Chaos Group has released V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp, the latest update to their professional rendering plugin. Built on Chaos Group’s industry-leading technology, V-Ray 3.6 for SketchUp simplifies the design process for architects and designers, offering photorealistic visuals and easy-to-use controls from concept to construction.
Powerful GPU &...
Multiple Profiles, One Follow Me
I have a confession. I love Follow Me. Don't let Push/Pull know, but I think that Follow Me may be my favorite modification tool in SketchUp. Push/Pull is great and all, but when I have to sweep a molding profile around a room, or round-off the corner of a table, it's clear that Follow Me is my tool of choice.
While Follow Me and I have a great...
Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp
Lumion 8.3 was released today as a free upgrade from Lumion 8. At the core of the release is the new Lumion LiveSync for SketchUp and the improved LiveSync for Revit.
LiveSync is an exciting new feature for architects and designers in SketchUp. Seeing a real-time render...
Adobe Dimension 2.0 is 3D for Graphic Designers
Today, at Adobe MAX, we are excited to join with Adobe in announcing that native SketchUp interoperability has been added to Adobe Dimension 2.0.
Adobe Dimension 2.0: 3D Packaging Design in the Creative Cloud
When Adobe Dimension 1.0 was launched about a year...
Usability for Conversion: Stop Using Fads, Start Using Data
When it comes to creating and designing a product, we are looking for the best solution to ensure we meet our goal. Ultimately, our goal will always be to convince the customer to buy our product or use our service; i.e., for converting leads into sales. But what...
A 3D Text Rendering Tutorial
With the availability of tools like DirectX and OpenGL, writing a desktop application that renders 3D elements is not very difficult nowadays. However, like many technologies, there are sometimes obstacles making it difficult for developers trying to enter into this niche....
What Is Strategic Design Thinking and How Can It Empower Designers?
What should the role of the designer be in today’s times of complexity, unsurity, and frequent change? What is Strategic Design, and how can it empower the designer beyond traditional practice? Are designers a group of technicians and artists who produce products and...
Design Principles: Introduction To Hierarchy
The need for technical skill in graphic design continues to grow as technologies and interfaces change. Yet, how have fundamental understandings of visual hierarchy, perception and composition changed along with new interfaces? The modern concept of human visual perception is rooted in psychological study. Thus, the way that we see and perceive graphic...
UX Testing For The Masses: Keep It Simple And Cost Effective
User experience design (UXD or UED) is the process of enhancing user satisfaction by improving the usability, accessibility, and pleasure provided in the interaction between the user and the product.
This nicely encapsulates what the design part is all about, but what about...
3D Data Visualization with Open Source Tools
In his recent article on Toptal’s blog, skilled data scientist Charles Cook wrote about scientific computing with open source tools. His tutorial makes an important point about open source tools and the role they can play in easily processing data and acquiring...
