Ben Kitching tests the CAD suitability of virtualisation software Parallels Desktop and VMWare Fusion to assess just how far they've come...

In addition to the range of 2010 CAD releases in our existing product portfolio, we have now acquired 2 new Autodesk software packages to facilitate your workflow.

A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and a render farm is no different!

With the new release of Revit Architecture 2009 came a lot of excitement, so does the latest version live up to expectations?

Part of Maxon’s R11 release is the introduction of a new advanced render module, Global Illumination. In this article we take a look under the hood to see what all the fuss is about!

Despite the hours that are often spent rendering out frames of 3D animation, many 3D content creators and visualisers are still unsure of the best options when it comes to an outputted file format. Read on to find out more.

Those of you used to Accurender in previous versions of Revit might be disappointed with a loss of the background image feature when it comes to rendering in the new Mental Ray Engine.However, there is a very simple work-around with the new mental ray renderer, that we're going to talk you though.