Render with Artlantis

Render Rally...A Celebration of Speed, Power, and Beauty

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Wed, 15 May 2013 09:27:00 +0000

As warmer weather reaches the Northern Latitudes, few words can truly describe the exhilarating feeling of riding in a classic car with the top down, the radio on, and the open road ahead. Nothing comes between you, your vehicle, and the surrounding panorama. In a singular moment, all that speed, power, and beauty are yours. This is what it feels like to use Artlantis.

Artlantis is a fine-tuned balance of speed, power, and beauty. As soon as you drop the first shader, 3D object, or light source into the scene and see the instant preview results, you know you are behind the controls of something incredibly responsive, fun, and easy-to-use. This carries through to the final renderings, which are delivered with amazing speed and superb quality.

Now through June 30, Objects Online invites you to take Artlantis Render for a free 30-day test drive. If you love the way it handles, pick up your first seat of Artlantis Render at 20% off and additional seats at 15% off. And because no journey is complete without a good set of wheels, they're also offering select volumes of 3D Cars at 10% off. Get to the Render Rally before it ends!

Some geographic restrictions may apply. Please contact Objects Online for details.

Render Rally Pricing and Ordering

Download the Artlantis 30-day Demo

Download the Export Plug-ins

BIMcomponents.com Channels BIM Objects from BIMobject®

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:07:00 +0000

GRAPHISOFT, the developer of ArchiCAD, the Number One choice of architects for BIM solutions, will now channel BIM objects from the BIMobject® cloud and integrate them into the organic search results on BIMcomponents.com.

BIMcomponents.com, GRAPHISOFT’s portal for parametric BIM objects, will automatically channel objects developed, maintained, and published by real manufacturers in the central cloud solution at BIMobject.com.

The brand recognition of BIMobject® is well known and certifies that the objects come from real manufacturers and are real products that can be specified and sourced in real life. The unique channel concept developed by BIMobject allows building product portals to channel the BIM objects used by more and more websites around the world. For manufacturers, this offers convenience by centralizing the hosting and maintenance of their digital product data; the BIMobject® cloud handles all the building product searches to be updated.

The cooperation between GRAPHISOFT and BIMobject® will increase the visibility of the manufacturers’ BIM objects and simplify the way architects and engineers can search for BIM objects and download them to their favorite BIM system.

These high quality BIM objects are guaranteed to be by the manufacturers and quality controlled by BIM experts from BIMobject®.

”The integration with BIMobject.com, the world's leading manufacturer specific content provider, offers direct access to an extensive collection of high quality BIM content by real manufacturers available both in ArchiCAD 17 and on BIMcomponents.com. This creates a huge value for our users by providing the quality and details very much a standard for the BIMobject® content,” said Akos Pfemeter, Director of Global Marketing, GRAPHISOFT.

”We are very pleased to have BIMcomponents as the latest in a long row of channel partners. We continue to serve building and interior product manufacturers to create a dynamic and maintainable infrastructure for product content management. We expect the BIMcomponents.com collaboration to be very useful for both ArchiCAD users as well as the manufacturers in the building industry,” said Stefan Larsson, CEO of BIMobject AB.

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LIVE! Online webinar: Rendering BIM models in Artlantis

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:00:00 +0000

On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 2:00 PM EDT, Chris Stringer of Objects Online will be joining Greg Conyngham of ICS for a webinar on rendering BIM models in Artlantis 4.1. In this webinar, we will introduce you to Abvent's Artlantis, the fastest stand-alone 3D rendering application developed especially for architects and designers. Artlantis is ideal for quickly and easily creating high resolution 3D renderings, iVisit 3D Panoramas, QuickTime VR Objects and animations. You'll learn how to:

Export your model from your 3D modeling program and and import into Artlantis
Quickly apply shaders and textures to create photo realistic building materials
Add objects and cutouts to your Artlantis model
Add and manage lighting and atmosphere
Create an iVisit 3D Panorama for client presentations

Direct plug-ins are available for ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, SketchUp, and Revit in order to make Artlantis's rendering more accessible to you. Additionally, Artlantis reads the latest versions of the most common file formats such as .dxf, .dwg, .dwf, .fbx or .obj.

