Sketchbook Inc. arrives!
The technology in Sketchbook began life as a part of the high-end industrial design toolset developed by Alias, which was founded in 1983. Alias is the font of some of the most widely used digital ...
Adobe unveils new 3D content creation tools
Adobe has been stockpiling 3D software technology and tricks for a long time—forever almost if you count the 3D capabilities that are gradually but continuously integrated into the company’s bread and butter products— like Photoshop ...
Google rolls out new cloud services using AMD’s server CPUs
During their first-quarter financial results announcement, AMD announced astounding results overall, and a big leap for the AMD EESC segment. Out of $3.45 billion total revenue, the company reported $1.35 billion in revenue for the ...
SPECviewperf 2020 V2.0 benchmark is available for free download
The SPEC Graphics Performance Characterization Group (SPECgpc) has released an update to its SPECviewperf benchmark. The SPECviewperf 2020 V2.0 benchmark features an updated Solidworks-06 viewset. The viewsets can be downloaded individually. V2.0 supports all the features of ...
AMD’s FidelityFX super resolution
AMD has added hardware acceleration and scaling to their GPUs and AIBs to enhance and speedup gaming and make it a realtime operation. The company has offered the enhancement to developers in an open-source manner ...
Autodesk and Weta Digital take to the cloud together
Cloud-based production platforms for digital content are slowly making their way into use because it’s an obviously good idea. It’s happening slowly because it’s an obviously tricky thing to do since it requires an openness ...
What’s Blender been doing these days?
Blender has been right on the verge of its V3 release and guess what happened. It released 2.93, which has been pretty much according to plan. As the company says Blender 2.93 LTS marks the ...
Siemens acquires Nextflow Software to build-out CFD in Simcenter portfolio
Nextflow Software, headquartered in Nantes, France, was founded in 2015 as a spinout from HydrOcean when that organization was acquired by Bureau Veritas (BV) to form their Marine & Offshore Solutions Group. The technology was ...
WWDC 21: Apple announces Object Capture API for creating AR experiences
At WWDC 21, Apple previewed its new Monterey version of MacOS macOS 12. On the AR front, Apple has added new APIs to RealityKit 2, the latest version of Apple’s rendering, animation, audio, and physics ...
Khronos 3D Viewer Program
Khronos announced their 3D Commerce Viewer Certification Program. 3D viewers are software engines that enable users to display and interact with 3D models. Viewers are used by retailers, social media sites, and brands to create ...
AMD fills out its lineup with powerful new workstation entries
AMD’s latest workstation lineup includes the W6800, and a W6600 for desktop and mobile. (Source: AMD) AMD has been rolling out its RDNA 2 across all its product lines first shipping in the fall ...
Autodesk announces Q1 for FY 2022
Autodesk has been concentrating on bringing its user base into compliance and building new business via the transition to digitalization. The company’s revenues increased 12% year-over-year to $989 million. CEO Andrew Anagnost credited the company’s ...