Learn with Vectorworks University

Vectorworks University

Gain new skills, fine-tune workflows, and discover new ways to make the most of Vectorworks by training at your own pace. Vectorworks University is a new platform for designers, educators and users across the architecture, landscape and entertainment industries. Vectorworks has always been known to produce helpful content to support their software, including the Getting … Read more

Opening Times and Christmas Deals

Christmas Deals

It’s been another strong year for 3D modeling and rendering. We’ve seen major releases in Vectorworks 2020 demonstrating considerable performance boosts, KeyShot 9 adding GPU rendering and RealCloth, a Maxwell 5 engine re-write built for speed, and so much more than we can list here. As always, we’d like to extend our sincere thanks to … Read more

Rhino for Architecture Workshop

Rhino for Architecture

Join McNeel Europe and Francesc Salla, product manager of VisualARQ, on a 2-day BIM oriented Rhino workshop for architects, engineers, and designers at McNeel’s Barcelona offices. Rhino for Architecture Workshop using VisualARQMcNeel Europe (Barcelona)3rd – 4th February 202010AM – 6PM Contact McNeel to Sign Up The workshop focuses on learning Rhino, VisualARQ, and Grasshopper as a Flexible BIM … Read more

25% OFF Any Vectorworks Purchase

Vectorworks End of Year

From now to December 31st, receive 25% OFF any Vectorworks purchase, including new licences, upgrades, add-on modules, Vision, and more! Find out all the details below and call 01206 804984 or email contact@cadsoftwaredirect.com to get the discount! As an added bonus, we’ll throw in a copy of Affinity Photo to each order too! Vectorworks End of Year Sale Save … Read more

Corona for SketchUp – What Happened?

Corona for SketchUp

While the latest news surrounding Corona for SketchUp may have been announced way back in 2018, we are still seeing search activity on Corona for SketchUp. Here’s a little bit about what happened, and some alternative suggestions. In early 2018, the team behind Corona admitted that the SketchUp plugin was not successful due to a … Read more

V-Ray Next for Revit is Here

V-Ray Next for Revit

Revit is the latest platform to be upgraded to V-Ray Next, as it has now been announced that V-Ray Next for Revit is available! Architects can now get more creative, using dozens of new features and improvements to produce photo-realistic imagery faster than ever before. V-Ray Next for Revit is available as a perpetual licence, … Read more

Cyber Monday Deals Now Live

Cyber Monday

Black Friday might be behind us, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t still deals to be had. If anything, these are even better! Check out the links below and grab a big discount. 20% OFF New Licenses, Upgrades and Add-OnsOffer until 6th December Enter CMKEYSHOT at Checkout! KeyShot Offer Excludes EDU and Maintenance products. KeyShot … Read more

Black Friday is Here (and Cyber Monday on the way!)

Black Friday

It’s that time of year again, and there’s some big discounts to be had this time around. Take a look below for what’s available right now. 20% OFF All New Licenses / 10% OFF All UpgradesMaxwell Render and RealFlowOffer until 5pm Monday 2nd December 15% OFF MSRP on SketchUp SubscriptionsOffer until 5pm Monday 2nd December … Read more

KeyShot Cyber Monday Deals

KeyShot Cyber Monday

It’s that time of year again and offers on KeyShot are just around the corner! Notify Me On Monday December 2nd ONLY, you’ll have access to special pricing on all new KeyShot licenses, upgrades and add-ons. There’s even extended deals throughout the week until December 6th on upgrades and add-ons. If you’re interested in the … Read more

Big Update for SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse

SketchUp 3D Warehouse

Did you know that SketchUp comes with a huge library of 3D models right out of the box, ready to use in your scenes at no extra cost? The 3D Warehouse has gotten even better with a whole new way to organise, filter and find models. User Content Manager lets you bulk manage your models … Read more