Showing posts with label User stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label User stories. Show all posts

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Artlantis 5 - My First Thoughts

Artlantis power user Evan Troxel has taken the time to give Artlantis 5 a spin; he's put his thoughts into words, and shared his first impressions with us.  Here's a sneak peek at what Evan found most impressive:
  • "The interface is really nice. It makes total sense especially as more and more people are using laptops where screen real estate is of utmost importance. It allows you to put things away that you're not using but you still have easy access to. I also love how easy it is to populate the scene with additional items like trees, furniture and people with the Catalog feature. It's not a new feature but it's laid out in a much better way now with categories. Being able to find what you're looking for is really nice."
  • "Batch rendering is also a breeze with this app. Just cue up a bunch of views and tell it to render later. Then when you're ready, launch the Artlantis Batch app and you can run it overnight, cranking out image after image until they're all done. This is a huge feature not to be underestimated. For most of us in small offices or doing solo work who only have a single computer, this can make it so work is getting done while you sleep."
Read the entire review here...

Image by Evan Troxel | An example of Artlantis 5's God rays | Click for full screen
If you're new to Artlantis, you may want to take a look at one of Evan's earlier tutorials here...

And here's a great tutorial on Interior Cove Lighting...

We look forward to seeing many great designs by Evan using Artlantis 5!



