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Polygonica expands platform support to Linux and Mac

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Randall Newton

3D printing needs good meshing, and much of the design work is not on Windows. The innovative simulation software Polygonica ...

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BricsCAD V14 now available for Linux

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Randall Newton

BricsCAD is DWG compatible without being an AutoCAD clone. Linux availability extends its reach in many emerging markets.   Bricsys ...

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PipelineFX adds business-side tracking to Qube render farm management

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Randall Newton

Detailed cost tracking works across multiple projects and clients. PipelineFX has updated its Qube render farm management software with new ...

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Thinkbox extends Krakatoa to Maya

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Randall Newton

The high-volume CPU-based particle renderer has long been available for 3ds Max or stand-alone. There are version for both Windows ...

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HP jumps in the Chromebook game

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Randall Newton

The fourth Chromebook vendor offers the first 14” screen. HP is now the fourth computer vendor to offer a Chromebook, ...

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Lightmap’s HDR Light Studio 4 offers point-and-light intuitive control

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Randall Newton

The lighting specialist works with a variety of 3D products. This release adds Linux and OS X versions. Precision lighting ...

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Better document management saves Los Angeles Water and Power $800,000 annually

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GfxS staff

After updating a homegrown system with Bentley ProjectWise, a wide variety of engineering and utility documents are now immediately accessible. ...

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ODA ships cross-platform DWG/DGN viewer

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Randall Newton

A new free CAD file viewer doubles as a test platform for Open Design Alliance members. The Open Design Alliance ...

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Mental Images Teams with Penguin for Cloud Computing

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Kathleen Maher

If you haven't gotten around to building a server farm, you might want to look into Penguin's new POD (Penguin on Demand). As a hint of how customers might use POD, Nvidia's RealityServer 3D is now available on POD for remote rendering, visualization, and collaboration.