Christmas Opening Times and End of Year Deals

Christmas Deals

From all of us at CAD Software Direct, we’d like to extend our sincere thanks to our customers and partners, and we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. CAD Software Direct Opening Times Our offices are open on December 23rd until 3pm, so any orders placed before then will be … Read more Christmas Opening Times and End of Year Deals

macOS 13 Ventura: Unsupported Software

Apple has recently released MacOS 13 Ventura and will be actively encouraging users to upgrade. Please note that the following are not currently supporting this new OS. SketchUp V-Ray Enscape Vectorworks have deemed v2022 SP5 as compatible, but have found a significant issue with Redshift in v2023 SP1. Vectorworks currently recommend that users don’t upgrade … Read more macOS 13 Ventura: Unsupported Software

V-Ray 6 Arrives for SketchUp and Rhino

Chaos V-Ray 6

V-Ray 6 is here with the latest and greatest in visualisation and collaboration tools – introducing V-Ray 6 for SketchUp, and V-Ray 6 for Rhino. Now, users can bring Enscape projects inside V-Ray and take them to the highest level of photorealism. This powerful workflow bridges designers’ work in the early stages of project development … Read more V-Ray 6 Arrives for SketchUp and Rhino

Try the V-Ray 6 for SketchUp and V-Ray 6 for Rhino Betas!

V-Ray Beta

V-Ray 6 for SketchUp and V-Ray 6 for Rhino will be released soon – but there’s still time to get involved with the beta and help Chaos refine the software. Powerful new workflows allow users to intuitively create intricate skies and complex geometric patterns like a seasoned pro. Improvements in the V-Ray material enable faster … Read more Try the V-Ray 6 for SketchUp and V-Ray 6 for Rhino Betas!

15% OFF SketchUp Pro this August!

SketchUp Pro Offer

Speed up and enhance your design workflow with 15% off the most popular SketchUp subscription. Accomplish more design work in less time with 15% off a SketchUp Pro subscription, which grants access to the latest and greatest updates in SketchUp as they are released. Use promo code at checkout:SKPSUMMER15Save on SketchUp Pro > Offer ends … Read more 15% OFF SketchUp Pro this August!

Capture Creativity On-The-Go with SketchUp for iPad

SketchUp iPad

May 18th, 202210 am MST / 4 pm GMTRegister Free Here Join Aaron “The SketchUp Guy” Dietzen in this live demo where you’ll discover new SketchUp for iPad-specific tools, explore five ways to use it in your workflow, and have the opportunity to ask questions in a live Q & A session. Whether you’re on … Read more Capture Creativity On-The-Go with SketchUp for iPad

The Pixel x Paper x Press Event

Using V-Ray and Chaos Scans in Packaging Visualisation In Shoreditch, London today, an interesting event took place which brought together a number of players from the packaging world: Winter & Company – A global manufacturer of premium packaging.Foilco – A leading foil specialist supplier to the packaging and other industries.Where Giants Roam –  A leading … Read more The Pixel x Paper x Press Event

Save on Chaos Educational Licenses

Student Spring Promo

The Student Spring Promo is on now until April 22nd! Save 22% when purchasing an educational licence from Chaos, including the V-Ray EDU Collection, V-Ray plug-ins, Scans, and Phoenix.

Cheap Architecture Software

Cheap Architecture Software

The are many different software packages available, boasting different strengths and weaknesses. When it comes to deciding on one from the choices available, quite often we find that a priority is put on, of course, the price. One of the best options that we can recommend when it comes to feature set relative to cost … Read more Cheap Architecture Software

20% OFF New V-Ray Licences, Chaos Cloud Packs and More!

V-Ray Spring Promo

Enjoy a 20% discount on all new annual commercial licences from Chaos. This offer includes all V-Ray plugins, the V-Ray Collection, Phoenix, V-Ray Render Nodes, Chaos Scans, Chaos Player and Chaos Cloud 1000 & 5000 packs! This offer is running for a limited time only from 21st to 31st March 2022 and valid on new … Read more 20% OFF New V-Ray Licences, Chaos Cloud Packs and More!