Electronics is becoming a check-off capability for companies comparing CAD capabilities. Among cloud CAD competitors, most notably Autodesk and PTC (after its acquisition of OnShape), electronics design is needed to fill out the capabilities of online CAD in comparison to its older, more earth-bound competitors. Onshape added electrical design in 2018. SolidWorks teamed with Altium to offer a collaborative tool … Read more
Katana, Foundry’s professional lighting and look development software is a powerful tool developed for cinematic and video production teams. As a procedural, asset-based tool, Katana enables people on a project to work with specific elements of a scene without interfering with each other’s work. True to the Foundry’s workflow approach, Katana relies on a node-graph, which is akin to creating … Read more
Right in the middle of wrapping presents, agonizing over what to feed people, and wishing work would just shut up for a minute, Maxon and Red Giant announced plans to “combine forces,” in a deal worth more than $70 million. Maxon’s announcement follows on the acquisition of the Redshift and reaffirms the group’s commitment to strengthening Maxon’s technology with outside … Read more
Remember when anyone who had a tech company had a blockchain strategy? It’s happening again, Batman. AMD has announced that it’s joining the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA). The company says it is partnering with Robot Cache and Ultra to promote the development and proliferation of blockchain-based PC gaming. This is a movement in the making. The activities listed on the Blockchain … Read more
Epic Games announced e.d. films as their first MegaGrant award winner for an animation company. The company says they’ll use the money to continue production on three projects which include two shorts and a VR experience coming in 2020. The company has an innovative style that combines 2D and 3D and they’re using Epic’s realtime tools to efficiently produce their work. … Read more
Unreal Engine 4.24 is now shipping. This release is a significant expansion in Epic’s market reach. On the non-gaming side, big news is that Unreal Studio has been discontinued and all its components are freely available just like the Unreal Engine. Doesn't that simplify things? Unreal Studio, the company’s tools for content import are now part of the Unreal Engine … Read more
Adobe’s 3D and Immersive (3D&I) group has announced the addition of Oculus Medium to an emerging portfolio that includes Dimension, Substance, and Aero, tools that complement Adobe’s flagship products Photoshop and After Effects. Facebook’s Oculus Medium was introduced to the world along with the Oculus controllers in 2016. It differs from other 3D paint tools like Facebook’s Quill and Google’s … Read more
The PC GPU market is tremendously influential as the power of GPUs have helped create a vibrant gaming industry that has continued to expand since the arrival of GPUs in the 90s. Gaming gets the headlines, but 3D professional applications including CAD design rendering, analysis, VFX work, video rendering all benefit from the GPU’s ability to do massive parallel processing … Read more
The dogs of Autodesk; AU features a petting park for conference attendees. Maybe they relieve stress, and maybe they provide entertainment but they're also darned fine little marketers. (Source: JPR) Over the years, Autodesk’s messaging has not changed much. The company has underlined its commitment to sustainability. It has steadily advanced its technology for cloud-based computing and SaaS, and … Read more
Much of the discussion at Autodesk University revolves around new building projects, but as our world shrinks, the built environment may offer the most opportunity for change and improvement. This year, Autodesk named Build Change as the recipient of Autodesk’s donation drive during Autodesk University 2019. Build Change addresses the challenges posed by sub-standard housing all around the world by … Read more
The themes and news coming out of Autodesk University aren’t big surprises. The company focused heavily on AEC and zoomed in on construction. Well, why not? These conferences aren’t about surprises. Companies use conferences to telephone their customers. The message Autodesk wanted their users to think about now is the opportunity provided by an almost inherently inefficient construction industry. The … Read more
Mari, the Foundry’s tool for texturing and paint was born of the film industry. It stands out for its ability to handle very large models and support very high-resolution textures. Its users are primarily content creators in the film industry, but it is staking a claim in industrial design thanks to its sibling Luxology, which is also a member of … Read more
