Weaving new textures for visualisation Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 7, 2015 In order to render complex woven textures such as rattan, CIC had to be creative with existing visualisation tools Having…
DEVELOP3D Live 2016 Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 23, 2016 With CAD finally getting truly 'Aided' by the computer, Fabrication tools empowering the desktop and immersive VR becoming affordable, DEVELOP3D…
Chaos Group VRscans offers incredible hi-def scanning technology for reproducing materials Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 23, 2016 VRscans will take advantage of Chaos Group’s patented high definition materials scanning technology Chaos Group has announced its latest hardware…
Intel targets design viz with new high GHz, 10 core CPU Posted by Greg Corke - May 31, 2016 The new Extreme Edition CPUs are likely to appeal to users of CAD-integrated renderers, plus standalone tools like Luxion KeyShot…
GPU rendering for CAD Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 13, 2016 2016 has been a big year for GPU rendering, with both AMD and Nvidia focusing heavily on the CAD sector.…
Review: Onshape – Q3 2016 Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 19, 2016 It's been nearly eight months since we last caught up with all things Onshape. Al Dean takes a look at…
Capture and keep Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 21, 2016 High Dynamic Range image environments have become the de facto standard for getting your rendered scene lighting correct. Al Dean…
Adobe Project Felix integrates V-Ray into Creative Cloud Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 16, 2017 Adobe states that Project Felix means ‘You don’t have to be a 3D expert to incorporate 3D techniques into your…
Review: AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 Posted by DEVELOP3D - January 19, 2017 Shackled by CPU frequency, AMD's mid-range GPU is leaving CAD software behind, looking to new demanding workflows to harness its…
Review: Nvidia Quadro P2000 and Quadro P4000 for CAD, viz & VR Posted by Greg Corke - February 5, 2017 Nvidia is changing professional 3D graphics with a new family of Pascal Quadro GPUs