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Tinkercad to close

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Randall Newton

The founders are pivoting their work to Airstone Labs to create a cloud-based simulation platform for manufacturing. Today Tinkercad announced ...

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FX legend says Hollywood reluctant to embrace the future

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Randall Newton

Oscar-winner Douglas Trumbull is among a handful of technologists working on new technologies to transform cinema. But adoption is not ...

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Next Limit releases Revit plug-in for Maxwell Render

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Randall Newton

The free plug-in offers a high degree of flexibility for rendering Revit models, including Maxwell’s special Grass technology. Maxwell Render ...

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Viso3D exports SketchUp models to iPad

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Randall Newton

A desktop program and an iPad app team up to allow navigation and provide full lightmap options for SketchUp models. ...

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Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch jumps to Apple

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Kathleen Maher

The champion of creative software for professionals heads to a company that seems to have forgotten about professional software.  With ...

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Nvidia announces Grid visual computing appliance

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Randall Newton

3D CAD and digital content creation are among targeted users. SolidWorks was part of the main stage presentation at Nvidia’s ...

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Maxon and Adobe promise new, improved 3D interoperability for After Effects

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Kathleen Maher

Adobe and Maxon have announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on improved integration between Cinema 4D and Adobe After Effects. ...

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LightWave 3D releases architectural visualization bundle

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Randall Newton

The addition of LWCAD provides the ability to use CAD workflows in the visualization environment. LightWave 3D is now selling ...

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JL Audio uses SolidWorks to fine tune high-end product line

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GfxS staff

The holder of 15 US patents, JL saves on physical prototyping using SolidWorks simulation.  True audiophiles appreciate good sound quality ...

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Scia Engineer first structural BIM software to receive IFC 2×3 V2 Certification

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Randall Newton

Three general-purpose BIM products from Autodesk and Nemetschek also certified. BuildingSmart International has certified Nemetschek Scia Engineer as the first ...