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Pixologic presents an exclusive live streaming broadcast event Tuesday, June 13th at 12pm PDT on www.ZBrushLIVE.com Tune in for a chance to chat with the Pixologic team as they give a special demonstration and give away prizes to a few lucky viewers! GET TUNED IN: You can experience the ZBrush 4R8 streaming event on ZBrushLIVE.com! … Read more
Today sees Next Limit announce the official release of Maxwell 4.1. This is the first significant update of the latest version of its high-end rendering tool. Aiming to optimise user workflow, and decrease rendering times whilst maintaining the quality Maxwell is famous for, this new version introduces a powerful Denoiser (by Innobright‘s Altus). The new … Read more
Thu, June 8th, 2017 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT (6-7pm British Summer Time) Need more motion in your visuals? Richard Funnell breaks down advanced animation techniques along with the features and settings to optimize your output. Sign up quickly as space is limited! Topics covered in this webinar: Creating Material Animations How to Structure … Read more
This week V-Ray announced the release of an updated and streamlined version of their AppSDK. Improvements include support for node.js 8 and Python 3.6. The SDK allows large companies and organisations to build custom integrations for their applications and processes. Whether looking for control over a programmatic render process or looking to add beautiful rendering … Read more
Free Webinar: Rhino 5 Intermediate – Tips and Tricks for Advanced Curve Modeling in Rhino McNeel Europe February 2017 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CET) Good models always start with better curves! Do you want to improve curves in your Rhino model? Read on, this free webinar is for you! In this session, basic rules … Read more
This is a pretty open question – but frequently asked, so we’d thought give a quick intro to pricing. Prices Vectorworks pricing, in simple terms, ranges from £1745+VAT to £3700+ (+VAT). The cheapest new license is Fundamentals without VSS and the most expensive is Designer with VSS. (These are RRP. For our latest prices, please … Read more
It’s here. SketchUp Pro 2017 has been released and it brings with it some tangible boosts to the underlying engine. Turbocharged Pipeline 2.0 In this SketchUp release, Trimble have made major improvements to the graphics pipeline, creating performance improvements “everywhere you see a .SKP”. This means the underlying graphics engine behind SketchUp, 3D Warehouse, … Read more
Cinema4D R18 is here! Check out the showcasing video ‘Versus’ below, along with the making of it. Cinema 4D R18 Full Feature List ANIMATION New Quaternions workflow There is now a Quaternions group in the Coordinates tab The key attributes for Quaternion Rotations have a new option for Quaternion Interpolation types. The user can choose … Read more
At CAD Software Direct we were once again pleased to support SketchUp at this year’s 100% Design event at London’s Olympia. If you’re not familiar with the event, it’s an annual show with a strong focus on interior design, interior architecture and furniture and material sourcing. It always provides a great taste of fresh product … Read more
If you’re looking for a quick way to 3D modelling software but spread it over time, there is a new ‘buy now, pay later’ option – Paypal Credit. At CAD Software Direct, we accept Paypal – which means if you have Paypal Credit active on your Paypal account, you could use that to buy CAD … Read more