FreeCAD 1.1 has been released, bringing another substantial update after the 1.0 milestone. The release includes transparent Part Design previews, interactive draggers for tools such as Fillet and Chamfer, 3 point lighting, a Clarify Selection tool, Assembly and FEM improvements, animations, and a new CAM tool library system. ...
Olympus has been open sourced as a toolkit for building and prototyping 3D web applications for architecture, engineering, construction, and operations. The project combines a Three.js-based 3D editor, Monaco code editor, Chart.js dashboards, undo-redo, configurable UI, and an extensible addon system. ...
Blender 5.1 has been released, with the Blender Foundation describing it as a refinement-focused update for performance and stability across the production pipeline. Cycles receives faster GPU rendering on benchmark scenes, faster CPU rendering on Windows, and shading consistency fixes, while the wider release includes hundreds of bug fixes, cleanups, and refactors. ...
Louis Trümpler announced federated loading support in IFClite, a browser-native IFC viewer and toolkit built with WebGPU and Rust/WASM. For IFC4.3 and earlier workflows, federation means loading multiple IFC models side by side with collision-safe IDs, per-model visibility, unified spatial hierarchy handling, and selection across model boundaries. ...
That Open Platform’s Release 3.3.0, presented as “From BIM Data to BIM Insight”, focused on making model information easier to query, visualise, and act on. Instead of sending BIM data through generic dashboard tools and custom pipelines, the release introduced chart Web Components intended to work directly in BIM applications. ...
Speckle has announced a new hosted-service business model, scheduled to launch on February 2, 2026. The company says it is moving away from seat-based pricing toward plans based on projects and usage, arguing that counting individual users creates friction when model and project data needs to move between designers, coordinators, construction teams, project managers, and clients. ...
Speckle has launched an Autodesk Construction Cloud integration for Enterprise customers, automatically syncing ACC model data into Speckle so teams can use it in browser-based model access, dashboards, Power BI, Speckle Intelligence, internal analytics, and automation workflows. The integration is positioned as a way to turn ACC from a file-based system of record into a live source of normalized BIM data, including historical model versions and real-time project updates. ...
Bonsai v0.8.4 has been released with 1111 new features and fixes. The release brings Bonsai compatibility with Blender 5.0, which matters because Blender 5.0 is a major platform update and required compatibility work throughout the add-on. ...
Blender 5.0 has been released. The major headline is a redesigned color management pipeline with native wide-gamut and HDR support, including ACES 1.3 and 2.0 views, Rec.2100 PQ and HLG display support, AgX HDR, and improved image and video export for P3 and Rec.2020 workflows. ...
That Open Platform’s Release 3.2.0, presented in the “We Opened the Models. Now We Open Modeling” event, marked a shift from web-based BIM viewing toward web-based BIM authoring. The release introduced APIs for creating, editing, and deleting model geometry and data directly in the browser, positioning That Open Engine as a foundation for openBIM applications that are not limited to inspection and coordination. ...