Artlantis 5 sneak peek: Preview controllers

We are so close to the launch of Artlantis 5!  Based on what we've seen thus far, it's hard to believe it can get any better.  But look at what's behind the letter 'O' in R E V O L U T I O N ... OH my goodness:

Handling shaders or simple textures in the preview or in the 2D window is easy.  A preview controller allows you to move, resize, and rotate shaders and textures. A simple keyboard shortcut is all it takes to snap a shader or texture to the geometry automatically.

Just like shaders and textures, objects are handled with the same ease in the preview or in the 2D view. Rotate, move, resize or duplicate … everything is optimized! The objects can also be snapped onto edges.

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Artlantis 5 sneak peek: Low Radiosity for Objects

I can't believe what's behind the 'I' in the Artlantis 5 REVOLUTION, and neither will you...

If you work with 'heavy' objects, i.e. objects that take a long time to calculate because of the high level of detail, then this new feature is for YOU!

Introducing Low Radiosity for Objects.  This new feature will greatly reduce the calculation time necessary for your most detailed objects.  Check out the teaser video to see what we mean:

Sign up at www.artlantis5.com for e-mail updates about what this revolutionary new version of Artlantis has in store for you.

And, don't forget!  Abvent has announced free upgrades to Artlantis 5 on ALL Artlantis 4 licenses purchased on or after July 1, 2013! This offer includes Artlantis 4 first and additional full licenses as well as upgrades.  Contact your local Artlantis distributor for details!

Get ready for the Artlantis 5 revolution!

Artlantis 5 sneak peek: Media Store

What's behind the 'T' in the Artlantis 5  R E V O L U T I O N  is nothing short of  T E R R I F I C!  Here's a sneak peek of the new Artlantis Media Store, coming soon:

Artlantis 5 offers an In-App Store, offering more than 5,000 shaders, objects, and billboards for sale.  To access these and enrich your renderings, just create an account, purchase credits, and download your Media.  Your purchased Media will be downloaded into the proper catalog under the correct categories and sub-categories.  All you have to do is use them!  Also, there are plenty of Media available free of charge, so check those out, too!

Visit www.artlantis5.com and sign up for e-mail updates about revolutionary Artlantis 5, coming soon!

Don't forget!  Abvent has announced free upgrades to Artlantis 5 on ALL Artlantis 4 licenses purchased on or after July 1, 2013! This offer includes Artlantis 4 first and additional full licenses as well as upgrades. Why wait?  Buy now!  Contact your local Artlantis distributor for details! 

Save up to 75% on artlantismembers.com subscriptions

Artlantis Members is a web store offering thousands of high-quality Artlantis objects and shaders for sale or for free with a subscription membership. When artlantismembers.com went online 3 years ago, they started out with only 500 objects. At that time, the cost of a subscription was the same as it is today: $80 for a 6-month subscription and $160 for a 12-month subscription, which is a very good deal for access to a collection that size. Today, the collection has grown to over 4,800 objects and will soon surpass 5,000 objects, which at today's prices is an incredible value! To keep up with that growth and the increasing demands on their servers, they have decided to increase their membership subscription prices on July 15, 2013.

You may be aware that subscribers are able to download up to 15 items per day for free from their Artlantis media section. If you are a subscriber, this gives you access to all of that content, but helps manage the bandwidth usage on the site. What you may not be aware of are some of the great things going on behind the scenes. The Artlantis Members team have been hard at work creating localized versions of their store for different markets, including Japan, Europe, and the U.S. This is a massive undertaking and requires ongoing maintenance, but the end result is a better shopping experience for customers in those regional markets. They also continue to recruit new talented developers to the team, which means that you will see more new products added at an even faster pace.

Here is a breakdown of today's prices and the new pricing that will take effect on July 15, 2013:

6-month subscription:
Currently $80, will adjust to $140 (77¢ per day)
12-month subscription:
Currently $160, will adjust to $250 (68¢ per day)

So for less than the cost of a pack of gum, you can have access to 15 beautifully crafted and carefully optimized objects and shaders for Artlantis each and every day. That's less than 5¢ per object! We wanted to make sure to mention that while this offer is open to new customers, we are also able to extend the subscriptions of existing members, as well, at today's lower prices. We hope you'll take this opportunity to add or renew an artlantismembers.com subscription today.

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Sell your Media through Artlantismedia.com

Perhaps you didn’t know this, but you can sell your own Artlantis media at Artlantismedia.com. If you've created good Artlantis objects, billboards and shaders, you can send them to Artlantismedia.com and they will sell them for you. You set the price.

Click here for details!

Furniture manufacturer Stolab releases more BIM objects for ArchiCAD and Revit

Swedish manufacturer Stolab has just released 13 additional BIM objects on the BIMobject® Portal. The BIM objects are available for ArchiCAD and Revit. Additional formats for AutoCAD and Artlantis will be made available in the near future.