With Artlantis's renowned ease of use you no longer need specialists in your firm to achieve high quality, photo-realistic renderings and animations. Webinar guests will be able to take advantage of a special Artlantis promotion, which will be mentioned during the webinar. Mark your calendar (Wednesday, May 29, 2:00 PM EDT) and register today!

U.S. participants only, please!

IBERfibran develops objects in cooperation with BIMobject

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Sat, 04 May 2013 09:35:00 +0000

Portuguese manufacturer IBERfibran, from the international Fibran group, has created BIM objects for their insulation systems. FIBRAN SA designs and manufactures products and solutions for thermal insulation, acoustic insulation and fire protection, bringing energy efficiency into building, industrial, and marine applications.

"IBERfibran started this project in collaboration with BIMobject® in order to allow engineers, architects and designers to have an easily accessible tool to develop their insulation projects. We believe that this collaboration will simplify the process of modeling a building. We also believe that to be successful, we have to anticipate our clients' needs, and designers are our first clients in the chain of promoting and selling our high performance isolation FIBRANxps," said Vera Silva, Product and Marketing Manager for IBERfibran.

The range of four IBERfibran xps products are made available as a complete set of library parts, covering main needs for building insulation. The objects are available both in Revit and ArchiCAD. Please follow the link below to see the products on the BIMobject® portal, and while there, register to download them free of charge.

View Fibran's products on BIMobject.com

Are you a manufacturer? Add your products to BIMobject.com

Read the complete press release

Recorded webinar: Architectural visualization of ArchiCAD models using Artlantis

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:02:00 +0000

In case you missed GRAPHISOFT's live, online seminar featuring Artlantis, you can watch the recorded version here:

Artlantis Shaders recorded webinar and Q&A now online

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Thu, 02 May 2013 07:13:00 +0000

The recorded Atlantis 4.1 Shaders webinar from mid-April is now on Novedge's YouTube and Vimeo channels. It is also posted in the Novedge blog, along with written responses to all the questions that were received during the webinar. The Q&A features a number of in-depth tutorials that explain things such as using bump and normal maps, creating realistic grass, and the functions of the Fresnel Transition slider.

See the recorded webinar and Q&A responses

Watch the recorded webinar on YouTube

Watch the recorded webinar on Vimeo

Sovella releases industrial furniture as BIM objects for Revit and ArchiCAD

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Thu, 02 May 2013 06:32:00 +0000

Sovella is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial furniture and workstations. Alongside quality and durability, Sovella workstation solutions are defined by ergonomics, modularity, and human-centered designs.

Sovella wallshelving systems meet the high demands set for storage in public spaces in terms of durability and load capacity. A wide range of wire shelves, pull out baskets, cloth rails and racks as well as perforated panels and hooks are available and compatible with each other. The system also includes a free-standing unit.

The BIM objects of the Sovella wallshelving system range are available for Revit and ArchiCAD, both in Finnish and English language. Please follow the link below to see the products on the BIMobject® portal, and while there, register to download them free of charge.

View Sovella's products on BIMobject.com

Bombastik Attitude releases designer furniture as BIM objects

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:23:00 +0000

Bombastik Attitude has a wide range of exclusive and functional designer furniture and public furniture for conference facilities, offices, and all public places.

The BIM objects of the Bombastik Attitude range are available for ArchiCAD and AutoCAD. Please follow the link below to see the products on the BIMobject® portal:

Bombastik Attitude

”We are very happy to be able to help Bombastik Attitude publish and market their products to a wide audience. The collaboration with BIMobject® gives them a fantastic opportunity to place their furniture on every architect and interior designers desktop,” said Ben O’Donnell, CTO of BIMobject AB.

Import updater DWG-DXF 2013 for Artlantis Studio 4.1.8

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:49:00 +0000

Abvent has released an update for Mac and Windows that permits Artlantis 4.1.8 to open DWG-DXF 2013 files. To install, first make sure Artlantis isn't running. Then, download and run the installer. Follow the instructions to complete the process.

Download the Import Updater

Download the Artlantis 30-day Demo

Novedge Webinar: Working with Shaders in Artlantis

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:59:00 +0000

In case you missed yesterday's live, Novedge webinar, Working with Shaders in Artlantis, here is the recorded version:

Novedge Webinar #69: Working with Shaders in Artlantis Studio 4.1 from Novedge on Vimeo.

