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Yuzu is a software suite by Picard Innovations aimed at professionals in the field of measuring spaces and buildings. Part of this platform is an extensive SketchUp plugin which allows the user to connect a laser distance meter and create SketchUp models while taking measurements in real time. Yuzu also offers a set of useful tools to automate common tasks and get things done more easily.

Your favourite plugin for SketchUp just got an update and it comes with some killer new features you are gonna love.

Our Plugin and Extension Manager now allows you easily set up custom loadouts for SketchUp. Need to load a plugin or extension just for that session? We got you covered!

To update to v1.2 just AutoInstall directly within v.1.1 or if you are new to the PluginStore you can grab a download for free here

E-on software, the leader in 3D Immersive Nature technologies, today announced the immediate availability of LumenRT 4 GeoDesign. Packaged as a add-on plug-in product for LumenRT, it delivers the full power and capabilities of LumenRT Immersive Nature to users of ESRI CityEngine Advanced.

Thea Render v1.2 and it's new GPU plugin Thea Presto were finally released late last week. This update to Thea Render is the most comprehensive to date with the whole UI within Thea Render Studio getting some attention and of course there is the new GPU rendering ability for nVidia CUDA enabled cards.

See the promotional video here and grab it while it is discounted by 35%!

SketchUp's Product Management Director, John Bacus, has issued a call to action for SketchUp users everywhere to help shape SketchUp's development for 2014.

SketchUp has a long history of implementing users requests and now with yearly release cycles this means they will be a very busy team over the next 12 months.

Read on the get the full details...

Revizto version 1.2 will be introduced at the Denver AIA National Convention at booth #3804 from June 20th to 22nd, 2013.

For owners, architects, engineers and contractors who are dissatisfied with complex tools for project visualization, Revizto is a simple visual collaboration platform for building projects. Revizto uses 3-D gaming technology to make visual building information models accessible to anyone, anywhere, any time.

June update; 20 new 3D trees, 135 new 2D trees/plants, 50 new outdoor light fixtures, 70 furniture and interior items and more.

Podium Browser provides thousands of render ready components such as light fixtures, furnishings, plants and materials from a web server directly to SketchUp. The content will be downloaded directly into your model and is ready to be photo-realistically rendered by SU Podium. You simply click on a thumbnail in the Browser to drop content into your SketchUp model. When rendering with SU Podium, it will appear in your image as a photo-realistic object without any additional preparation.

Thea Presto is a new render engine that has been written bottom-up, from scratch, and runs entirely on your graphics card processor. The engine has been especially tuned for fast interactive rendering and pushes GPU computing to the limits, while keeping the high photorealistic quality of Thea Render.

Presto is a unique GPU engine and it is based on Nvidia CUDA, which means that a compatible graphic card is needed to run it. It also supports Multiple GPUs (for normal Darkroom rendering) and co-operative render­ing over the network. All the CUDA supporting cards can be used.

gTools is a suite of software tools which were developed to simplify the process of performing accurate energy analysis using Sketchup models. Our on-line gTools work together to provide you with an easy-to-use rapid workflow or can be used individually to achieve tasks.

There are many key features our toolset provides, such as the ability to autosurface models, and import/export the resultant gbXML which in turn supports interoperability with 3D tools such as Sketchup, Revit, Archicad etc. The gTools suite is OS, device and application-agnostic.

Thea Presto is a new engine for Thea Render, written from scratch, that uses the same characteristics and material/lighting system such as Thea itself. It is running entirely on the GPU and it is based on Nvidia CUDA video cards.

One thing that is impressive about Thea Presto is its interactiveness that makes it fun to work with. It is ideal for rendering quick stills and animations, particularly for product design and exteriors.

Find out more about Thea Presto's features below.