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NewTek introduces its latest: LightWave 11

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Kathleen Maher

NewTek is now on the fast track. The company has gone to its base, VFX especially for TV, and it ...

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Nvidia unveils Maximus to unlock a workstation’s full potential

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Randall Newton

New technology allows formerly sequential tasks such as design, analysis, and rendering to be processed simultaneously. Workstation manufacturers and leading ...

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Autodesk scoops up 3D point cloud innovator Alice Labs

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Randall Newton

Studio Clouds edits point clouds for use in 3ds Max and Maya and displays with game engine speed. Everyone is ...

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We get to use “Lady Gaga” in a CAD article headline

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Randall Newton

Gage/Clemenceau Architects use Autodesk Design Suite to create a Fashion Week Installation for Lady Gaga Fashion Director Nicola Formichetti. Mudbox ...

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ParaCloud takes generative architecture beyond gearheads

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Randall Newton

New GEM 5 extends the ability to generate complex 3D models without scripting or complicated diagrams. The output can be ...

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Nvidia Iray and GPUs supercharge Mercedes Benz visualizations

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Randall Newton

Freelance CG artist Jeff Patton went from one hour per rendering to eight minutes inside Autodesk 3ds Max. Jeff Patton ...

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E-on Software brings carbon scatter to Max, Maya, Cinema4D

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Randall Newton

The popular technology for populating digital scenes now works with the top three commercial animation products. E-on Software has released ...

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Pixologic ZBrush update enables smoother workflow

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Kathleen Maher

Two-way file exchange enabled for Photoshop, Maya and more. Pixologic’s ZBrush is generally considered the market leader for digital sculpting ...

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Siemens Industry online game seeks to make manufacturing cool again

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Randall Newton

Plantville uses game and social media technology to attract young people in the ‘talent war’ for the next generation of ...

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Graphics board tests are not created equal

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Randall Newton

Most industry benchmarks can be slanted to prefer or avoid performance characteristics. Jon Peddie explains the Pmark, used by Jon ...