The Future of Green
Designers are increasingly being asked to take into account everything about their products, from the origins of the raw materials to the carbon released in their manufacture.
article/the-future-of-greenLuxology modo 401 Impresses
Modeler now supports 2D planar inverse kinematics (IK) setups, replicators and volumetric lights.
article/luxology-modo-401-impressesState of the Art: LCD Desktop Monitors
Widescreen is standard as TFT active matrix LCDs are nearly ubiquitous, but the 16:10 aspect ratio might be completely eliminated by a standard 24-in. 16:9 ratio soon.
article/state-of-the-art-lcd-desktop-monitorsSolid-State Drives: Speed and Efficiency
The advantages of systems from Fusion-IO, RocketDisk, Sun, and Texas Memory are many, but full integration is still a few years off.
article/solid-state-drives-speed-and-efficiencyAutodesk Mudbox: Sculpting in Digital Clay
While some 3D applications provide organic sculpting as an adjunct, Autodesk’s Mudbox places sculpting front and center.
article/autodesk-mudbox-sculpting-in-digital-clayNewTek LightWave 3D 9.6
Introducing LightWave, a render and animation engine also useful for initial sketching.
article/newtek-lightwave-3d-9-6Autodesk Boosts Maya 2009 Facilities
Selection and rendering lead a long list of improvements that speed workflow.
article/autodesk-boosts-maya-2009-facilitiesAdobe Photoshop CS4 Extended Improves Flow
The latest version is a strong upgrade with plenty of new features for transforming your rendering and navigating your scene.
article/adobe-photoshop-cs4-extended-improves-flowAnalytical Visualization Uncovers More Detail, 2 in a Series
In this second installment in DE’s deeper exploration into visualization, we take a look at its integration with analysis.
article/analytical-visualization-uncovers-more-detail-2-in-a-seriesAnalytical Visualization Uncovers More Detail, 1 in a Series
In this second installment in DE’s deeper exploration into visualization, we take a look at the integration of analysis.
article/analytical-visualization-uncovers-more-detail-1-in-a-seriesAutodesk AliasStudio 2009 Nearly Does It All, 2 in a Series
This honest-to-gosh CAD program is also a professional sketching application as well as a photo-real renderer.
article/autodesk-aliasstudio-2009-nearly-does-it-all-2-in-a-seriesAutodesk AliasStudio 2009 Nearly Does It All, 1 in a Series
This honest-to-gosh CAD program is also a professional sketching application as well as a photo-real renderer.
article/autodesk-aliasstudio-2009-nearly-does-it-all-1-in-a-seriesDesign Visualization and the Desktop Engineer
No longer simply used for presentation, visualization techniques have moved to the front of the product-development process.
article/design-visualization-and-the-desktop-engineerFast and Simple Design Modeling with modo
Luxology’s modo 302 might just be the perfect modeling tool for quickly creating and manipulating new designs.
article/fast-and-simple-design-modeling-with-modoAutodesk’s 3ds Max Design 2009 Offers New Modeling Tools
Though it comes only six months after the last release, this latest version of 3ds Max offers a surprising number of nifty new features.
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