Startup Cl3ver arrives to offer easy 3D presentation creation to architects. The company announces new pricing and new tutorials. Startup Cl3ver offers cloud-based rendering for architects. The company debuted at SXSW V2V in Las Vegas last summer and the team has been honing the interface and their business plan. It has emerged looking a little like a 3D Prezi for … [Read more...] about DIY presentations for architects courtesy of Cl3ver
COLLADA
Collada now recognized as ISO standard for 3D digital assets
Khronos Group also releases an upgrade to the OpenCollada import/export tool and SDK, and launches related projects. Collada, the neutral interoperability format for 3D digital assets, is now an official ISO standard. The official announcement refers to Collada as a tool to “provide a reliable, long-term international standard for 3D asset authoring and interchange.” The … [Read more...] about Collada now recognized as ISO standard for 3D digital assets
Vectorworks 2013 expands cloud computing as a supporting resource
Other new features include new 3D editing tools and enhancements to architectural presentations. Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. has announced significant upgrades to its line of products, which includes Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals, and Renderworks. In their demos and presentations of the new product line the company emphasizes the … [Read more...] about Vectorworks 2013 expands cloud computing as a supporting resource
Autodesk expands Media and Entertainment Suites for 2013
Multi-product workflows and extreme 3D detail drive this year’s updates. By Kathleen Maher The entertainment industry is fundamentally changing. It has been for a long time but it’s become more obvious with several huge industry shifts in the game, movie, and TV industries. The content is changing and the way content is made is changing. Autodesk’s Carl Bass says that … [Read more...] about Autodesk expands Media and Entertainment Suites for 2013
Khronos struggles with keeping Collada relevant
The standards group responsible for the graphics exchange standard realizes content exchange is a huge challenge and that so far Collada implementations are falling short on. Commentary by Kathleen Maher. By Kathleen Maher The Khronos Group has published an open letter to the content creation community about its Collada exchange format. You can read all about it (at … [Read more...] about Khronos struggles with keeping Collada relevant
An Open Letter about the future of Collada from the Khronos Group
The growing use of Collada as an open, non-proprietary file format for 3D asset exchange presents new challenges and opportunities. [Editor's Note: The following is an open letter from the Khronos Group Board of Directors about the future of Collada. GraphicSpeak is publishing the letter as a service to the 3D digital content industry.] March 2nd, 2012 Dear Friends … [Read more...] about An Open Letter about the future of Collada from the Khronos Group
ParaCloud takes generative architecture beyond gearheads
New GEM 5 extends the ability to generate complex 3D models without scripting or complicated diagrams. The output can be read by most CAD and 3D modeling products. ParaCloud has released an update to its GEM software for 3D pattern modeling. The new release includes a completely new components population system, allowing for better control over the scaling, positioning and … [Read more...] about ParaCloud takes generative architecture beyond gearheads
Autodesk unveils Skyline for the DCC pipeline
Developers wanted more than a technology preview when Autodesk gave a demo of its new DCC middleware; they wanted the product. As we have observed before, we think it makes sense for middleware to be more integrated with DCC content creation tools. (See “DCC software developers surf on shifting sand”) And Autodesk is headed in that direction. But how is all this going to work … [Read more...] about Autodesk unveils Skyline for the DCC pipeline