The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 73rd Engineering Emmy Awards honoring an individual, company, or organization for developments in broadcast technology. Arnold Global Illumination Rendering System and Chaos’ V-Ray are among the eight Engineering Emmy recipients selected this year. The awards will be presented by the Television Academy Engineering … [Read more...] about Engineering Emmy Award 2021 goes to V-Ray and Arnold
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Autodesk’s fiscal 2022 second quarter is a winner and no surprises
Subscription growth and tough love on licensing deals enable a 16% increase in revenues. Autodesk CFO Debbie Clifford described Autodesk’s financial results as strong, and that they were and that they have been. In his introductory comments, CEO Andrew Anagnost said the company offered its guidance at the start of 2021 during a period of “unwinding uncertainty,” which does … [Read more...] about Autodesk’s fiscal 2022 second quarter is a winner and no surprises
Autodesk invests in iOFFICE + SpaceIQ to bring together BIM and facility management
iOFFICE + SpaceIQ, a leader in the digital transformation of workplace and asset management, has recently announced a strategic investment by Autodesk that will provide integrated solutions to increase the efficiency of building assets. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. In August 2021, iOFFICE and SpaceIQ merged together to address a rapidly growing market … [Read more...] about Autodesk invests in iOFFICE + SpaceIQ to bring together BIM and facility management
GDWC adds student competition
Students and independent developers are encouraged to sign up and show their stuff. The GDWC, or Game Development World Championships, is a Finnish-based organization founded in 2016. They don’t talk much about themselves, but the organization takes on the mighty task of running an ongoing competition for game developers who can submit their entries throughout the … [Read more...] about GDWC adds student competition
Sketchbook Inc. arrives!
Brand new company launched to serve, protect, and expand the Sketchbook fam. The technology in Sketchbook began life as a part of the high-end industrial design toolset developed by Alias, which was founded in 1983. Alias is the font of some of the most widely used digital content creation software in use today including Maya and Alias Studio, both of which are now part of … [Read more...] about Sketchbook Inc. arrives!
Autodesk makes bid for Altium PCB Design company
Follows the trend for big gulp deals in the CAD industry. In a short, direct little bit of a press release, Autodesk announced that it had made a non-binding proposal to acquire all the outstanding share common stock of Altium, Limited (ASX: ALU) for AUD $38.30 to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement. In an equally short, pleasant press release Altium … [Read more...] about Autodesk makes bid for Altium PCB Design company
Autodesk and Weta Digital take to the cloud together
WetaM arrives as a SaaS platform for special effects. Cloud-based production platforms for digital content are slowly making their way in use because it’s an obviously good idea. It’s happening slowly because it’s an obviously tricky thing to do since it requires an openness and willingness to collaborate that’s just a step too far for some vendors. It will happen as the drive … [Read more...] about Autodesk and Weta Digital take to the cloud together
Autodesk announces Q1 for FY 2022
The company kicks of new plans for infrastructure and manufacture and nurtures the growing AEC business. Autodesk has been concentrating on bringing its user base into compliance and building new business via the transition to digitalization. The company’s revenues increased 12% year-over-year to $989 million. CEO Andrew Anagnost credited the company’s “resilient subscription … [Read more...] about Autodesk announces Q1 for FY 2022
Tinkercad celebrates its 10th birthday
Free 3D CAD tool claims 35 million users. Tinkercad was born of a desire to extend 3D CAD and along the way 3D printing to the world. Original founders Kai Backman and Mikko Mononen were determined to break the logjam that has grown along with interest in 3D design. They could see that there was huge interest in 3D design to enable 3D printing, create rendered … [Read more...] about Tinkercad celebrates its 10th birthday
Autodesk introduces significant update to Flame
New features improve color grading, camera tracking, review, through FX and editorial. Apparently, Autodesk’s developers have not been waiting out the pandemic. In response to user requests and experiences during the pandemic, Autodesk has taken advantage of emerging technologies to add more than 40 improvements to Flame 2022. The company has taken advantage of Machine … [Read more...] about Autodesk introduces significant update to Flame