Reviews

  • Lenovo ThinkPad W530 Review

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 6 May 2013 12:59 am

    Late last year while at Autodesk University I had a chance to review Lenovo laptops, one in particular stood out to me from any other laptop I've seen before.

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  • modo 601 Review

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 18 October 2012 12:23 am

    Daniel Hruby reviews Luxology's latest release: modo 601.

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  • Bloom Unit - Cloud Based Collaborative Rendering...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 2 October 2012 3:30 am

    Bloom Unit is a new Cloud Based Collaborative Rendering application for SketchUp.

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  • An Architect's view on Maxwell Render (for Google...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 12 June 2012 11:50 am

    An Architect's view on Maxwell Render (for Google Sketchup)

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  • CGarchitect Reviews NEC's Flagship Graphics...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 18 September 2011 6:00 pm

    I recently received the brand new flagship NEC 30” display and was able to put it through its paces over the past several months. Around 800 hours of on time as of the time of this writing. The new NEC...

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  • 3ds Max Design 2012 New Features Webinar Posted

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 19 June 2011 6:00 pm

    Eddie Perlberg demos the new features in in Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2012 including: Nitrous-accelerated graphics core, a new viewport system engineered to provide dramatic improvements in performance and...

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  • Dave Buckley Reviews CGschool's 3ds Max 2011 One...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 5 May 2011 6:00 pm

    "This book and project is excellent in the respect that it covers a wealth of techniques that quite simply aren't covered anywhere else. I would fully advise you to pick up a copy as I can almost guarantee...

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  • CGarchitect Reviews the NVIDIA Quadro 2000

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 5 April 2011 6:00 pm

    With low power consumption, Quadro drivers and the more robust engineering of this line, we think this card is a good choice for anyone looking for a reliable professional series card for moderate sized scenes...

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  • Neil Hayes Reviews Modo 501 for CGarchitect

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 6 March 2011 5:00 pm

    "We (the modo Community) were told that the drive behind this release was all about a focus on refinement and optimization rather than major new features. Yet along the way the team at Luxology found time...

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  • New Features in 3ds Max 2011 Design Reviewed

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 29 September 2010 6:00 pm

    "With the latest version of 3ds Max Design, Autodesk has delivered one of the most feature-rich updates to their product in several releases. Interface refinements, new data import/reference components,...

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  • Canadian Company ICE edge Debuts New 3D Viewer

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 27 September 2010 6:00 pm

    A few weeks ago I spent several hours touring the facilities of ICE edge and DIRTT environmental solutions in my hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Ice Edge is a software company that dedicates their time...

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  • CGarchitect's Graphics Card Round Up

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 26 July 2010 6:00 pm

    CGarchitect has just wrapped up one of the most intensive and exhaustive reviews we have ever done. Our graphics card round up reviews the top graphics cards from NVIDIA and ATI and evaluates performance in the...

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  • 3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization Advanced...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 7 February 2010 5:00 pm

    Chad Warner from Blue Lime Studio reviews 3DATS latest book - 3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization Advanced to Expert. "I would highly recommend this book (as well as the other two) to anyone involved...

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  • Tom Livings Reviews 3ds Max 2010

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 12 November 2009 5:00 pm

    " I'm happy I am now on this platform. I really like the viewport improvements and it forced me to take a fresh look at mental ray."

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  • New Mexico Architect Dennis Holloway Uses CINEMA...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 12 November 2009 5:00 pm

    Architect Dennis Holloway has been fascinated by Native American architecture since he was a kid growing up in Michigan. But it wasn’t until 1990, when he moved to New Mexico, that his passion for the subject...

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  • QA Graphics Uses CINEMA 4D to Help a McDonald’s...

    Posted by Jeff Mottle 4 November 2009 5:00 pm

    Most eco-friendly building materials don’t look much different from traditional ones, so people often can’t tell they’re looking at sustainable, green features when they see them. To help raise awareness...

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