Design contest: Still life

Design8 and ArtlantisMembers.com are pleased to announce the Third Artlantis Render Contest. This time around, the theme is 'Still life.' To enter, create your own still life rendering and submit it before April 15, 2011 to info@artlantismembers.com.

Images will be judged by Nicolas Rivera, Alain Picard (Abvent), and Orlando Sardaro (Design8).

Winners will receive the following:

1st prize:

• 'The Artlantis Attitude' by Dwight Atkinson
• Palm trees & Pines billboards from VB Visual
• 3D utility vehicles from Dosch Design
• Fruit & vegetable collection of 30 objects

2nd prize:

• 'The Artlantis Attitude' by Dwight Atkinson
• Small plants billboards from VB Visual
• Fruit & vegetable collection of 30 objects

3rd prize:

• 100 Artlantis marble shaders
• Fruit & vegetable collection of 30 objects

Please note, that only renderings that have not been published prior to this contest will be accepted!

Click here for contest rules and more details.

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LearnVirtual: Online Artlantis Training Opportunities

Ever wish you could participate in Artlantis training courses from the comfort of your own home or office? Now you can! Check out the assortment of online Artlantis training opportunities available through LearnVirtual. Whether you're looking for basic, intermediate, or advanced Artlantis training, LearnVirtual has a class that's perfect for you!

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FREE Artlantis Studio downloads for students and schools!

Did you know that...

STUDENTS can apply for a FREE, one-year, fully-functional version of Artlantis Studio? Yes, you can! You will need a special serial number unlocking the demo version through the invitation process. This serial number can be renewed as long as you are a student.

DOWNLOAD the demo version now, and CONTACT your local distributor for the student serial number. CLICK HERE to learn how to activate your student license.

In addition, SCHOOLS can equip their design labs with FREE Artlantis key-server versions with no limitation on time and functions. You will need a special key-server serial number to be able to run Artlantis Studio on an unlimited number of computers. It will convert the installed demo versions into full commercial licenses.

DOWNLOAD the demo version now, and CONTACT your local distributor for the school serial number. CLICK HERE to learn how to activate your school license.

UPLOAD your best renderings and animations to the Artlantis Image Gallery and the Artlantis Video Gallery!

Welcome to the world of Artlantis!

Mardi 8 Mars: La journée de l'architecture

How would you like to learn about ArchiCAD, Artlantis, Bonzai3D, HyperArchi, or SketchUp Pro for FREE and in under 2 hours? Now you can, at one of many locations across France. The sessions are FREE, but registration is necessary.

Click here for more information, and to choose the location in France that is nearest you!

Enjoy!

You've got mail -- postcards, that is...

Check out the latest tutorial now available at Artlantis Movies on youtube.com. Learn about postcards, which are small, .jpg images memorizing shader settings. Always available in your Catalog, these settings can be applied with a simple drag and drop into any scene.

While you're at it, why don't you join the growing list of subscribers to the Artlantis Movies channel? That way, you'll be the first to know about the latest tutorials uploaded by Artlantis.

Enjoy!

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!

ArchiCAD Best Practices Course

Discover the seven key principles to using ArchiCAD effectively in this free video training series by respected author and expert Eric Bobrow. Limited time offer.

This preview of the upcoming Best Practices Course, an online training resource for ArchiCAD users, will teach you how to:

• Get Organized in the Right Ways
• Save Time by Reusing Your Setup and Settings
• Start Fast and Clean and Add More Detail As You Go
• Create Great-looking Drawings Directly from Your 3D Model
• Keep Your Work Safe with An Easy Backup Strategy

BONUS: 3 additional free videos - including one quick tip that saved a designer two hours tedious work on a recent project! Opt-in to Eric Bobrow’s mail list required, but no charge or obligation.

Instant access to FREE training videos!

Are you concerned about nature?

If you are an architect, you should be!

Architects know that sustainability is the most important trend in architecture and construction today. Discover how GRAPHISOFT’s award-winning EcoDesigner can help your design decisions by providing precise forecasts about the annual total and specific energy consumption, monthly energy balance, and carbon footprint of your project.

EcoDesigner, the world’s first, fully-integrated dynamic building energy modeling application, allows architects to compare the sustainability of various design options and change the project in the early design phase, when it is still easy to do so. Dynamic energy analysis, combined with intuitiveness and ease-of-use makes EcoDesigner for ArchiCAD the Number One building energy information modeling tool on the world’s BIM market.

Two case studies will demonstrate how architects can learn to perform quick energy analyses at any stage of their design. The first case study looks at an existing, low-energy building to verify the accuracy of the calculation performed by EcoDesigner. The second one demonstrates how BIM-integrated energy simulation is used to predict the efficiency of sustainability retrofit on a number of large buildings, simultaneously.

Watch this short film, and then sign up for a complimentary webinar scheduled for March 1, by clicking here. A Spanish language webinar will be held on March 8.

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!

ArchiCAD e Artlantis: Bellissimo!

Good news for our ArchiCAD and Artlantis users in or near Monza, Italy. Check out this ArchiCAD STAR(T) Edition and Artlantis Render demonstration on February 18!