VisualARQ 2.12 Available Now

VisualARQ 2.12

This is a free update for VisualARQ users which includes new features and fixes: Support for Worksessions Support for Grasshopper Player Override section attributes by Plan View and Section View style Save changes on VisualARQ display modes (Hidden, Conceptual, and Realistic) Show wall or slab layer names and custom parameters in tags Structural profiles for … Read more VisualARQ 2.12 Available Now

Webinar: Parametric Design in Grasshopper for Rhino

Parametric Design Webinar

Are you interested in gaining parametric competency to push your design skills to the next level? Are you ready to learn a very exciting and powerful tool that will take your ideas and concepts to a whole new realm? General Webinar for Beginners16 hours across 8 daysStarts 17/01/2022 Intensive Webinar for Intermediates8 hours across 4 … Read more Webinar: Parametric Design in Grasshopper for Rhino

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 Christmas Opening Times and End of Year Deals

Robotic Fabrication with the COMPAS Framework Online Course

Robotic Fabrication in Rhino

Robotic Fabrication with the COMPAS Framework online workshop10:00am – 5:00pm CETDecember 13th-15th 2021 Tutors: Gonzalo Casas, Romana Rust, Beverly LytleHosted by McNeel Europe Register Now > Architecture and digital fabrication in the age of robotics require juggling a toolchain spanning very different skills, ranging from the creative aspects of design to the engineering needs of … Read more Robotic Fabrication with the COMPAS Framework Online Course

Autumn Savings Extended!

Autumn Savings

Visit CAD Software Direct throughout November, and you’ll see the AUTUMN5 code available to use at checkout to save an additional 5% on selected popular 3D CAD modelling and rendering software. Save an additional 5% on Rhino 3D Save 5% on new Rhino licences and upgrades using AUTUMN5 at checkout! Rhino 7 is an extremely … Read more Autumn Savings Extended!

McNeel Rhino – Training for Trainers Workshop

Rhino 7 SubD

Training for Trainers Workshop Hosted Online by McNeel Europe16-18 November 202110:00 am – 2:00 pm Expert users of Rhino that want to get accredited as Authorized Rhino Trainers now have a chance to participate in this certification workshop hosted online by McNeel Europe and delivered by Giuseppe Massoni. To know more about the Rhino Authorized … Read more McNeel Rhino – Training for Trainers Workshop

Autumn Savings until October 31st

Autumn Savings

Visit CAD Software Direct before the end of October, and you’ll see the AUTUMN5 code available to use at checkout to save an additional 5% on selected popular 3D CAD modelling and rendering software. Save an additional 5% on Rhino 3D Save 5% on new Rhino licences and upgrades using AUTUMN5 at checkout! Rhino 7 … Read more Autumn Savings until October 31st

Grasshopper Online Courses – Last Call!

Grasshopper Training

Grasshhoper Level 1 online course: October 4-5, 2021Grasshhoper Level 2 online course: October 6-8, 202110:00 AM – 5:00 PM CESTHosted by McNeel Europe Join Ping-Hsiang Chen, a computational designer at the Applied Research team in KPF London, for either one or both Grasshopper online workshops at McNeel Europe. View the full course syllabus… Course Requirements … Read more Grasshopper Online Courses – Last Call!

Have You Tried SubD in Rhino 7?

Rhino 7 SubD

For designers who need to explore organic shapes quickly in Rhino, SubD is a geometry type new to Rhino 7 that can create editable, highly accurate shapes. Unlike other geometry types, SubD combines free-form accuracy while still allowing quick editing. Push and pull to explore complex, free-form shapes in realtime. Traditionally SubD objects are mesh-based … Read more Have You Tried SubD in Rhino 7?

Grasshopper Components for Hydrostatics in Orca3D

Grasshopper Components

Orca3D now includes Grasshopper components for automating Orca3D’s hydrostatics and stability calculations! This update, Version 2.0.22, is free to Version 2 users and is available for download now. Details of other improvements in this release can be found here. If you aren’t familiar with Grasshopper, it is a graphical scripting editor that is included with … Read more Grasshopper Components for Hydrostatics in Orca3D