YouTube fans can access the same video here.

BIMobject recruits to expand in Eastern Europe

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:49:00 +0000

Kornel Kovacs, Senior Business Manager, BIMobject

MUNICH/MALMÖ, April 16, 2013 -- The demand for digital content for BIM in the design process is increasing rapidly. It is now more important than ever that both the construction and furniture manufacturers can create digital replicas of their products, using a cost efficient and manageable approach. These actions are made in order to make their products visible early in the process and create availability towards architects and planners.

To meet the increased demand, BIMobject® has recruited another experienced professional as Senior Business Manager located in Munich, Germany. Kornel Kovacs has more than a decade of experience within sales of BIM systems. His most recent position was as a leader of a Hungarian software company, where his area of responsibility was sales and channel management for the emerging European markets.

"With Kornel Kovacs, we have managed to recruit a colleague who possesses an extensive network within our target markets in Eastern Europe. We are confident that we can continue to expand at the current pace in the future, because development shows significant signs of this. We have high hopes for this development even in the Eastern parts of Europe,” says Johannes Reischböck, COO of BIMobject® Germany.

BIMobject® is a game changer for the construction industry worldwide with its cloud based Portal offering development, maintenance and syndication of digital replicas – BIM objects – of manufactured building and interior products.

The marketing and pre-sales services associated with the Portal are channeled and integrated, through specialized software, into CAD/BIM applications to create a business-to-business communication across the globe.

Manufacturers use BIMobject® to promote and deliver their products directly into BIM processes enabling their products to be selected and generate a measurable improvement in sales.

April 17 | Working with Shaders in Artlantis

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:15:00 +0000

Make time tomorrow for our #NovedgeWebinar on #Shaders in @artlantis 4.1. Sign up now! ow.ly/k7KgR
— NOVEDGE (@NovedgeStore) April 17, 2013

BIMobject® chosen as 2013 Red Herring Top 100 Europe winner

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:50:00 +0000

AMSTERDAM, April 11, 2013 -- Red Herring announced its Top 100 award winners today, recognizing Europe’s leading private companies and celebrating these startups’ innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Red Herring’s Top 100 Europe list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring’s editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

“Selecting startups that show the most potential for disruption and growth is never easy,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “We looked at hundreds and hundreds of candidates from all across the continent, and after much thought and debate, narrowed the list down to the Top 100 Winners. Each year, the competition gets tougher but we believe BIMobject AB demonstrates the vision, drive and innovation that define a Red Herring winner.”

"On behalf of Red Herring, congratulations on being selected as one of this year's Red Herring Top 100 Europe. We screened hundreds of companies for the award so your achievement is no small feat," says Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring.

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technological innovation, management quality, overall business strategy and market penetration. This assessment was complemented by a review of the track records and standings of similar startups in the same verticals, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models in Europe.

The marketing and pre-sales services associated with the Portal are channelled and integrated, through specialised software, into CAD/BIM applications to create a business-to-business communication across the globe.

Manufacturers use BIMobject® to promote and deliver their products directly into BIM processes enabling their products to be selected and generate a real improvement in sales.

LIVE! Online webinar: Working with Shaders in Artlantis

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:04:00 +0000

What it's About:

Artlantis 4.1 is a powerful, easy-to-use 3D rendering application developed especially for architects and designers, ideal for quickly and easily creating high-resolution 3D renderings, animations, QuickTime VR Objects and iVisit 3D Panoramas. This webinar will focus on using Shaders in Artlantis, covering different types of Shaders, the Shaders Inspector, the Catalog, media collections, Postcards, and custom Shaders creation.

The webinar on April 17 is free and will last about about 1 hour, including the Q & A session.

Who is Presenting:
Chris Stringer is General Manager of Objects Online, Abvent’s Artlantis distributor in the US & Canada and a BIMobject.com US franchise. Trained as an architect, Chris has been involved in architectural software sales, training, and support since 1996. His professional interests include 3D parametric modeling and 3D visualization.

