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Vectorworks and Maxon select rendering competition winners

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Randall Newton

A monochromatic category was added to this year’s contest, adding new variety. Nemetschek Vectorworks and Maxon Computer, divisions of Nemetschek, ...

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The Foundry acquires Luxology

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Kathleen Maher

London’s The Foundry acquires Bay Area 3D modeling and animation company Luxology and plan to forge a strong new player ...

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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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Vax uses photorealistic rendering for more than hero shots

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GfxS staff

The full-line manufacturer of floorcare products repurposes its Creo CAD data for a variety of design and marketing needs using ...

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Perfect Shelf brings 3D to retail planning

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Randall Newton

Procter & Gamble has been working closely with Dassault Systèmes in developing ways to use 3D and PLM methods in ...

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Adobe updates Photoshop Touch for tablets

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Randall Newton

Support for Retina Display and 12-megapixel images tops the list of new features. Adobe today released an update to Photoshop ...

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PipelineFX Qube render management update improves detail control

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Randall Newton

Mobile access, augmented priority controls, and new workstation management tools highlight this release. PipelineFX has released an update to its ...

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Luxology brings non-photorealistic rendering to Modo

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Randall Newton

Product and architectural models can get a quick artistic makeover with a variety of effects. Not every rendering needs to ...

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Pixar makes new friends

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Kathleen Maher

Updates and partnerships give the Renderman line a boost. Pixar is a regular at Siggraph. The show is a good ...

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Video: Jon Peddie on GPUs and CAD industry

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Randall Newton

When CPUs went from faster to wider and GPUs became parallel processors, CAD vendors were caught in a bind. At ...