” technology
XGen combines power with ease of use for generating not only “fur, feathers, and foliage” but a wide variety of ...
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Autodesk releases 123D Sculpt for iPad
The child of Inventor Fusion and Sketchbook Pro technologies, we speculate the ability to 3D print iPad digital sculptures can’t ...
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Disney and CMU build 3D face models giving animators intuitive control of expressions
The data-driven approach subdivides the model into independently trained regions. Computer animators struggle to make faces do the simplest natural ...
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Autodesk to make “major announcement” next week
Autodesk has informed selected journalists that it will make a “major announcement” next week regarding “the expansion of its AutoCAD ...
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Khronos updates OpenGL cross-platform 3D graphips API
Wasting no time on the opening day of Siggraph, the industry consortium is also opening up two working groups to ...
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Ansys revenue sets second quarter record
Revenue of $162.3 million reflected growth in all product lines and services. High performance computing applications and services are in ...