ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards 2010

ArchDaily, the world's most visited website for architects, is once again showcasing the finest architecture from around the world in 2010 with its annual awards. Click here to learn more about the nominating process. Hurry! Nominations close on Monday, January 31. Five buildings per category will then advance to the final voting round. Voters will be eligible to win one of 2 iPads. In addition, the office with the most votes during the final round will receive an HP printer.

Vote for YOUR favorite buildings from 2010 TODAY!

Artlantis launches NEW Facebook Page!

To better serve the growing community of Artlantis users worldwide, we've set up a NEW Facebook PAGE, which you can access here or by clicking on the box found on the right hand side of this blog.

By joining this new Page, you will receive updates from Artlantis on your Wall, without having to visit the Group page. We also hope the new Page will be more interactive; we encourage you to share your renderings and animations with the Artlantis community. Also, feel free to post questions, comments, interesting articles, or anything you may see as beneficial to the Artlantis community of users.

Sign up today!

Training opportunities in France

Our users in France will be pleased to learn about upcoming training opportunities in February:

February 8 - La journée de l'architecture
FREE ArchiCAD, Artlantis, Bonzaid3d, and SketchUp Pro training available @ 35 locations throughout France. Participation is free, but registration is necessary!

February 16 - Artlantis Render training - Paris, France

February 17 - Artlantis Studio training - Paris, France

Sign up today!

"Wow, I never knew that!"

Artlantis users in Southern Africa will be pleased to know that the next series of "Wow, I never knew that!" Artlantis Workshops will take place at the following locations:

• South Africa, Gauteng - Friday, 21 January 2011
• South Africa, Cape Town - Friday, 28 January 2011
• Namibia, Windhoek - Friday, 04 February 2011
• Botswana, Gaberone - Friday, 11 February 2011
  

Artlantis users interested in attending any of these exciting and very informative Workshops are requested to contact athol@irender.co.za for full details in this regard.

New items in The Shader Shop!

The Shader Shop collection of Artlantis Shaders recently launched by iRender has been further extended by 3 more Categories incorporating an additional 89 useful Shaders, which now total some 1,400 with more to be added soon.

The following Categories have been added:

• PATH (25)
• FURNITURE FABRIC (15)
• STONE WALL (49) - Click here to view the full content of this particular Category

Be sure to visit the Home Page of the Artlantis User Group Forum for details on the current Special Launch Promotion for this product, which expires on January 31, 2011.

Artlantis at the movies

Did you know Artlantis has its own YouTube movie channel? That's right. Whether you're new to Artlantis or a long-time user, it's worth checking out the great selection of tutorials found under ArtlantisMovies on YouTube.com. We recently posted a new one on Artlantis Batch Rendering, which will show you how to save time and computer power.

Join the growing number of subscribers on the Artlantis movie channel, and stay up-to-date with the latest tutorials.