Discovering Artlantis

CAD User magazine has an excellent review of Artlantis in its most recent issue. Check it out here!

50% off ALL Artlantis Media NOW through May 15!

Turning a standard 3D model into a photo-realistic rendering often depends on the quality and realistic features of the shaders and objects used to dress it up. Artlantis Media are themed collections of materials and objects available on CD-ROMs, designed to round-out Artlantis’s innovative product line and bring project renderings to life! Now through May 15, 2011, Artlantis is offering a unique opportunity to purchase Artlantis Media at 50% off the price, when choosing delivery by digital download instead of traditional shipping methods.

The Artlantis Media collection, optimized for Artlantis, offers a wide range of library elements, including:

• Shaders
• 3D Vegetation
• 3D Objects
• 2D Billboards
• 3D Vehicles
• 3D Animated People

Users should contact their local reseller to order the contents of one or more Artlantis Media CDs. Once the order has been placed, the contents of the CDs can be downloaded through a link appearing in their member area at www.artlantis.com.

Sustainability Now: FREE online conference and exhibition

Sustainability Now is a free-to-attend online conference and exhibition that you can attend from the comfort of your home or work computer. It will bring you up to date with everything green across the property, construction and architecture sectors.

Just like a live event, a virtual event has a full conference program, exhibitors and plenty of opportunities to network and exchange ideas. The best part: this can all be accessed from the comfort of your desk. You simply register for the event and log on from your computer when the event goes live. No travel, no fuss. Just a great opportunity to learn, network and debate.

Sign up today for the May 18-19 virtual conference and exhibition!

Top 10 things you'll never hear an architect say...

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Tutorial: Interior Cove Lighting in Artlantis

Our good friend Evan Troxel over at getmethod.com recently shared a fantastic new tutorial with us. In his latest Artlantis tutorial, he shows us how to work around the lack of a tube-type light in Artlantis by making a tube out of geometry and applying the Neon Light Shader to emit light from the object. Although he uses a SketchUp model, the set up would be the same for any modeling software you are using. You'll also learn how to make stained glass look like it's being backlit with the ambient slider in the material inspector to get the center ceiling effect seen on this image. Thanks, Evan, and keep these coming!

The Hero Contest

Our good friend Andy Vondrasek in Vienna recently pointed out this comic book hero contest. We thought you might enjoy Andy's submission: "Soldiers, spaceships, robots and comic heroes. All of them were in our rooms when we were kids. Who didn't pretend to fly through space or fight in wartime adventures...I remember that I couldn't wait to get my hands on the latest issue of my most loved comics...Rendered in Artlantis using victoria 4.2, nytropods spaceship, some stuff from daz studio and sharecg...no postwork at all here..."

(Click on the picture to enlarge.)

50% off ALL Artlantis Media NOW through May 15!

If you've been thinking about expanding your library of Artlantis Media, now is the perfect time to do so. Abvent is offering a unique opportunity to purchase Artlantis Media for 50% off the regular price when choosing delivery by digital download instead of traditional shipping methods.

Contact your local reseller to order the contents of one or as many Artlantis Media CDs as you'd like. Once the order has been placed, you can download the contents from your member area on artlantis.com. It's that simple.

Check out the wide range of Artlantis Media currently available by clicking here.

Hurry! This offer ends May 15, 2011!

Artlantis training opportunities in Oslo, Norway

Current and potential Artlantis users in Norway will be pleased to learn that Abvent's very own Ildikó Szabó heads to Oslo in May to hold two outstanding training sessions:

May 9 - Artlantis basic training - Oslo, Norway
http://www.graphisoft.no/agk.aspx

May 10 - Artlantis advanced training - Oslo, Norway
http://www.graphisoft.no/agk.aspx

Due to popular demand, two additional days have been added!

May 11 - Artlantis basic training - Oslo, Norway
http://www.graphisoft.no/agk.aspx

May 12 - Artlantis advanced training - Oslo, Norway
http://www.graphisoft.no/agk.aspx

So, whether you're a beginner or an advanced user, check it out!

News from The Shader Shop

Due to popular demand, customers will now be able to purchase shaders from The Shader Shop using safe and secure PayPal. The Shader Shop currently consists of 39 categories, comprising over 1,500 amazing Artlantis shaders.

Click here for a detailed view of what's currently available.

Enjoy!

Mardi 5 Avril: 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 demo sessions are FREE, but registration is necessary.

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

Enjoy!