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ZBrush update adds realism to fiber, fur, and hair

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Randall Newton

Other new features in ZBrush 4R3 include vector displacement maps and a 3D noise feature. Pixologic is now shipping an ...

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An Open Letter about the future of Collada from the Khronos Group

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GfxS staff

The growing use of Collada as an open, non-proprietary file format for 3D asset exchange presents new challenges and opportunities. ...

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IMSI/Design releases first 2D/3D DWG viewing app on Android

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Randall Newton

The boutique CAD vendor is taking the high ground; surely others will quickly follow. Drawing on its market-leading experience with ...

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IMSI/Design updates free TurboViewer

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Randall Newton

The only iPad CAD viewer that supported 3D DWG now adds SHX and TrueType font support.  IMSI/Design has released version ...

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Infinite Z launches zSpace virtual holographic 3D display for designers

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Randall Newton

Five years in the making, zSpace delivers a highly realistic 3D experience. zSpace will initially ship with support for Autodesk ...

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Infotech beefs up Kubotek KeyView

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Randall Newton

New release adds SAT export, advanced markup, 2D CAD import from 3D CAD products, and more. An update to Kubotek ...

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IMSI/Design releases paid version of TurboViewer for iPad/iPhone

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Randall Newton

Built using Teigha technology from the Open Design Alliance, IMSI/Design creates an Autodesk-free zone to view DWG 2D and 3D ...

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Blender keeps churning out free top-quality 3D modeling and animation

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Kathleen Maher

The lines were long and the buzz was good around the Blender booth at Siggraph 2011. Blender has come a ...

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3D, me and WebGL, brought together by ShapeShot

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GfxS staff

Make models of your favorite things, including your head. The Emerging Technologies section of Siggraph this year looked like a ...

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AEC startups Horizontal and Ziggurat launch cloud BIM partnership

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Randall Newton

The two plan to carve out a niche as the ‘best of breed’ in 3D BIM project collaboration for existing ...