taken the time to give Artlantis Studio 5 a spin, put his thoughts into words, and shared his first impressions with us.  Some of his comments include: - See more at: http://www.artlantis.com/en/blog/posts/artlantis_5_my_first_thoughts/show#sthash.j9txYgte.dpuf
Power user Evan Troxel has taken the time to give Artlantis Studio 5 a spin, put his thoughts into words, and shared his first impressions with us.  Some of his comments include:
  • "The interface is really nice. It makes total sense especially as more and more people are using laptops where screen real estate is of utmost importance. It allows you to put things away that you're not using but you still have easy access to. I also love how easy it is to populate the scene with additional items like trees, furniture and people with the Catalog feature. It's not a new feature but it's laid out in a much better way now with categories. Being able to find what you're looking for is really nice."
  • "Batch rendering is also a breeze with this app. Just cue up a bunch of views and tell it to render later. Then when you're ready, launch the Artlantis Batch app and you can run it overnight, cranking out image after image until they're all done. This is a huge feature not to be underestimated. For most of us in small offices or doing solo work who only have a single computer, this can make it so work is getting done while you sleep."
Read the full review here...
We're looking forward to seeing lots of great designs from Evan in the near future!
- See more at: http://www.artlantis.com/en/blog/posts/artlantis_5_my_first_thoughts/show#sthash.x0sEUrBv.dpuf
Power user Evan Troxel has taken the time to give Artlantis Studio 5 a spin, put his thoughts into words, and shared his first impressions with us.  Some of his comments include:
  • "The interface is really nice. It makes total sense especially as more and more people are using laptops where screen real estate is of utmost importance. It allows you to put things away that you're not using but you still have easy access to. I also love how easy it is to populate the scene with additional items like trees, furniture and people with the Catalog feature. It's not a new feature but it's laid out in a much better way now with categories. Being able to find what you're looking for is really nice."
  • "Batch rendering is also a breeze with this app. Just cue up a bunch of views and tell it to render later. Then when you're ready, launch the Artlantis Batch app and you can run it overnight, cranking out image after image until they're all done. This is a huge feature not to be underestimated. For most of us in small offices or doing solo work who only have a single computer, this can make it so work is getting done while you sleep."
Read the full review here...
We're looking forward to seeing lots of great designs from Evan in the near future!
- See more at: http://www.artlantis.com/en/blog/posts/artlantis_5_my_first_thoughts/show#sthash.x0sEUrBv.dpuf
Power user Evan Troxel has taken the time to give Artlantis Studio 5 a spin, put his thoughts into words, and shared his first impressions with us.  Some of his comments include:
  • "The interface is really nice. It makes total sense especially as more and more people are using laptops where screen real estate is of utmost importance. It allows you to put things away that you're not using but you still have easy access to. I also love how easy it is to populate the scene with additional items like trees, furniture and people with the Catalog feature. It's not a new feature but it's laid out in a much better way now with categories. Being able to find what you're looking for is really nice."
  • "Batch rendering is also a breeze with this app. Just cue up a bunch of views and tell it to render later. Then when you're ready, launch the Artlantis Batch app and you can run it overnight, cranking out image after image until they're all done. This is a huge feature not to be underestimated. For most of us in small offices or doing solo work who only have a single computer, this can make it so work is getting done while you sleep."
Read the full review here...
We're looking forward to seeing lots of great designs from Evan in the near future!
- See more at: http://www.artlantis.com/en/blog/posts/artlantis_5_my_first_thoughts/show#sthash.x0sEUrBv.dpuf
Power user Evan Troxel has taken the time to give Artlantis Studio 5 a spin, put his thoughts into words, and shared his first impressions with us.  Some of his comments include:
  • "The interface is really nice. It makes total sense especially as more and more people are using laptops where screen real estate is of utmost importance. It allows you to put things away that you're not using but you still have easy access to. I also love how easy it is to populate the scene with additional items like trees, furniture and people with the Catalog feature. It's not a new feature but it's laid out in a much better way now with categories. Being able to find what you're looking for is really nice."
  • "Batch rendering is also a breeze with this app. Just cue up a bunch of views and tell it to render later. Then when you're ready, launch the Artlantis Batch app and you can run it overnight, cranking out image after image until they're all done. This is a huge feature not to be underestimated. For most of us in small offices or doing solo work who only have a single computer, this can make it so work is getting done while you sleep."
Read the full review here...
We're looking forward to seeing lots of great designs from Evan in the near future!
- See more at: http://www.artlantis.com/en/blog/posts/artlantis_5_my_first_thoughts/show#sthash.x0sEUrBv.dpuf
Power user Evan Troxel has taken the time to give Artlantis Studio 5 a spin, put his thoughts into words, and shared his first impressions with us.  Some of his comments include:
  • "The interface is really nice. It makes total sense especially as more and more people are using laptops where screen real estate is of utmost importance. It allows you to put things away that you're not using but you still have easy access to. I also love how easy it is to populate the scene with additional items like trees, furniture and people with the Catalog feature. It's not a new feature but it's laid out in a much better way now with categories. Being able to find what you're looking for is really nice."
  • "Batch rendering is also a breeze with this app. Just cue up a bunch of views and tell it to render later. Then when you're ready, launch the Artlantis Batch app and you can run it overnight, cranking out image after image until they're all done. This is a huge feature not to be underestimated. For most of us in small offices or doing solo work who only have a single computer, this can make it so work is getting done while you sleep."
Read the full review here...
We're looking forward to seeing lots of great designs from Evan in the near future!
- See more at: http://www.artlantis.com/en/blog/posts/artlantis_5_my_first_thoughts/show#sthash.x0sEUrBv.dpuf
Power user Evan Troxel has taken the time to give Artlantis Studio 5 a spin, put his thoughts into words, and shared his first impressions with us.  Some of his comments include:
  • "The interface is really nice. It makes total sense especially as more and more people are using laptops where screen real estate is of utmost importance. It allows you to put things away that you're not using but you still have easy access to. I also love how easy it is to populate the scene with additional items like trees, furniture and people with the Catalog feature. It's not a new feature but it's laid out in a much better way now with categories. Being able to find what you're looking for is really nice."
  • "Batch rendering is also a breeze with this app. Just cue up a bunch of views and tell it to render later. Then when you're ready, launch the Artlantis Batch app and you can run it overnight, cranking out image after image until they're all done. This is a huge feature not to be underestimated. For most of us in small offices or doing solo work who only have a single computer, this can make it so work is getting done while you sleep."
Read the full review here...
We're looking forward to seeing lots of great designs from Evan in the near future!
- See more at: http://www.artlantis.com/en/blog/posts/artlantis_5_my_first_thoughts/show#sthash.x0sEUrBv.dpuf

Thursday, March 07, 2013

The Artlantis Forum is BACK!

