ODA Visualize adds walk-throughs
Open Design Alliance (ODA) has released new support for animation in its Visualize SDK (Software Development Kit). Visualize is a real-time 3D graphics engine for engineering design data. ODA says […]
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ODA Releases Apple Silicon Support
Open Design Alliance (ODA), a leading provider of CAD and BIM interoperability solutions, announced today the release of Apple Silicon support for its full suite of Software Development Kits (SDKs). […]
Autodesk joins Open Design Alliance — with a catch
Autodesk announced today it is becoming a member of the Open Design Alliance, the non-profit consortium a previous Autodesk CEO characterized as “the arms merchant to my enemies.” But there […]
Bentley sets price for IPO yet Siemens is still lurking
UPDATE: On September 22, 2020 Bentley raised the initial price of its forthcoming IPO to $19-$21/share, up from an initial price estimate of $17-$19/share. Bentley Systems (BSY), provider of construction […]
Open Geospatial Consortium and Open Design Alliance create strategic partnership
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), an international consortium driving the creation and adoption of open geospatial standards, and Open Design Alliance (ODA), a leading provider of CAD and BIM interoperability solutions, […]
About that spat between UK architects and Autodesk …
There is a continuing discussion taking place in public between a group of architecture firms and Autodesk over the cost and value of Revit. It started with an Open Letter […]
Helping Businesses Prepare for Augmented and Virtual Reality
Guest Editorial By Dijam PanigrahiCo-founder and COO, Grid Raster Even before the world even knew what Coronavirus was, a growing number of businesses and organizations across many industries were familiarizing […]
ODA conference goes virtual
Open Design Alliance (ODA) is moving its annual CAD development conference to the Web. ODA DevCon 2020 Virtual Edition will be September 8, 9 and 10. The conference usually meets in […]
Structural updates highlight IntelliCAD 10.0
The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) announced the release of IntelliCAD 10.0, which it says is a “major update” with many new features. David Lorenzo, ITC President, stated, “IntelliCAD 10 is […]
Rising COVID-19 cases force builders to expedite adoption of Mixed Reality
By Dijam PanigrahiCOO, Grid RasterAcross the U.S., cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in record fashion. In fact, 19 states recently set a record1 for seven-day averages in daily new […]