Post Effects – New in Rhino 7

Have you tried Post Effects in Rhino 7 yet? The image above shows the before and after of using the Denoiser post effect. Use any or all of the post effects to quickly enhance your renderings. Learn how to use all the options by watching this short video below! Rhino 7 is available now at … Read more

Simple and Fast Cloud Rendering with Chaos Cloud

Chaos Cloud

Chaos’ cloud rendering platform, Chaos Cloud, lets users enjoy simple, fast, and smart rendering – without relying on local hardware configurations or virtual machines – all directly within V-Ray‘s UI. So, What is Cloud Rendering? When rendering projects from 3D applications, users will usually use local hardware—the CPU and GPU inside their computer—to do the … Read more

KeyShot 11 Pro is Here to Expand the World of Visualisation

KeyShot 11

KeyShot 11 is the core of creating eye-catching experiences, taking your visualisation capabilities to the next level, introducing new ways to explore details, expanding how you present your ideas, and bringing balance to the art of creating 3D visuals. What’s New in KeyShot 11 3D PaintExplore detail with the stroke of a brush 3D Paint … Read more

Artlantis 2021 Live

Artlantis 2021

Presented by Ildikó Szabó, Abvent’s Marketing Architect, join this webinar to learn about the workflow of rendering an Archicad model with Artlantis. More than ever before, Artlantis’ core assets are openness, speed and efficiency! Your choice of8:00 – 9:00am GMTor4:00-5:00pm GMT9th Feb 2022 Register Now > The latest version of Abvent’s stand-alone rendering application developed … Read more

SketchUp Pro 2022 is Here – New Design Tools for 3D Modelling in 2022

SketchUp Pro 2022

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

Chaos Player – The fastest route from render to playback

Chaos Player

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

What’s New in Twinmotion 2022

Twinmotion 2022

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

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 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

Shaderlight Ceases to Trade After 12 Years

Shaderlight

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

Upgrade Your Old V-Ray Licence to V-Ray 5 this December!

V-Ray 3 Upgrade

Starting now until December 31st 2021, V-Ray 3 licence holders can upgrade to V-Ray and save 15%. How Can I Upgrade? Buy a new V-Ray 5 perpetual licence at a 15% discount for a limited time only. This promotion applies to both V-Ray licences and Render Nodes. This includes all perpetual licences such as V-Ray … Read more