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!

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Creating iVisit 3D panoramas in Flash format

Here at Abvent, one of the nicest things about our job is the overwhelmingly positive feedback we get from Artlantis users around the world. Some of our users so often go above and beyond a simple 'Hey, I love Artlantis!' when letting us know what they think about this amazing software.

Take, for example, 'CemTech', one of our Facebook Page fans. This user, based in Malaysia, took it upon himself to create a Facebook page explaining to other users how to create an iVisit 3D panorama in Flash format. By doing so, he helps hundreds, if not thousands of other users take the first steps in creating an iVisit 3D panorama from an Artlantis 4 file. There are many, many users like CemTech, who create their own visual aids to help others become better acquainted with Artlantis.

Please share your tutorials with us so that we can, in turn, share them with the wider audience of Artlantis users around the world. The easiest way to do this is to join our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Artlantis

We look forward to hearing from YOU soon!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Architosh weighs in on Artlantis 4

"This renderer keeps getting better with each pass. Read on to find out what is new in Artlantis 4." (Anthony Frausto-Robledo, AIA, LEED AP via Twitter)

Read the article here!

Monday, October 24, 2011

GRAPHISOFT BIMx vs. Artlantis iVisit 3D

Artlantis/ArchiCAD beta tester Karl Ottenstein has weighed in on both GRAPHISOFT's BIMx and iVisit 3D by Abvent. Here are a few gems from his latest post...


"You can make an iVisit pano much more lush and realistic than any BIMx model, because of the power of Artlantis."

"...Artlantis does so much more in terms of powerful shaders, entourage, fixing surface material glitches, illumination, etc etc - and Studio can produce not only images, but animations, VR objects and panos."

"Coolness factor: personal taste! Personally, I find iVisit 3D on an iPhone 4 or faster or an iPad 2 to be totally cool. Manually navigating a beautifully rendered panorama is nice, but turning on gyroscopic mode and making your IOS device a dynamic window into a virtual world is way cool IMHO."

The bottom line? "Different tools, different presentation capabilities. Ideally, get both."

Click here to read the full post.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Artlantis Group on LinkedIn


Join the discussion on LinkedIn's Artlantis group forum. Connect with and engage other Artlantis users in discussions, sharing tips & tricks, and networking.

Click here for details!

See you on LinkedIn!

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Award-winning CASA G designed using ArchiCAD and Artlantis


The award-winning CASA G in Iceland was designed by Gudmundur Jonsson Arkitektkontor using ArchiCAD and Artlantis.

Click here to read the article and to see more gorgeous photos of this innovative home.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Tennis, anyone?

A.C.D. Girardet & Associés / Roland Garros Stadium
Modeled in ArchiCAD, rendered in Artlantis

The interview (with sub-titles) was conducted by Abvent France, in partnership with the French Tennis Federation, owner of Roland Garros, the French Open.

Project: Roland Garros Tennis Stadium

Interview topics:
Teamwork (GRAPHISOFT BIM Server)
ArchiCAD's performance when handling big projects
OPEN BIM (collaboration with the consultants - DWG, IFC)
Big projects (high performance of ArchiCAD, 64-bit/multiprocessing)
Benefits of BIM with ArchiCAD (sun studies)

Download Artlantis for free:
http://www.artlantis.com/index.php?page=download/demo/index
Download ArchiCAD for free:
https://myarchicad.com/

More info:
http://www.artlantis.com
http://abvent.com/
http://www.graphisoft.com/
http://www.acd-girardet.com/
http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/newstadium.html

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

New aquatic center -- rendered in Artlantis

NEW AQUATIC CENTER WILL SERVE AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR FUTURE, WORLD-CLASS ATHLETES

Paris, May 3, 2011 – The design for a new, competition aquatic center is the cornerstone of a larger athletic and field improvement project at Riverside Polytechnic High School in Riverside, California. It sits near a main entrance to the campus where several world-class athletes have launched their athletic careers. The building will start construction in the summer of 2011.

