Maxwell 5 Upgrade Pre-Order

Maxwell 5 Upgrade

Next Limit have launched the Maxwell 5 upgrade pre-order! This release of Maxwell Render has been long awaited, and you patient Maxwell users deserve an exclusive offer to reward your trust and support. If you’re an existing Maxwell Render user, you can get a Maxwell 5 license before anyone else, at a never seen before … Read more

Mac OS Catalina (10.15)

Mac OS Catalina

As Mac OS users may now be aware, the Catalina update has arrived. Since Apple released the beta for the new macOS 10.15 Catalina in June, software engineers have been working diligently to determine how it would affect the performance of recent product releases. As always with any major operating system release: Please ensure any … Read more

KeyShot 9 – Free Upgrade!

KeyShot 9

KeyShot 9 is almost upon us, and in anticipation of the release we’re giving customers a free upgrade to KeyShot 9 when purchasing or upgrading to KeyShot 8 on or after October 1st 2019! The promotion is valid for all new KeyShot 8 purchases and upgrades (from KeyShot 6 and KeyShot 7) to KeyShot 8 on or after October 1st. … Read more

KeyVR – Glass Refraction, Improved Reflections, Faster Loading

KeyVR Update 2019

We’re excited to see that a new update for KeyVR has been released which delivers unmatched quality for transparent objects in VR, colour transmission, transparent objects in VR as well as the attenuation of light through coloured glass. New Features Optimised Load TimeOpen a KeyShot scene with one click, even faster. Load times have been … Read more

Last Chance! Register for 3D Friday Now.

3D Friday Event

20th September 2019 – 1pm to 4pmRegister Now > FirstsiteLewis Gardens, High Street ColchesterEssex, CO1 1JH Register and Attend – Get Free Stuff! The first 10 people to register and attend will get their choice of Affinity Photo, Designer or Publisher! As an added bonus, anyone who attends will get 5% off their next order … Read more

There’s Still Time to Attend 3D Friday (and collect some freebies!)

3D Friday Event

Vectorworks are joining us this 3D Friday for a live demo walking you through a typical architectural design process. Held at Firstsite in Colchester, you’ll also have a chance to get hands on with our Oculus Rift VR set, browse some 3D modelling and CADCAM applications, and more! 20th September 2019 – 1pm to 4pmRegister … Read more

Our Free to Attend 3D Friday is Back this September

3D Friday Event

3D Friday is back, and this time we have Vectorworks joining us for a live demo walking you through a typical architectural design process. Held at Firstsite in Colchester, you’ll also have a chance to get hands on with our Oculus Rift VR set, browse some 3D modelling and CADCAM applications, and more! 20th September … Read more

KeyVR Webinar Recording Available Now

KeyShot KeyVR

The “Creating Immersive VR Product Experiences with KeyVR” webinar recording is now available to watch on demand. If you’re interested in KeyVR, contact us now for a free trial. What is KeyVR? KeyShot and KeyVR are both built upon the core framework of the KeyShot application, which allows us to share many core application features, … Read more

At Least 15% Off Sale This Summer

15% OFF for Summer

We don’t need any excuse other than the sun being out to celebrate summer with some discounts! From now until August 30th 2019, we’ve got at least 15% OFF RRP on a wide range of 3D software. Whether you’re in product design, mechanical engineering, visual effects or architecture, you’ll find a good deal. Save on Altair Enter … Read more

Student SketchUp for Summer Competition

SketchUp Competition

CAD Software Direct are excited to announce our latest 3D competition with a top prize available for the taking!  Things are a little different this time around because we don’t have the theme or brief…you do! We want you to send us your course brief and the work you created for it. It doesn’t matter if … Read more