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Welcome to SketchUp Pro 2022. This release includes new and improved modeling tools, additional search functionality, time-saving enhancements in LayOut, and so much more. These updates will help speed up and simplify your workflows so you can stay focused on your designs. What’s New in SketchUp Pro 2022 Search in SketchUp ‘Search’ is now a … Read more
February 14th -16th , 202210:00 AM – 5:00 PM CET The upcoming Grasshopper level 1 course is designed for the professionals who would like to gain a good understanding of parametric design principles and learn Grasshopper efficiently. In the three-day course, Ping-Hsiang Chen (computational designer at Zaha Hadid Architects) will take you through a journey … Read more
The successor to PDPlayer, Chaos Player, has been officially released and is the newest addition to the Chaos product line. With Chaos Player, artists and supervisors can review animation output as soon as rendering finishes, and see new and updated frames instantly. Plus, it is powered up for basic compositing, colour grading, and editing in … Read more
As of January 15th 2022, a new and more secure sign-in system is being implemented to SketchUp. Regarding this, Trimble recently released the following statement: In an effort to increase security and better protect your account information, we will be upgrading Trimble’s sign-in platform over the next couple of days. After the change occurs, you … Read more
Twinmotion 2022.1 offers a host of new features that make it even easier to createand share stunning visualisations and immersive experiences for architecture,construction, urban planning, and landscape design. Create high quality images, animations, presentations, and VR walkthroughs. Twinmotion offers unprecedented real-time quality, an extensive high-quality asset library, easy to learn and use tools, and seamless … Read more
This is a free update for VisualARQ users which includes new features and fixes: Support for Worksessions Support for Grasshopper Player Override section attributes by Plan View and Section View style Save changes on VisualARQ display modes (Hidden, Conceptual, and Realistic) Show wall or slab layer names and custom parameters in tags Structural profiles for … Read more
Are you interested in gaining parametric competency to push your design skills to the next level? Are you ready to learn a very exciting and powerful tool that will take your ideas and concepts to a whole new realm? General Webinar for Beginners16 hours across 8 daysStarts 17/01/2022 Intensive Webinar for Intermediates8 hours across 4 … Read more
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 prosperous New Year. CAD Software Direct Opening Times Our offices are open as normal on December 23rd, so any orders placed before then will be … Read more
Save 25% on Vectorworks from now until December 31st – with no requirement to join Service Select! This offer includes: New licenses Upgrades (from 2019, 2020 & 2021) New Vectorworks Service Select Vision Add-modules Save on Vectorworks > PLUS, get a free perpetual Twinmotion licence with your Vectorworks! As an added bonus, get your choice … Read more
ARTVPS, the team behind Shaderlight, have announced the end of support for their software with the release of the following statement: “It is with real regret that we must announce that due to circumstances entirely beyond our control Shaderlight Ltd. will cease to trade with effect from the 15th December 2021. Unfortunately this means that … Read more