LIVE! Online webinar: Rendering BIM models in Artlantis

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!

 Register for the Webinar

 Download the Artlantis 30-day Demo

 Artlantis Pricing & Ordering

Updated! Artlantis teams with Vectorworks at Ecobuild 2013

PARIS, February 25, 2013 -- Artlantis and Vectorworks will team up at this year's Ecobuild (Stand N420) to present a series of BIM and project presentations from relevant industry professionals for architects, interior designers, and landscape designers.  Company representatives will be on hand to discuss one-on-one the latest product features as well as specific projects.

Ecobuild (March 5-7, 2013, London’s ExCeL) is the world’s largest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, drawing over 57,000 industry decision-makers from 120 countries each year, including the largest gathering of architects and specifiers in the UK.

For 25+ years, Nemetschek Vectorworks has been a global leader in design technologies providing elegant architectural software that offers Building Information Modelling (BIM); landscape, urban and garden software that provides Site Information Modelling (SIM) and lighting design capabilities in a flexible, hybrid-design environment. 

Artlantis is the perfect software for Vectorworks users, allowing them to present their projects with 3D photorealistic renderings. Artlantis enables you to improve and bring realism to your Vectorworks models with 3D objects and textures. Texture your models with high resolution shaders to obtain a very realistic effect, then set your scene with as many light sources as you want.

These two programs will work for you in a complementary way, helping you to complete even the most ambitious projects, and giving your presentations the look you want.

Register for free entry!

View the Vectorworks / Artlantis presentation schedule at Stand N420 here!

Download the Vectorworks plug-in for Artlantis here!

Artlantis teams with Vectorworks at Ecobuild 2013

Ecobuild (March 5-7, 2013, London’s ExCeL) is the world’s largest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, drawing over 57,000 industry decision-makers from 120 countries each year, including the largest gathering of architects and specifiers in the UK.

Free to attend, Ecobuild is about sharing innovation, ideas and best practice, sparking debate and discussion, and learning about the most current regulations and legislation.  Designed to inspire and educate the sustainable built environment community, Ecobuild’s highly acclaimed conference and seminar program will return for 2013, hosting a plethora of key industry speakers, ministers, lecturers and academics as well as a sprinkling of celebrity speakers and hosts.  Representing the entire supply chain from across the sustainable built environment, Ecobuild showcases thousands of innovative products, solutions and initiatives from over 1500 organizations in the green infrastructure, building materials, renewables, solar, timber, design and lighting industries.

Join Artlantis and Vectorworks at Stand #N420 at Ecobuild 2013!

For 25+ years, Nemetschek Vectorworks Inc has been a global leader in design technologies providing elegant architectural software that offers Building Information Modelling (BIM); landscape, urban and garden software that provides Site Information Modelling (SIM) and lighting design capabilities in a flexible, hybrid-design environment. 

Artlantis is the perfect software for Vectorworks users, allowing them to present their projects with 3D photorealistic renderings. Artlantis enables you to improve and bring realism to your Vectorworks models with 3D objects and textures. Texture your models with high resolution shaders to obtain a very realistic effect, then set your scene with as many light sources as you want.

These two programs will work for you in a complementary way, helping you to complete even the most ambitious projects, and giving your presentations the look you want.

Register for free entry!

Download the Vectorworks plug-in for Artlantis here!

We hope to see you in London!

Artlantis export plug-in news

Vectorworks 2013 export plug-ins to Artlantis 3 and 4.1 are now ready for downloading.

ArchiCAD 14, 15, 16 export plug-ins to Artlantis 3 and 4.1 were updated and enhanced.

Fixes:

• Use Reference File, lights and cameras offset
• Use Reference File, the already created panoramas keep their nodes
• In spite of being unchecked, the textures were exported
• The ArchiCAD lamps were switched off when transported to Artlantis

Enhancements:

• More accuracy when merging geometry
• The exported materials are smoothed by 20% by default. As a result, all curved surfaces arrive smoothed into Artlantis
• The version number of the export is now displayed in the "Extension Manager" window.

The latest ArchiCAD 16 Hotfix includes and installs the updated Artlantis 4.1 export plug-in by default. This Hotfix can be accessed only from inside of ArchiCAD either by following the instructions of the automatic message, or by opening the Help menu and choosing the "Check for Updates" command.

 Download the Export Plug-ins

 Download the Artlantis 30-day Demo

New plug-ins available for Artlantis 4.1

  

New Artlantis export plug-ins are available for Vectorworks 2013 and ArchiCAD 16.

Abvent has released a few new export plug-ins for Artlantis:

• Go from ArchiCAD 16 directly to Artlantis 4.1;
• Go from Vectorworks 2013 directly to Artlantis 4.1.

In addition to the new plug-ins, the ArchiCAD 15 plug-in has also been enhanced:

• Use Reference File, lights and cameras offset;
• Use Reference File, the previously-created panoramas keep their nodes;
• In spite of being unchecked, the textures were exported;
• The ArchiCAD lamps were switched off when transferred to Artlantis;
• More accuracy when merging geometry;
• The exported materials are smoothed by 20% by default. As a result, all curved surfaces arrive smoothed into Artlantis;
• The version number of the export is now displayed in the "Extension Manager" window.

Click here to learn more about using Vectorworks with Artlantis.

Click here to learn more about using ArchiCAD with Artlantis.