Who Should Attend:
Architects, Designers, 3D modelers, and anyone interested in photo realistic 3D visualization.

Webinar is free but space is limited. Mark the date (April 17, 2013) and reserve your webinar seat now.

Live, online seminar: Architectural visualization featuring ArchiCAD and Artlantis

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:31:00 +0000

GRAPHISOFT's next live, online seminar will take place on April 30, and will focus on architectural visualization. We will feature Artlantis, the fastest stand-alone 3D rendering application developed especially for architects and designers. Artlantis is ideal for quickly and easily creating high resolution 3D renderings, iVisit 3D Panoramas, QuickTime VR Objects, and animations. A recognized leader in preview window technology, Artlantis is the rendering software used by architects, designers and urban design professionals in more than 80 countries, including thousands of ArchiCAD users.

The graphic presentation of a design has always been a key factor in the success of a project. Architectural visualization allows us not only to place the project in its future environment and highlight the beauty of the design, but also to bring the concept to life through photo-realistic objects, colors, lighting, and textures.

We will be joined by Xavier Vanabelle of Asymetrie, a graphic design studio located in Beaumont, Belgium. Xavier will present an exciting new project modeled in ArchiCAD and rendered in Artlantis. With over ten years experience in architectural visualization, the team at Asymetrie has collaborated on a variety of projects, including the design of urban areas, private homes, museums, and schools.

Join us on April 30 to learn how to export an ArchiCAD model to Artlantis to create jaw-dropping, photo-realistic renderings and animations!

Space is Limited - Register Today!

Please register for any of the times below to join the FREE, online seminar!

For Australia and Asia:

Tue, Apr 30, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM AEST
register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/170259694

For Europe, Middle-East and Africa:

Tue, Apr 30, 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BST
register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/802537782

For the Americas:

Tue, Apr 30, 2013 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST (12:00 PM - 13:00 PM EST)
register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/811137718

Once you have registered, you will receive an email confirming your registration with information needed to join the webinar.

System Requirements

PC-based attendees: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees: Mac OS® X 10.5 (Leopard) or newer

Don't have ArchiCAD yet? Please proceed to the download & registration page to get it for FREE!

Don't have Artlantis yet? Click here!

Congratulations to BIMobject!

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noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:36:00 +0000

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— Objects Online (@ObjectsOnline) March 15, 2013

Artlantis Members subscription

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:34:00 +0000

Whether you're on a project deadline and you need an Artlantis object quickly, or you just want to add a nice new set of objects or shaders to your collection, Artlantis Members is a great resource and an incredible value. Artlantis Members is a website dedicated to assembling the finest collection of Artlantis media on the internet.

A subscription to Artlantis Members includes exclusive online access to the artlantismembers.com media library. As a member, all of the objects in the Artlantis Media Section are free, limited to 15 downloads per day. Membership is offered in both a 6 and 12 month subscription for your convenience.

Browse thousands of high-quality objects for Artlantis, and download them right away. Move them into your Artlantis media folder, and you are ready to go!

Preview the Artlantis media section on artlantismembers.com

Purchase the 6-month Subscription of Artlantis Members

Purchase the 12-month Subscription of Artlantis Members

Artlantis Batch Render

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:57:00 +0000

Artlantis Batch Render is a separate application (installed alongside Artlantis in the Artlantis program folder) that is used to render one or more images/animations placed in a rendering queue. Batch Render is a useful production tool, especially when rendering a series of images overnight or over the weekend. Watch this video to learn more about how to use Batch Render to manage your rendering queue.

Watch the Video

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Fast Render launches Artlantis Render Farm

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:19:00 +0000

PARIS, March 12, 2013 -- Fast Render, a subsidiary of Abvent S.A. and ND 3D Image and Film, has announced the launch of Artlantis Render Farm, offering powerful rendering calculation services to Artlantis users around the world.

Artlantis Render Farm offers the Artlantis user community more than 300 CPU's to produce photo-realistic still images or complex, high-definition animations with the high quality settings that clients demand, at a fraction of the average rendering times.

Artlantis Render Farm currently supports Artlantis Render and Artlantis Studio versions 3 and 4. In the future, the current version and the immediately previous version will be supported. Users have the option to ask for either an Artlantis engine calculation or a Maxwell Render engine calculation.

