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Better document management saves Los Angeles Water and Power $800,000 annually

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GfxS staff

After updating a homegrown system with Bentley ProjectWise, a wide variety of engineering and utility documents are now immediately accessible. ...

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Delcam updates Solid Doctor for CAD data repair

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Randall Newton

The refined module will ship in the next release of PowerShape, due in August. The new version of Delcam PowerShape—due ...

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Clayoo bridges the precision vs. freeform CAD gap for Rhino users

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Randall Newton

NURBS meets SubD Surfaces in a new add-on. No one product can yet do it all. Over the years as ...

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SpaceClaim and SofTech release Cadra bi-directional connector

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Randall Newton

2D mechanical drafters now have a fast path to 3D models. SpaceClaim and SofTech have jointly produced a path for ...

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Kyoto Prize honors “father of computer graphics” Ivan Sutherland

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Randall Newton

The Japanese equivalent of the Nobel Prize honors Sutherland for his pioneering work which created today’s computer graphics industry. Dr. ...

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Once upon a time in 3D CAD Land: A Solid Edge fairy tale

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Randall Newton

A story of distracted parents and a precocious child. By Randall S. Newton Once upon a time in 3D CAD ...

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Trimble to acquire WinEstimator

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Randall Newton

The latest addition to Trimble’s expanding AEC portfolio will be integrated into the operations of Meridian Systems. Trimble continues to ...

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RevUp Render gives cloud backbone to V-Ray users

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Randall Newton

On-demand cloud rendering service takes advantage of distributed rendering in V-Ray 2.0 software. Users can control and monitor rendering from ...

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Hollywood’s CG experts to reveal production secrets in Siggraph 2012 sessions

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GfxS staff

From blockbusters like Hugo and The Avengers to upcoming films and a special session on High Frame Rate Cinema, some ...

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New bridge analysis tool models multiple earthquake variables

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Randall Newton

BridgePBEE is new software from engineering researchers at the University of California, Berkeley that can model the interaction of soil, ...