© Evan Troxel

Conceptually, the design of the center is based upon the movement of competitive swimmers and their proving grounds – the lanes of the pool. High, floating roofs cover the main program of the complex. Each roof form was generated by deriving a simplified diagram from the front and side views of the butterfly stroke, which led to the main butterfly roof over the entry and undulating canopy over the bleachers.

© Evan Troxel

Designed by Evan Troxel using a combination of tools including SketchUp and Bonzai3D for the building, and Revit for the site landscaping and hardscaping, the model was rendered in Artlantis. “I use a variety of tools depending on what I need at the time, and all of these modeling applications work with Artlantis,” Troxel said. “I love how I only have to learn one rendering program that all of my other tools can talk to,” he continued.

© Evan Troxel

The aquatic center includes a 50m pool, locker rooms, shower and dressing room area with a concession stand and ticket booth building, and a mechanical pump building for a state-of-the-art microturbine water heating system. There are also outdoor showers, an expansive pool deck for tournament booths and spectators, storage, and a swimming coaches office. All of this is surrounded by a custom-formed, poured-in-place concrete panel wall enclosure primarily for security, and will also be utilized for graphics and signage. Given that the aquatic center will become the new ‘front door’ to the campus, it will certainly make a strong first impression and a statement to the surrounding community.

About Evan Troxel

Evan Troxel is an educator and architectural designer specializing in public works projects that include K-12 schools, community college and university projects, as well as civic and other institutional projects in development at HMC Architects in Southern California. He has taught the 3D design component for first and second year architecture undergraduates and first year graduate students at Cal Poly Pomona’s school of architecture for the last ten years. He has also taught architectural building information modeling (BIM) in Mt. San Antonio College’s architecture department, the community college program that feeds into Cal Poly’s architecture program.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Interior and exterior design: rendered in Artlantis

Our readers will enjoy this slide show from 1elevendesigns.com. Both the interior and exterior designs were beautifully rendered in Artlantis. A great example of how presentations can be prepared for your clients.

Enjoy!

Monday, May 03, 2010

ArchiCAD monkey video: Exporting ArchiCAD to Artlantis


Our regular readers may recall an excellent tutorial from Apollo Spiliotis, also known as the ArchiCAD monkey, posted a few weeks ago, which showed how Artlantis works seamlessly with CAD + BIM.

We're pleased and proud to inform you that Apollo is back with a new video, Artlantis 101. In this latest tutorial, Apollo explores how to download the Artlantis 3 trial from the Artlantis site as well as from MyArchiCAD.com. Remember! If you're a student or teacher, you can apply for a FREE, one-year educational license for ArchiCAD and Artlantis from MyArchiCAD.com.

"In addition to the trial, I download the ArchiCAD to Artlantis exporter -- enabling me to save my 3D ArchiCAD model into an Artlantis one, so I can edit and render it. Next, I export the 3D building model I created in show ACM005 from ArchiCAD, import it to Artlantis, and give a quick overview of the general interface. ..."

Thank you, Apollo, and keep up the good work!

Friday, April 30, 2010

Welcome to the Artlantis video gallery!

We take great pride in the creativity of the architects and designers who use Artlantis to bring life to their presentations. Anyone who has ever visited the Artlantis gallery has surely been impressed with the amazing creativity our users have when it comes to developing fantastic renderings. Now, we invite you to post your animations for the rest of the Artlantis universe to enjoy.