"We are pleased to be working with the Artlantis power users at ND 3D on this project," said Xavier Soule, CEO of Abvent. "Artlantis Render Farm's speed, strength, and affordability will allow Artlantis users around the world to produce the highest quality images and animations possible," he added.

Visit Artlantis Render Farm for more information.

About Abvent
Since 1985, the Abvent Group has offered innovative image and design solutions for CAD professionals in the fields of architecture and design, and photography. For over 25 years, Abvent's cutting edge approach to digital imagery has resulted in products and services that are innovative, powerful, and easy-to-use. Abvent develops and publishes Artlantis, a family of stand-alone 3D rendering applications developed especially for architects and designers, ideal for quickly and easily creating high-resolution 3D renderings, iVisit 3D Panoramas, QuickTime® VR Objects and animations. A recognized leader in preview window technology, Artlantis is the rendering software used by architects, designers and urban design professionals in more than 80 countries.

About ND 3D Image & Film
ND 3D Image & Film has been offering high quality 3D image and film services to the real estate market since 1998. ND 3D Image & Film has succeeded in providing 3D services to the real estate sector, as well as in architecture, engineering, and construction. Supplying 3D image and film services, their clients have been able to experience the best there is in virtual communication support tools, designed specifically for the real estate market. With 3D images and films produced for projects all around the world, ND 3D Image & Film's high quality services have been widely recognized by the top market players.

AIA ARCHITECT Live Co-host Contest!

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:44:00 +0000

Get ready for your close-up! Submit a 2-minute audition video March 8-29 for the chance to co-host ARCHITECT Live at the 2013 AIA National Convention with Stephen Chung, AIA, ARCHITECT Live host. Two lucky winners will be selected by popular vote and will receive an all-expense-paid trip to the 2013 AIA National Convention. AIA members, AIAS members, and students are eligible.

For more information, visit the contest website!

Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:54:00 +0000

"Whooo-weee! Hard to believe that it’s already been a year but I am proud to say that it’s time for the 2nd Annual Life of an Architect Playhouse Competition!! Last years event was a spectacular success (many thanks to those who participated) and I am hopeful that we can have similar – and possibly greater involvement this year. At the end of last years inaugural playhouse competition we were able to build two playhouses. This year we know that we can do two, but we are shooting for three!!

So let’s get to the details shall we?"

Click here for the details!

The Artlantis Forum is BACK!

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:01:00 +0000

The new, improved Artlantis Forum is back online and ready for you! The Artlantis Forum is a great place to meet other users, exchange ideas, and discuss a wide range of technical subjects about Artlantis. Whether you’re a new user or a computer graphics specialist, the Artlantis Forum is an excellent resource of how-to tips, tricks, and technical information for your projects.

Click here to visit the Artlantis Forum!

BIMobject® Weber Saint-Gobain Artlantis rendering in 3D

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:50:00 +0000

The products are the first in this range and include facade renders, Leca® Blocks as wall composites, and detailed BIM objects. The ranges are developed both to cover the needs for BIM users in visualization, project work, 3D detailing, and even in advanced construction and production models.

The Weber BIM objects are available for various 3D visualization systems, as system families for Revit, Composite wall structures in ArchiCAD, but also as individual parametric objects and wall systems. The Leca® Blocks can used in a very advanced way for construction analysis and quantity take offs.

Language support integrated into the BIMobject portal

noreply@blogger.com (Artlantis) — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 10:42:00 +0000

Multi-language support will greatly enhance the experience for many users and make it easier to access and use the BIM objects published on the portal. This further supports the BIMobject mission, of being the primary global BIM object content provider for the building industry, by attracting more BIM users across the world.

The version released provides the BIM object catalogue in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and German. More languages will be added during 2013.

All search, filter and integrated functions are available in the different languages so users can use the portal in their native language or the language required for the project. All the language features are available immediately in the highly popular BIMobject APP for Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD.

The integrated support for languages in the BIMobject portal also benefits international component manufacturers with a much reduced maintenance on making available country specific BIM objects. And where manufacturers have their own private clouds to publish BIMobject catalogues, they can also choose the most appropriate language.

Read the entire article

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