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IMSI/Design releases paid version of TurboViewer for iPad/iPhone

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Randall Newton

Built using Teigha technology from the Open Design Alliance, IMSI/Design creates an Autodesk-free zone to view DWG 2D and 3D ...

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Redway3D expands graphics options for software developers

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Kathleen Maher

The OpenGL SDK uses both GPU and CPU to create a full rendering middleware stack. Ray traced rendering is fast ...

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The Open Design Alliance prepares for the future

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Kathleen Maher

The industry consortium for CAD interoperability and collaboration prepares for a leadership change. By Kathleen Maher The Open Design Alliance ...

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2008: Wide-Ranging Autodesk lawsuit boils down to three letters: D-W-G

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GfxS staff

In 2008 Autodesk filed a federal lawsuit against Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks, opening another front on its DWG litigation war. While ...

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2008: CAD Society Award Recipients All Have Historic Ties to Autodesk

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GfxS staff

The three recipients of the 2008 CAD Society awards all have a historic connection to Autodesk, but in very different ...

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2008: Autodesk and Bentley exchange software libraries to improve interoperability

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GfxS staff

In 2008 Autodesk and Bentley Systems agreed to direct exchange of software libraries and the reciprocal use of each other’s ...

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Open Design Alliance adds raster library, Android support to Teigha update

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Randall Newton

The raster support comes from an open source library used by 90 products. The Android support is an API in ...

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Is the European Commission investigating Autodesk?

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Randall Newton

Reading between the lines, it is clear somebody in Brussels thinks it is time to take a close look at ...

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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 ...