Zbrush 4R3 is to be released on the 28th February! New features of 4R3 include: FiberMesh. Significant advancements to the FiberMesh settings provide you with greater control and flexibility. Curve modifiers have now been added to a number of FiberMesh settings including: Length, Coverage, Gravity and Color Profile. Revolve has also been added as a … Read more
Symvol for Rhino – Community is a volumetric modelling system plug-in. The user can think of clay or metal when working with Symvol. It means a volume is a piece of malleable material, not a collection of paper sheets glued together, as an equivalent analogy to existing modelling systems. Whatever is done during modelling, the volume … Read more
E-on Software have released a new version of LumenRT. LumenRT is e-on software’s revolutionary 3D technology for the interactive visualization of architectural projects. Create high quality real-time visualizations of your models and explore them with your mouse! With its new real-time engine, LumenRT 2 has a number of new features and enhancements, including: – Complete … Read more
Leveraging the Power of Rhino for the Naval Architect This new version (1.2.2) contains a number of new features, feature improvements, and bug fixes. Some highlights include: Hydrostatics and Stability: By default, the “Pre-float” check is run each time hydrostatics are calculated, in order to review the model for errors. This option can be disabled. … Read more
CAD Software Direct are proud to announce that we are now official UK Resellers of Maxwell Render. Maxwell Render is a recognised standard in architectural visualisation, product design, interior design, film/animation production, engineering and other markets that require the highest render standards. The technology behind Maxwell Render enables users to create materials, set lights and … Read more
Pixologic this week announced the release of ZBrush 4R2b which offers hair, fur and fiber capabilities amongst other features. The new FiberMesh will enable quick and intuitive creation of hair and other fibrous materials. The FiberMesh function will generate fully sculptable Polymesh 3d objects. This means your fur and fibres will behave as sculptable geometry … Read more
Project Geppeto is an early stage research project that makes it fast, easy and fun to add crowds to your work. It is a brilliant way for architects, engineers, and designers to bring their presentations to life using simple geometric shapes and paths. What autodesk says about this is: Autodesk Project Geppetto … Read more
The recent TV commercial for Becks Vier’s new square necked bottle was produced using a combination of key 3D packages. The ad was created by Zeitguised, with production company Blinkink for Mother. The 20 second ad features a completely self-designed environment, incorporating original models, textures and lighting. The Becks Vier bottle was modelled in … Read more
The AR Works augmented reality plugin for Vectorworks is now available at CAD Software Direct. [More information on augmented reality for Vectorworks]
Rhino will be featuring at the following Marine Tradeshows: Nov 10-12 – EUROPORT – Rotterdam (Netherlands) – ShipConstructor stand #5109 Nov 16-18 – METS – Amsterdam (Netherlands) – ShipConstructor stand # 10.501A (SuperYacht Pavilion) If you are able to go along the following products will be on show, ShipConstructor, … Read more