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E-on Software brings carbon scatter to Max, Maya, Cinema4D

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Revenue of $162.3 million reflected growth in all product lines and services. High performance computing applications and services are in ...