Autodesk has been busy planning for a future in the cloud. Its new Forge platform introduced at Autodesk University in 2015 and officially launched on June 16 at San Francisco’s Ft. Mason is a major part of Autodesk’s plans. Autodesk gathered over 1,000 cloud attendees to its first Forge DevCon event. Most of the attendees were developers, many were Autodesk partners and quite … [Read more...] about Autodesk launches Forge
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Autodesk expands Boston operations
Opens downtown space and acquires Terrible Labs Autodesk maintains very nice headquarters in the New England corridor, in Waltham, Mass, but according to a story in the Boston Globe by Dennis Keohane, the company is also opening an office in downtown Boston. Along the way, the company has acquired Terrible Labs and is funding office innovation startup Robin. According to … [Read more...] about Autodesk expands Boston operations
Autodesk acquires Lagoa for cloud visualization platform
For the second time Autodesk has turned to Brazilian Thiago Costa to jumpstart its visualization. Autodesk is acquiring Lagoa, maker of a cloud-based visualization and collaboration platform for product development. Autodesk is not commenting, but sources contacted by both GraphicSpeak and other tech news sites confirm the deal. The purchase price is approximately $60 … [Read more...] about Autodesk acquires Lagoa for cloud visualization platform
Lagoa working on cloud-based MCAD tool
Lagoa's new modeler based on Siemens PLM Parasolid engine is being readied in Lagoa skunk works. By Kathleen Maher Lagoa, which is best known for its cloud-based rendering tools, is working on an MCAD product for the cloud. Although surprising, this isn’t huge news. The company has been showing its product around, and some attendees at SolidWorks World got a little flash … [Read more...] about Lagoa working on cloud-based MCAD tool
Lagoa is building their rendering business from the cloud down
The Montreal-based cloud rendering company has been making friends in varied places. There’s a fierce arms race going on in the cloud, where companies seek out territory in building 3D tools for use in the cloud. It really is the next frontier, or maybe the better term is gold rush. So many companies are building products that it’s getting increasingly difficult to stand out. … [Read more...] about Lagoa is building their rendering business from the cloud down
Design for Manufacture Summit series returns March 20
A bit like Salon for industrial leaders, this year's event will feature Jon Hirschtick from OnShape and Jeremy Luchini from Lagoa. It may be cold and freezing in New York City, but The Design for Manufacturing Summit is planning to heat things up with a spotlight on new approaches and new comers. The group will hold it's 5th summit meeting on March 20. The Summit series, … [Read more...] about Design for Manufacture Summit series returns March 20
GrabCAD and SpaceClaim offer Lagoa cloud visualization
Users of both products can offer browser-based photorealistic 3D product views to their users. When cloud-based 3D product visualization platform Lagoa debuted in 2013, it initially found a market with the makers of high-end luxury goods. But in recent weeks Lagoa has made deals with two vendors that will place it squarely in the mainstream of product development and … [Read more...] about GrabCAD and SpaceClaim offer Lagoa cloud visualization
Autodesk Adds Lagoa Multiphysics to Softimage, Creation Suites
Initial video of Lagoa + Softimage simulation possibilities received more than 1 million hits in first week online. Autodesk has entered into a license agreement with Lagoa Technologies for its multiphysics simulation technology. The Lagoa multiphysics simulation framework animators helps create realistic simulations of the dynamic behavior of liquids, cloth, foam, plastic … [Read more...] about Autodesk Adds Lagoa Multiphysics to Softimage, Creation Suites