Download Artlantis 4.1 for a free, 30-day trial!

NEW Artlantis 4.1 Plug-ins!

Artlantis 4.1 has a different file format than that of version 4.0. Therefore, the exporters have been updated. We are pleased to announce the availability of the following export plug-ins for Artlantis 4.1:

ArchiCAD 16 installs Artlantis 4.1 export plug-in by default!
ArchiCAD 15 or SE 2012 plug-in to Artlantis 4.1 is available to download here!
ArchiCAD 14 or SE 2011 plug-in to Artlantis 4.1 is available to download here!

Vectorworks 2012 plug-in to Artlantis 4.1 is available to download here!

Revit 2013 64-bit plug-in to Artlantis 4.1 is available to download here!
Revit 2013 32-bit plug-in to Artlantis 4.1 is available to download here!
Revit 2012 64-bit plug-in to Artlantis 4.1 is available to download here!
Revit 2012 32-bit plug-in to Artlantis 4.1 is available to download here!

SketchUp 8 plug-in to Artlantis 4.1 is available to download here!

Artlantis 4.1 can open all .atl files belonging to the previous versions. As a result, users owning an earlier version of their CAD software can also choose Artlantis 4.1 for their visualization tasks. The Artlantis settings can easily be updated in case they need to change the CAD model by using the reference file feature from inside Artlantis: File menu > Use Reference File....

For more information about Artlantis plug-ins, click here:
http://www.artlantis.com/index.php?page=products/plugins/index

The sky's the limit with Artlantis 4.1's new HDRI Backgrounds feature

Artlantis 4.1 continues to dazzle and amaze with a rich set of excellent new features, including the new HDRI Background environments option. We're going to break down exactly what an HDR image is, and how you can start using them today to help create an immersive, detailed environment with realistic ambient lighting effects in your renderings.

High Dynamic Range Image (or Imaging) is a method of capturing a higher range of lighting intensities in an image by taking multiple photographs of the exact same view at a variety of different exposures. Through the use of software, the photographs are merged into a single HDR image file, which can then be manipulated in different ways through the use of tone mapping. Tone mapping enables the full range of intensities in the image to be utilized at will, creating anything from a subdued effect that simply better balances the contrast between light & dark areas of the image, to an extremely exaggerated effect where the high contrast creates an otherworldly atmosphere.

In 3D rendering applications like Artlantis, HDR images tends toward the more subdued, balanced use of background imagery to create realistic-looking immersive 360-degree environments. But, because the full range of lighting exposures are embedded into an HDR image, that same image can also serve as a light source for the scene, creating highly convincing ambient lighting on the surfaces of the 3D model.

What does all this mean, then? Simplicity! Select your HDR image in the Perspective Inspector: Environment settings: Background settings, then click on the HDRI button to turn on HDR lighting and adjust the intensity. Optionally, you can still add a heliodon (with or without shadows and lens flare) to create additional daylighting effects in an HDRI-lit scene. Now, it's your turn to download the free HDRI samples and try it out on your model in Artlantis 4.1!

Download the Artlantis 30-day Demo

Download the HDRI Samples

Artlantis 4.1 Pricing and Ordering

[News] Object Observer - Artlantis 4 and media sale

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Attention all Vectorworks 2012 users!

Good news for Artlantis 4 / Vectorworks users!

The export plug-in for Vectorworks 2012 to Artlantis Render and Studio version 4 is now available for downloading ! Click here! (Scroll to Vectorworks in the Modeler drop-down menu.)

Vectorworks 2012 plug-in now available!

Vectorworks users will be pleased to know that the Vectorworks 2012 plug-in for Artlantis Render and Artlantis Studio versions 2 and 3 is now available for downloading here.

Click here for more information on how to use Vectorworks and Artlantis together.

Artlantis at Ecobuild 2011, London

For those of you in or near London, you may want to check out the Ecobuild 2011 Design Technology Programme coming up in March. Abvent's own Ildikó Szabó will be on hand to present Artlantis at the following times:

March 1 @ 3:00 p.m.
March 2 @ 1:00 p.m.
March 3 @ 11:30 a.m.

Hope to see you there!

Vectorworks 2011 plug-ins now available!

Good news for Vectorworks users! The export plug-in from Vectorworks 2011 to Artlantis 1, 2, and 3 is now available online for both Mac and Windows! Select Vectorworks in the Modeler dropdown menu, then choose your operating system and Artlantis version.

Enjoy!

Attention all VectorWorks users!

The export plug-in from VectorWorks 2010 to Artlantis Render and Studio 1.2 and 2.0 is now available for downloading.

Computers Unlimited (UK) launches new training courses

Computers Unlimited, the hardware and software distributor covering both Macs and PCs has recently introduced a range of new training courses.

Training Unlimited, the training division of Computers Unlimited, offers a variety of training courses at their own offices in London NW9 aimed at all levels of ability.

Classes are held in a group with a maximum of 10 people but the training division also offers on-site training intended for companies wishing to train a group of 5 to 10 delegates.

Currently training includes VectorWorks for Architects, VectorWorks for Garden and Landscape Designers, VectorWorks for Lighting, Film and Set Design, SketchUp Training and Artlantis Training.

Located off Edgeware Road, on Colindeep Lane, full details of how to find Training Unlimited can be found here

Forthcoming dates and costs can be found here