SPEC pushes forward with new CAD-focused 3D benchmarks Posted by Greg Corke - August 15, 2014 Fulmine Concept car from the SPECapc benchmark for SolidWorks 2013 SPEC’s application performance characterization (SPECapc) group, the non-profit organisation that…
DST SimWise 4D expands its offerings to include FEA, Optimisation and CAD integration Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 18, 2014 Despite calling itself a ‘value proposition’ DST SimWise 9.5 crams a lot into one package Billing itself as the ‘affordable…
Project Ventus from Autodesk Labs looks to wrap up CFD simulation Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 19, 2014 Autodesk Labs has announced Project Ventus, a surface wrapping tool for CFD simulation Q3, that ever so sexy way of…
And then there were three: Autodesk boosts its simulation powers by bringing NASTRAN into the fold Posted by Al Dean - August 20, 2014 The 3D design giant, Autodesk, has had a history in simulation (for the purposes of design and manufacturing) for nearly…
AMD previews OpenCL ray trace renderer on Maya Posted by Greg Corke - August 25, 2014 AMD’s new OpenCL ray trace rendering technology delivers photorealistic output in seconds using high-end FirePro GPUs inside Autodesk Maya Siggraph…
SolidWorks, 3ds Max or any other 3D tool coming to your Chromebook soon? Posted by Greg Corke - August 26, 2014 SolidWorks running with VMware on a Chromebook. VMware, NVIDIA and Google are working together to deliver high-performance virtual desktops and…
3D Coat – for making your SubD CAD models dance Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 28, 2014 Retopology tools like 3D Coat reduce the number of polygons of SubD models, making them ready for animation As more…
SolidProfessor now offering online 3ds Max training Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 29, 2014 New online courses for 3ds Max are now available from the former SolidWorks-focused site SolidProfessor An Autodesk 3ds Max professional…
Five things to see at 3D Printshow London Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 1, 2014 Featuring some of the most interesting 3D printing users, the 3D Printshow returns to London If there’s one thing that…
Teach Yourself: Autodesk Inventor Surfacing Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 3, 2014 Teach yourself surface modelling in Autodesk Inventor with this video tutorial Surface modelling is usually done in Rhino or Alias,…