Stolab has been producing furniture since 1907. Stolab manufactures and sells its furniture, preferably made from solid wood, to the Nordic home and public interior market. Stolab's aim is to achieve a unique market position through consistent actions in agreement with core values regarding their own manufacturing processes, design, functionality and environmental responsibility.

 View Stolab's products on BIMobject.com

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Artlantisobjects.com is now known as Artlantismedia.com

A message from Artlantisobjects.com:

 

"For years we carried the name Artlantisobjects.com. The site became a success and with it grew the need for more info products and services. We started offering other materials and after a few years the name Artlantisobjects.com didn't fit all our activities anymore.

A new name was necessary. To serve everybody well we also needed a new website. It took a while but now we can present to you all:

ARTLANTISMEDIA.COM
 

If you were a member of Artlantisobjects.com, you can use the same username and password to log in to Artlantismedia.com

With the new website we also started a new Facebook page for Artlantismedia.com.
Facebook does not allow to change names of a Facebook page.

We like to ask you to visit and like the new Facebook page. As soon as we have enough likes we can merge the Facebook pages of Artlantisobjects.com and Artlantismedia.com."

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

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!

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

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IBERfibran develops objects in cooperation with BIMobject

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

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Sovella releases industrial furniture as BIM objects for Revit and ArchiCAD

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

BIMobject® chosen as 2013 Red Herring Top 100 Europe winner

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.

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 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.   

Congratulations to BIMobject!

Artlantis Members subscription

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!

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Language support integrated into the BIMobject portal

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.

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Introducing BIMobject Private Cloud technology

With the bimobject.com product portal continuing to serve as the central cloud solution, the possibility to build synchronized replicas of the product cloud are now infinite. With the release of the new technology, BIMobject is moving its affiliate program to the new solution and now calling it Private Clouds.

With the new BIMobject® Private Cloud technology, there will be two solutions immediately available. This will be in the form of web services that can be setup by an administrator and later maintained by the building product manufacturer or, for instance, a construction company.

This means that a building product manufacturer present on the bimobject.com cloud can publish and brand their own product catalog based on the BIMobject® cloud technology with the same functionality of the main bimobject.com cloud.

With BIMobject's new Private Cloud technology, this also means that a web-based on-line product catalog will be very simple to maintain and keep in complete sync with the main bimobject.com cloud. Any changes made on the bimobject.com cloud will also be made on all of the private clouds. All functions -- BIMail, BIManalytics, and BIMobject® apps -- are also compatible with the Private Clouds.

Watch the video below to learn more about BIMobject Private Cloud technology!

Up, up, and away with Artlantis!

Jules Verne, visionary 19th Century author of numerous epic travel adventures, once expressed that "anything one man can imagine, other men can make real." Perhaps nowhere is that statement better embodied than in the transformative power of architecture, where ideas are ultimately realized on a grand scale. While our imaginations might know no limits, without the right tools to express and communicate our vision, the journey from idea to reality can be a difficult one. In honor of the February 8 birthday of Jules Verne, Objects Online presents the Up, Up, and Away promo, an offer for the right tools that will set your ideas soaring.

The ascent begins with Artlantis Render and Studio upgrades. If you are using Artlantis 1, 2 or 3, venture up to Artlantis 4.1 at 10% off, now through March 31. With blazing speed, Artlantis can sail right through your rendering jobs with the greatest of ease, bringing your ideas to life with stunning quality and breath-taking visuals. If you're not yet on Artlantis 4, now is a great time to move up.

To accompany you on your Artlantis trek, we are offering a 10% discount on the Artlantis 3D objects media volume, Dosch Design 3D Transport 2010. This collection features 20 road vehicles, from light-duty trucks and vans to heavy-duty commercial haulers and semi tractor-trailers. Whether your renderings involve highways, parking lots, or construction sites, this collection is appropriate for a variety of paved and unpaved sites.

Happy trails and bon voyage! Don't forget, you can post pictures and videos of your incredible Artlantis journey in the Artlantis.com galleries!

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iRender Billboards 'Fourth Edition'

iRender has announced the release of their "Fourth Edition" iRender Billboards Media Collection currently comprising 155 Water Features, Pots, and Garden Accessories, available in the following file formats:

• Artlantis Render and Artlantis Studio Billboard File Format
• Photoshop PSD File Format
• .PNG File Format (Alpha Channel included for use in AutoCAD, ArchiCAD, Revit, and SketchUp)

Now you can dress up your rendered garden scenes with awesome content that will bring your rendered projects to life.

View the detailed contents of this Media Collection in the iRender Billboard Gallery. (Please note that these Gallery images are "low resolution" and for the sole purpose of enabling you to view the contents of the product offering. The product you purchase will contain the "high resolution" imagery in its various useable File Formats).
 

Delivery of the Media is by way of a physical overnight shipment of the content on a 16Gb Memory Stick to any location in South Africa.
 

Users requiring delivery outside of South Africa should discuss this requirement with iRender when placing their order.
 

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