Architects Journal
BY RICHARD SPOHRER
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To B3D or not to B3D?
16-Dec-1999
computing -
Super-real rendering solution Auto des sys has smoothed the bugs out of its modeller to create a complete and affordable visualisation tool
11-Nov-1999
computing -
Walk-throughs on your desk Like its high-end cousins, NavisWorks allows users to explore 3D designs of great complexity, but at considerable savings
14-Oct-1999
computing -
Quick on the draw
9-Sep-1999
computing; The unusual architecture of SGI's Visual 320 frees up enough memory to stop bottlenecks, but don't rush to buy it yet -
Taking the Z axis into cyberspace Cybelius' TouchMore does require some Java knowledge, but it has the tools to make 3D websites more interactive
26-Aug-1999
With the increasing use of the Internet for both training applications and e-commerce, many developers and designers are looking for better ways to integrate and communicate with users of screen-based systems. We live in a 3D world and often the best way to communicate an idea quickly is to use three dimensions. -
Tailoring images for the Web Adobe's soon-to-be-released Photoshop 5.5 is no radical departure from the past. But all the new bits help.
8-Jul-1999
Technical & practice -
The computer archaeologist Sophisticated 3D modelling can tell us as much about buildings of the past as it can depict those of the future
13-May-1999
technical & practice -
Amapi gets serious Behind the idiosyncracies Amapi has a lot to offer, including a more conventional interface for those new to modelling
8-Apr-1999
When it comes to idiosyncratic applications, Amapi is right up there. Its recent transfer from YoNoWat software to tgs was followed by a new release and a new lease of life for this very capable application. But its idiosyncrasy has put many 'serious' users off the application, and in recognition of this tgs now provides the user with the option of a more conventional interface. While this can make Amapi a little faster at first, it's not nearly as much fun. -
With the introduction of the G3, and the iMac for home users, Apple has retaken the top slot of the computer market Return of the Mac
11-Feb-1999
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TECHNICAL: COMPUTING
17-Dec-1998
Version 3.0 of Poser is a powerful and cost-effective character creation tool, which offers major improvements in both modelling and animation Walk like a man -
Meetings of minds
12-Nov-1998
technical: Bentley Systems' symposium brought together MicroStation users in unusual groupings to discuss technological preoccupations -
A logical software solution
14-May-1998
TECHNICAL: COMPUTING -
Creative visualisation
9-Apr-1998
technical -
CAT and your mouse
12-Feb-1998
technical: computing -
Integrating data from global information systems via the internet with cad software will add certainty to architects' plans Knowing your place
15-Jan-1998
Geographical information systems have been under development now for many years. The idea of attaching both statistical and graphic information to a map-based system, and using the internet as a means of distributing such information, has led many software companies to develop products that can fully exploit the potential of this rich information resource. gis is a fast-growing area and although centred around major utilities and government departments at present, its impact on all ... -
Bentley Systems' recent European symposium introduced both new products and new concepts to the world of computer-aided design Bentley's new dimensions
18-Dec-1997
technical: computing
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