recent News
Nemetschek North America Announces Service Pack 3 for Vectorworks 2009 Mac + Windows
Columbia, Maryland (March 26, 2009)
Nemetschek North America has released its third Service Pack
for the Vectorworks 2009 product line.
In addition to addressing several user origin shift problems,
quality improvements were also made to stairs, framing member objects,
IFC export, referenced and sheet layer viewports (including section viewports),
interactive drawing operations, and many other areas of the application.
Vectorworks Service Pack 3 is available only for
professional licenses as a downloadable updater.
Vectorworks 2009 SP3 download: click here
Alternatively go to the About Vectorworks dialog box in the Vectorworks 2009 application and click Check for Updates.

recent News
Exchange Plug-in Updated for Vectorworks 2009
and CINEMA 4D R11
Columbia, Maryland (March 11, 2009)
Nemetschek North America is pleased to announce that MAXON Computer has updated their plug-in for Vectorworks 2009 and CINEMA 4D R11.
This plug-in supports direct file exchange for high-end visualization
and allows Vectorworks users to transfer their models to CINEMA 4D
for convincing visualizations and animations. It is even possible
to make changes to the model after the visualization process has started,
as the auto-update feature in CINEMA 4D keeps track of all changes made.
The Vectorworks 2009 exchange plug-in for CINEMA 4D is free
and available from MAXON Computer's website
Vectorworks Cinema 4D plug-in download: click here

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FREE upgrade to Artlantis 2.1
for Artlantis 2 Mac + Windows users
Paris, France (March 10, 2009)
The Abvent Group, editors and publishers of Artlantis announce that
the new version's focus on speed ensures that Artlantis 2.1 remains
among the fastest radiosity rendering applications on the market today.
The Artlantis radiosity developments include enhanced support
for multi-core processors, geometry optimisation
and enhanced light management with special focus on soft shadows.
Abvent Artlantis 2.1 download: click here

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Google Releases
SketchUp 7 and SketchUp Pro 7
for Mac + Windows
Google SketchUp 7 - Work Smarter, Work Together (November 17, 2008)
Today, Google is announcing the launch of SketchUp 7 and SketchUp Pro 7,
the newest versions of their popular 3D modelling software.
Whether a user is an architect drafting solar-powered buildings,
a video-game designer imagining wild characters in new worlds,
or is entirely new to 3D and discovering the basics,
SketchUp 7 makes design easy and more intuitive than it has ever been.
With many useful new features, SketchUp 7 Mac and Windows will not only help users
express their ideas better and more easily in 3D, but will allow them
to share their work and collaborate more effectively as well.
Google SketchUp Pro 7 download: click here
Google SketchUp 7 download: click here

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Nemetschek North America
Releases the Vectorworks 2009 Product Line
Columbia, Maryland, USA (September 15, 2008)
Nemetschek North America today announced the 2009
release of their award-winning Vectorworks® line of design software,
including: Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight,
Machine Design, Fundamentals, and Renderworks.
The Vectorworks 2009 product line features a robust new engine
that gives users superior 2D and 3D capabilities,
at speeds that are up to 4-5 times faster for modeling operations.

In addition, new features and enhancements were developed
with direct input from Vectorworks users, resulting in a new version
with enhanced usability, improved 3D modeling, and optimized workflows
that will turbo-boost productivity and facilitate collaboration.