Check out the new Artlantis video gallery, and send us your animations!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Meet Mathew Jones, Rendering Artist

Artlantis users may be interested in reading this interview with Mathew Jones, a rendering artist and 30 year veteran of the construction industry.

"Building high-end residences, my clients often asked for multiple material samples and mock-ups. In 2001, I discovered Artlantis and found an opportunity to create virtual mock-ups rapidly and streamline the approval process. The advantage of Artlantis’ speed and ease of use cannot be understated in this effort. Traditionally lots of material gathering and multiple mock-ups are followed by several design meetings on site. With Artlantis, the process changed to lots of digital photos and e-mails followed by one or two mock-ups and usually just one on-site meeting."

After 30 years of managing and designing in the field, Mathew hopes to now turn his knowledge and experience to the creation of unique and versatile media for Artlantis. With his new venture, Toolbox Textures, Mathew hopes to capitalize on his ability to meet the needs and wishes of his clients.

In Europe, visit ArtlantisObjects for more information about Mathew's flagship product, Tile Setter Pro. In the US, please visit ObjectsOnline.

Sunday, April 04, 2010

Artlantis works seamlessly with CAD + BIM software

Check out this awesome video introduction to Artlantis developed by the ArchiCAD Monkey:

"It’s not a full blown modelling + rendering program like 3DS Max or Cinema4D, but a stand-alone rendering application, as it has simple tasks and does them awesomely well! This is due to its rendering engine developed especially for architecture, offering accuracy and speed unmatched by any other product on the market.

In this introduction I go through a quick intro of Artlantis 3, the reasons why it’s sometimes more suitable for architectural visualisation, the two versions (Artlantis R + Artlantis Studio), some of the amazing features it offers - including the innovative and superfast radiosity preview, the drag+drop process of adding objects and shaders to your model, water animation + interactive cloud formations, + more."

Enjoy!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Saving time and money for clients

We came across an interesting blog post on Packaging and Converting ESSENTIALS. Specifically, the post details how SGA Arquitectos Associados, a busy firm in Montijo, Portugal, uses Artlantis to prepare renderings for large projects requiring the submission of multiple sets of plans. While the post itself is really about the high quality of the printers used, we were pleased to learn that Artlantis is a key player in this studio's high quality work.

Monday, December 07, 2009

"It came with the light"


Hat tip to Fatos Shabani, who sent us this fantastic design:

"I'm Fatos Shabani, I'm an Architect and I work as a graphic designer too. I use Artlantis studio for a long time, and I was very happy when you did Artlantis 3. This is not a big thing, but just a small gift for you, I hope you like it.

best regards,

Fatos Shabani, architect
Prishtina - Kosovo"

(Click on the image to enlarge it.)

Monday, November 23, 2009

The Artlantis User Group Forum has been upgraded!

A message to all members of the Artlantis User Group Forum:


A number of enhancements to the AUGF network have been made to improve the browsing experience and to safeguard private information.

To learn more about the latest network release, which includes the following enhancements, click here.

  • The option for you to receive an e-mail when a new member joins the Artlantis User Group Forum network;
  • Upping the private messages to 4,000 characters;
  • More options to follow a particular Video, Render, Forum discussion or comment thread;
  • A simplified e-mail settings page;
  • Updated Group membership and activity notifications;
  • RSS Improvements.


Also, important information regarding safe practices on the network have been added as a Blog posting here.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Attention all Facebook users!


Join the growing number of Artlantis users who have joined our Facebook group for updates and posts by many of our most creative users worldwide.

Facebook gives you a chance to connect with more Artlantis users and share your ideas, links, videos, renderings, post questions, and learn about important product and service updates.

Monday, November 16, 2009

SketchUp to Artlantis: The Basics


Hat tip to 'Mr. Wip' at www.wip-archi.com for sharing an excellent tutorial he developed for SketchUp to Artlantis.