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!

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.

 Purchase the 6-month artlantismembers.com Subscription

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 Preview the Artlantis media section on artlantismembers.com

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."

Congratulations to BIMobject!

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— Objects Online (@ObjectsOnline) March 15, 2013

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!

 Preview the Artlantis media section on artlantismembers.com

 Purchase the 6-month Subscription of Artlantis Members

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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.

 Read the entire article

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Introducing ARTmineSKP

Does your interior design model need a bit of flare?  Why not add some fine art to help visualize the space?  Check out this new SketchUp plug-in, ARTmineSKP:  it lets you browse a collection of 5,000 artworks and upload them to your model!  ARTmineSKP makes your models more lifelike, and helps your clients find the artwork that's right for them.

Download the plug-in for free at skp.art-mine.com

Introducing ARTmineSKP from Agora Gallery on Vimeo.

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.
 

Click here to order!

iRender Billboards 'Third Edition'

iRender's "Third Edition" Billboards Media Collection, currently comprising 90 Southern African indigenous trees, is now available for purchase.
 

The Media content is available in the following file formats:

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

Also included are 10 images of Natural Rock Formations to make your rendered scene more realistic.
 

Now you can dress up your rendered scenes with indigenous vegetation that is appropriate to your projects' geographic location.
 

Click here to view 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 content 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 contents on an 8Gb 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.
 

PRICE:  R 1,295.00 Excl VAT - (Includes overnight delivery on an 8Gb Memory Stick to users in South Africa only.)
 

Enjoy!

iRender Billboards 'Second Edition'

The "Second Edition" iRender Billboards Media Collection, comprised of 156 Ethnic African Images, is now 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)

This second volume includes imagery of African female models dressed in traditional clothing,  including Swati, Zulu, and Venda for those projects specifically located on the African continent.

Click here to view detailed contents of this Media Collection in our iRender Billboard Gallery. (Please note that these Gallery images are "low resolution" and for the sole purpose of enabling you to view the content 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 an Internet download, but an overnight shipment of the contents on an 8Gb memory stick can be arranged at an additional charge of R 250.00 Incl VAT to any location in South Africa.  Please advise accordingly.

The price of this outstanding collection is R 1,195.00 Incl VAT.

Click here to order today!

iRender Billboards 'First Edition'

The "First Edition" iRender Billboards Media Collection, comprised of 125 Ethnic African images, is now 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)

This first volume includes imagery ideally suited to dress up those shopping mall scenes, the corporate office environment, and incorporates predominantly African models for those projects specifically located on the African continent.

Click here to view 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 content 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 an Internet download, but an overnight shipment of the content on an 8Gb memory stick can be arranged at an additional charge of R 250.00 Incl VAT to any location in South Africa.  Please advise accordingly.

This colorful collection is priced at R 1,195.00 Incl VAT.

Click here to order today!

What's on YOUR BIM object wish list?

There are exciting changes coming to Objects Online, and we are asking for your help in shaping the future of our company. Please take our 5 minute survey and share your thoughts with us. Your input will help us make sure we're contacting the manufacturers that YOU want to see in the BIMobject Portal.

Participate in the survey!

Spring has sprung at Objects Online!

Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog of Gobbler's Knob predicted a long winter this year. The weather is finally starting to warm up, flowers are in bloom, and butterflies fill the air. This means Spring has sprung and it's time for you to spring into action.

We've got four of the Artlantis plant media volumes on sale through May 14, 2012: 3D Pines & Conifers, Asian Trees, Exterior Plants 1 and Exterior Plants 2. These sets have various species of plants at various stages of growth.

The 3D Pines & Conifers volume includes 24 photo-realistic 3D models of trees. The 3D Asian Trees volume includes 20 photo-realistic 3D models of trees. The objects on both of these volumes are created from Bionatics seeds.

The Exterior 3D Plants 1 volume consists of 95 photo-realistic close-up capable 3D plants. The plants are adjusted automatically in their development of leaves (color, amount, size.) The Exterior 3D Plants 2 volume consists of 185 photo-realistic plants and trees. The plants have various stages of growth, starting from seedlings to fully grown plants. This volume contains a choice of plants from different latitudes.

