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Bentley acquires MOSES offshore structural engineering suite

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The acquired software will be added to the Bentley SACS line of offshore engineering and naval architecture software. Bentley Systems ...

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The Foundry releases Mac version of Mari 3D digital paint software

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Originally created by Weta Digital for Avatar, Mari is now a popular application for visual effects. The Foundry has released ...

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New Luxion/Autodesk partnership brings Keyshot to Fusion 360

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Real-time ray tracing and immediate two-way exchange for creating photorealistic rendering. Luxion says it has expanded its partnership with Autodesk ...

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3D printing inventor Chuck Hull receives Stibitz Award

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Thirty years after inventing stereolithography, Hull still ‘humbled and exhilarated’ by the result. Chuck Hull, inventor of 3D printing and ...

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Gravity has pull; the 3D movie industry has a new champion

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Gravity, by Alfonso Cuarón and his son Jonas represents the start of a new generation of 3D film that no longer needs ...

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Faceware upgrades facial motion capture product line

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Processing facial motion now takes minutes, not hours; no more paying by the second to export data. One of Hollywood’s ...

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CAD toolkit maker Tech Soft 3D introduces new product suite for cloud and mobile

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Vendors are eager to build new apps for mobile; these SDK’s mean they don’t have to start from scratch. Tech ...

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Autodesk sales strategy includes discontinuing upgrade purchases

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At an Investors Day meeting in San Francisco, Autodesk also announced modest layoffs and explained changes in its business model. ...

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Autodesk acquires Graitec structural detailing technology

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Graitec will continue with other products, and will be a dealer for the two product lines Autodesk acquires. Autodesk is ...

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Bentley announces 65 finalists for Year in Infrastructure awards

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The Be Inspired Awards will go to winners in 22 categories, selected from many of the world’s largest and most ...