October 2011 News (18)

Crowd Source for the Big Screen Project

AutoDesk needs it's awesome customers to create something that will be shown on the big screens in front of 9000+ attendees at AutoDesk University. You will receive perhaps fame but no fortune at this time.

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 31, 2011 at 11:35am — No Comments

Lattice Technology Announces 3ds Max Converter Version 5.0

Lattice Technology Inc., the standard for technical communication and digital mock up software in the manufacturing enterprise, today announced the release of XVL Converter for 3ds Max version 5.0.

XVL Converters are used to…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 26, 2011 at 12:38pm — No Comments

New Media Volumes for Artlantis 4

Five new media volumes have been released exclusively for Artlantis 4. They include:

• 3D Transport 2010

• 3D Cars 2010 (Europe)

• 3D Cars 2010 (Asia)

• 3D Cars 2009

• 3D Cars 2008

These collections include models based on the designs of a number of major vehicle manufactures, including Audi,…

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Added by Chris Stringer on October 26, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments

Abvent Announces Artlantis 4

Abvent has announced the launch of Artlantis 4 featuring a dramatically improved rendering engine. If you purchased Artlantis 3 on or after September 15, 2011, you are eligible to receive a free upgrade to version 4. Here's a look at some of the enhancements…

Quality Improvements

• Better perception of colors, textures, and materials

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Added by Chris Stringer on October 25, 2011 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

SolidWorks World 2012 Trivia Contest!

SolidWorks World 2012 in San Diego may be nearly four months away, but the first early bird deadline to save $200 is coming up next week on October 28. If you haven't registered or convinced the boss to send you yet, here's your first chance to get in for free.

For a chance to win a free pass to…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 24, 2011 at 10:55am — No Comments

CadFaster|Collaborate Review

There is a great review of CadFaster|Collaborate by Carl Collins over at ArchitectureWeek. Be sure to check it out and learn more about the amazing benefits of this software.

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 19, 2011 at 11:05am — No Comments

SolidWorks material importer for Scan&Solve

Just wanted to let you know about the free handy material importer utility written and posted by Benj Shapiro. It reads any SolidWorks (.sldmat) material file and adds all eligible materials to the Scan&Solve material file. You can find a variety of SolidWorks material files on the web, or generate them from…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 17, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Autodesk University 2011 Class Catalog

The class catalog for AutoDesk University 2011 has been announced. Be sure to check out and register for all the classes you may be interested in.

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 17, 2011 at 12:39pm — No Comments

3D Systems Launches Alibre Design 2012

3D Systems Corporation today announced the immediate availability of Alibre Design 2012, the latest in design productivity software, delivering professional-grade CAD design and simulation solutions priced from $199 to $1,999. The combination of…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 17, 2011 at 11:49am — No Comments

Win a trip to AU 2011 and a 3D mouse, compliments of 3Dconnexion!

Introduce yourself to new products, people, and techniques at the premier conference and exhibition for Autodesk product users, and take home a new SpacePilot PRO – the ultimate 3D…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 17, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments

Objects Online Celebrates Objectoberfest!

Need to populate your building design with great looking furniture, building components, or other 3D objects? Then join us for the fun as we celebrate Objectoberfest! From now until Nov 30, raise your glass to savings of up to 33% on select Artlantis and ArchiCAD media volumes.

As delightful as a warm pretzel and a cool brew, this sale… Continue

Added by Chris Stringer on October 14, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

SolidWorks 2012: Assembly Enhancements

SolidWorks 2012 includes lots of usability and workflow enhancements in the area of assemblies. Some of these include:

Creating…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 10, 2011 at 1:15pm — No Comments

SpaceClaim Announces Integration With Comet

In a press release from SpaceClaim, the company announced its integration with Comet Performance Engineering Workspace. Comet enables individual engineers as well as cross-functional product engineering teams to develop more innovative and reliable products. Comet automates multi-disciplinary and…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 5, 2011 at 12:38pm — No Comments

Abvent announces iVisit 3D Lite

Abvent has announced iVisit 3D Lite for the iPad and iPhone, an easy-to-use presentation tool designed for architects and designers. iVisit 3D Lite allows users to view and share panorama renderings on an iPad or iPhone.

iVisit 3D Lite is free, but limited to viewing one panorama per day.…

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Added by Chris Stringer on October 5, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

iXVL View: Lattice3D App for the iPad

Lattice3D has recently come out with its own iPad app. It is FREE and includes XVL sample files. This is their first product available for the iPad so be sure to try it out for yourself.

iXVL View is a 3D viewer that displays XVL files. XVL is an industry-leading lightweight 3D data format developed by Lattice…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 3, 2011 at 1:01pm — No Comments

Top Ten Cleantech Initiatives of Autodesk

AutoDesk has been focusing on the future of sustainable design. They have taken a proactive approach to green building design. Here is a run-down of their top ten cleantech initiatives:

1) Autodesk Clean Tech Partner…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 3, 2011 at 11:20am — No Comments

SolidWorks 2012 Sustainability Enhancements

The powerful toolset in SolidWorks Sustainability uses established Life Cycle Assessment to measure environmental impacts. New features give you even greater…

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Added by Vince Johnson on October 3, 2011 at 11:12am — 2 Comments

Vectorworks 2012 Plug-in Now Available

Vectorworks users will be pleased to know that the Vectorworks 2012 plug-in for Artlantis Render and Artlantis Studio versions 2 and 3 is now available for downloading.