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Demand for desktop CAD hardware expected to decline

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Use of mobile and virtual workstation use of CAD tools will increase, according to new research survey. A recent survey ...

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Web + video + virtual reality moving forward

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Early developer Bitmovin raises $10.3m in Series A round. Bitmovin, an early player in video infrastructure for virtual reality online ...

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Survey finds BIM use tops 38% across AEC disciplines

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A majority of potential users have not yet migrated to building information modeling. The most recent CAD market survey from ...

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Hexagon acquires Multivista for cloud construction documentation

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Construction progress and site monitoring as a service increases visibility into projects. Hexagon AB continues its aggressive acquisition pace in ...

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SPECviewperf update adds 3ds Max viewset

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The popular benchmark measures 3D graphics performance of systems running OpenGL and DirectX. The new update to the SPECviewperf benchmark ...

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AMD increases graphics chip market share in second quarter

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The total market was in seasonal decline, down 4% from last quarter. Computer graphics chip maker AMD increased market share ...

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AMD continues to gain ground on Nvidia in graphics add-in board market

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A robust gaming market helped boost add-in board sales in seasonally down quarter. Computer graphics hardware vendor AMD continues to ...

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Versus is quite possibly the best video introduction for a software update this year

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In 1:28 the main new features of Cinema 4D Release 18 are presented without a word. I was gobsmacked by the ...

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CADfix contributes to UK study of high-end mesh geometry use

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Automated generation of high quality meshes will aid CFD simulation for aerospace and other demanding engineering tasks. The UK government, ...

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Datakit updates SolidWorks export plug-ins

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A license of the export target is not required to create a new version of the 3D model. Datakit has ...