Spring has Sprung Pricing and Ordering

Preview 3D Pines and Conifers

Preview 3D Asian Trees

Preview Exterior 3D Plants 1

Preview Exterior 3D Plants 2

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BIMobject launches global BIM objects portal

PARIS, February 16, 2012 -- The Abvent Group, editor and publisher of Artlantis, is pleased to announce the launch of BIMobject, a new resource for architects and designers working with BIM/CAD modeling software. Architects, designers, interior designers, engineers, and construction companies can search, filter, and download BIM objects into their own CAD/BIM systems such as ArchiCAD, Autocad, Revit, or Allplan. Many of the objects are in Artlantis format.

The web-based portal supplies the building industry with digital replicas of products used by architects, designers, and construction companies. BIM objects can be downloaded free of charge. Users will have access to products with the product information integrated into their BIM system. As a result, manufacturers gain high visibility for their products and are integrated into the design and construction process.

"Abvent is pleased to share the news about this innovative architectural and design resource with Artlantis users," Xavier Soule, CEO of Abvent said. "BIMobject offers obvious benefits for architects, designers, and manufacturers alike," he continued.

All product information is integrated into each BIM object. Architects and designers do not have to interrupt their design process to look for product information. Materials, configurations, types, classifications, custom 2D symbols, optimized 3D geometry as well as other relevant product information are immediately available. Links to the manufacturers' websites and PDF files for installation and maintenance documentation are included with each BIM object as well.

-end-

About BIMobject
BIMobject creates virtual product and web catalogues for use by CAD/BIM users. BIMobject links CAD/BIM technology to the building industry to develop and manage digital replicas of their products as BIM objects. BIMobject also assists companies with market analysis, business and lead generation, and helps manufacturers publish their BIMobjects in the most effective way possible. BIMobject puts building and interior design products at the architects' fingertips, allowing them to download and use them in their design and specification process.

About Abvent
Since 1985, the Abvent Group has offered innovative image and design solutions for CAD and BIM professionals in the fields of architecture and design. Abvent's cutting-edge approach to digital imagery has resulted in unique products and services that are innovative, powerful, and easy-to-use.

Summer sale at ArtlantisMembers.com

Click here to learn how you can take advantage of the summer sale happening now through August 15, 2011 at ArtlantisMembers.com For a limited time, you can become a member for 50% off the regular price and enjoy a wide variety of objects FREE for one full year!

Shop for books and Bretz sofas

Our friends at Artlantismembers.com have just uploaded a fantastic collection of new objects, designed especially for Artlantis Render users. Check out the gorgeous Bretz sofas and armchairs, available in the hottest styles and colors. There are also books and lamps available to bring a life-like quality to your renderings.

If you're a real bargain hunter, click here to see the free objects of the month for February!

Don't delay! Shop today!

Motor City Madness Sale at ObjectsOnline.com!

Did you catch the latest car designs from the recent North American International Auto Show in Detroit? If you're like us, the show makes you want to get behind the wheel of a new car, push the pedal to the floor, and bask in that glorious new car smell.

What's this got to do with Artlantis?

Cars. Lots of 3D cars. You want them, and we've got them on sale. Get 10% off featured Dosch Design 3D Car libraries for Artlantis, now through February 28, 2011.

Looking for new furniture?

Our regular readers will be pleased to learn about ArtlantisFurniture.com, a great source of high-quality furniture objects especially created for Artlantis Render users. Take advantage of the SALE! going on now: all individual objects are priced at 99 cents.

The site is also a great marketplace for Artlantis users to make money by selling their own Artlantis objects. Have you been building your own library of quality models? If so, artlantisfurniture.com can showcase them and generate revenue for you! Click here to find out how.

Enjoy!

New shaders from ArtlantisObjects.com

ArtlantisObjects.com has announced the release of a new, high-quality shader collection. Cement Wall Finish Shaders are a unique series of shaders that allow unlimited and independent control of the structure of the surfaces you're rendering. These objects are available online here.