Archives

New Sunglass API connects to popular CAD tools, cloud storage sites

BY
Randall Newton

To demonstrate the capabilities of the API, Sunglass programmers have released connectors for several popular products including SolidWorks, SketchUp, and ...

Archives

Aveva teases customers with new plant design product vision

BY
Randall Newton

Details are slim but the track record suggests a bold initiative that will blend engineering data with point clouds, with ...

Archives

AutoCAD worm sends drawings to China

BY
Randall Newton

Thousands of drawings were sent via email from a large project in Peru before the attack was identified and stopped. ...

Archives

Liquid Robotics rewrites its engineering workflow

BY
GfxS staff

The Wave Glider autonomous robot gathers data for a variety of clients and users. New GPU technology from Nvidia has ...

Archives

Computex 2012 was Ultrabookland

BY
Jon Peddie

Those pricey new WinTel notebook computers that ape the MacBook Air were everywhere. Jon Peddie reports from Taipei.    By ...

Archives

CG pioneers seek mentors for youth at Siggraph 2012

BY
GfxS staff

More mentors are needed to enrich the experience of high school students selected to attend Siggraph 2012 in Los Angeles. ...

Archives

Google upgrades its own Maps

BY
Kathleen Maher

Apple might not be using Google’s map technology anymore, but the search giant is not about to stop improving the ...

Archives

Wild new Airbus twin-fuselage patent designs in glorious 2D

BY
Randall Newton

The cutting edge of aviation thinking must still go 2D when submitting a patent application. All current commercial aircraft are ...

Archives

Stereoscopic 3D market study reveals fast-growing market with incompatible platforms

BY
GfxS staff

New report from Jon Peddie Research identifies new opportunities and challenges in photography, video, gaming and augmented reality. The current ...

Archives

There’s an Oscar winner in this list

BY
GfxS staff

Siggraph announces the winners of the 2012 Computer Animation Festival. It won’t be the first time a Siggraph winner goes ...