CSD Team 
The latest version of V-Ray has been released for the 3ds Max platform. With V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max, experience new features including Layered Compositor, Material Library and Browser, Light Mix, Material presets and previews, and much more, to streamline your entire workflow. To find out more about V-Ray 5, join Chaos Group presenters Vlado … Read more
If you missed our Energy Modelling in the Early Design Phase webinar, the recording is available to watch below now. If you’re looking for some direction or inspiration for our Eco-Home competition, or just feel like improving your Vectorworks skills, be sure to watch to: Discover the benefits of integrating energy performance evaluation into architectural … Read more
The KeyShot Legacy Upgrade Promotion is here, and available until the end of June. Usually, only KeyShot 7 or 8 licences are eligible to upgrade to KeyShot 9. However, for this legacy upgrade promotion, you can upgrade KeyShot 4, 5 and 6 for the same price as upgrading from 7 or 8! Place your order … Read more
Preparing Renderings in Artlantis from a Vectorworks ModelThursday, 25th June 202010:00 AM – 11:00 AM BST Sign Up Now Join us on Thursday 25th June as Ildikó Szabo, Abvent Product Specialist, shows how Artlantis, Abvent’s stand-alone rendering application for architects and designers, can take a model produced in Vectorworks, and use it to produce stunning, … Read more
If you haven’t already seen, we’re running a Vectorworks competition, in collaboration with VectorworksUK, to build your own Eco-Home and be in with the chance of winning some great prizes! (Full details) If you’re looking for some direction, want some inspiration, or just feel like improving your Vectorworks skills, be sure to sign up for … Read more
This is a common question we hear from new Vectorworks users. Typically, a user knows that Vectorworks is the right software for them because they’ve used it as a student or in-practice but now need their own licence. When starting out, it can be a substantial purchase and in this post we’ll have a quick … Read more
Generative Design Workshop Using WallaceiOnline course hosted by McNeel Europe 6-8 July, 2020 Contact McNeel Europe to Sign Up McNeel Europe presents a 3-day webinar with Mohammed Makki and Milad Showkatbakhsh, co-founders of Wallacei. Wallacei is an evolutionary engine to run simulations through genetic algorithms for solving multi objective optimisation problems. Wallacei incorporates highly detailed … Read more
It’s time for another CAD Software Direct competition with prizes for the taking – this time in collaboration with VectorworksUK! We’re looking for the best Eco-Home designs to be in with the chance to win: 2 x 3-Hour one-to-one online training sessions with a Vectorworks expert A SpaceMouse Compact (worth £125!) Vectorworks swag Bragging rights … Read more
The third update for BobCAD V32 is out now, and includes the following corrections: CAD Corrected an issue which prevented certain DWG text entities from being imported properly. Posting Corrected an issue which caused incorrect coordinates to be output in incremental mode for linear axis when using a scale factor. Corrected an issue which caused … Read more
Energy Modelling in the Early Design PhaseTuesday 2nd June – 14:00 BST Free Webinar In this free webinar, Architecture Industry Specialist Luka Stefanovic will show you how to assess the energy performance of a building at the beginning stages of an integrated design process. With climate change and sustainable design at the forefront of many … Read more