New benchmark brings testing standards to OpenCL

Feb. 2 | Rightware says Basemark CL will improve all applications using GPUs for general purpose computation. Last year the Khronos Group introduced OpenCL (Open Computing Language) an open, royalty-free standard for parallel programming of modern processors,...

Geometric launches JT-based mobile viewer

Feb. 2 | Glovius runs on Windows, iOS, and Android; requires use of online conversion service. Small vendors are continuing to beat the big CAD vendors in mobile. Engineering software and services vendor Geometric Limited is launching a new set of products for...

Lattice extends XVL mobile viewing

Feb. 1 | New iXVL Player and iXVL Publisher go beyond iXVL View, offering a deeper dive into manufacturing data.   iXVL Player can distinguish between assemblies and parts. (Source: Lattice Technology) Digital mock-up specialist Lattice Technology has released...

Proficiency Collaboration Gateway adds Autodesk Inventor translator

Feb. 1 | Inventor is the first mid-range MCAD product to be supported by Collaboration Gateway. All parts, assemblies, and related data can be imported and exported. In a move that separates Autodesk Inventor from its mid-range competitors, ITI TranscenData has...

IMSI/Design releases first 2D/3D DWG viewing app on Android

Jan. 31 | The boutique CAD vendor is taking the high ground; surely others will quickly follow. TurboViewer v1 for Andriod can store drawings for field view when no Internet service is available. (Source: IMSI/Design) Drawing on its market-leading experience with...

Inventor of the Year nominees read like a small manufacturer’s hall of fame

Jan. 31 | Autodesk asks its users to select a winner from 12 nominees. All have used engineering software to competitive advantage. For the past few years Autodesk has named an Inventor of the Month as a way of celebrating the achievements of its users and score...

Tetra 4D and Lattice Technology to help each other refine 3D design data reuse

Jan. 30 | New business partnership will help Lattice’s digital mock-up tools produce interactive 3D PDF documentation, and give Tetra’s customers better tools for preparing design data for downstream use. Lattice Technology’s XVL Studio is used to create...

Adding a pipeline improves LMU visual effects lab workflow

Jan. 30 | Loyola Marymount students now create animations in a professional rendering workflow; their creative output has doubled.  Students in the Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television now have a professional rendering pipeline in place to...

ScanToNURBS links 3D scanning to 3ds Max

Jan. 27 | Imported models can have G1 curve continuity across surface boundaries. NURBS specialist nPower Software has released a new plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max that imports 3D scans as as NURBS-based meshes suitable for further work in 3ds Max and most CAD...

CoreCG introduces a pipeline between Mental Ray and Maya

Jan. 27 | MentalCore expedites the back-and-forth process of content creation and rendering. Several studios field-tested the product prior to release. When computer graphics content developers get together, sooner or later the conversation turns to griping about...