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.)
Friday, November 25, 2011
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.)
Monday, November 07, 2011
ArtlantisMembers.com design contest
'Interior Lighting' is the theme of the fourth ArtlantisMembers.com design contest. Participants are encouraged to enter with their previously unpublished work to win one of the following prizes:
1st Prize:
1st Prize:
- FREE upgrade to Artlantis 4 (sponsored by Abvent)
- 3D Plants & Trees from VB visual (sponsored by Design8)
- Free shopping in the furniture section for 1 day (ArtlantisMembers.com)
- FREE upgrade to Artlantis 4 (sponsored by Abvent)
- 3D Asian Trees by VB visual (sponsored by Design8)
- Free shopping in the urban section for 1 day (ArtlantisMembers.com)
- FREE upgrade to Artlantis 4 (sponsored by Abvent)
- Cars 2004 by Dosch design (sponsored by Design8)
- Free shopping in the food section for 1 day (ArtlantisMembers.com)
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
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!
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!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Review of AEC Apps for iPad
Check out this review of AEC Apps for iPad recently posted by Lachmi Khemlani, founder and editor of AECbytes. We are so pleased that iVisit 3D for Artlantis 4 was included in this overview:
"iVisit 3D is more of a design visualization tool than a 3D model navigation app. It is developed by Abvent, editor and publisher of the popular rendering application, Artlantis. Targeted especially for architects and designers, iVisit 3D allows them to present panoramas of their projects online using an iPad. The actual creation of the panoramic views is done using Artlantis Studio 4; thus, iVisit3D is more of a companion app to Artlantis. The iVisit 3D App is available in two versions, Lite and Pro. The Lite version is free, but is limited to the selection of one panoramic view per day. For those who just want to explore the app without having created models in Artlantis to pull into iVisit 3D, the app lets you download sample models and see how they work. One of these is shown in Figure 7. As you can see, the quality of the rendering is very good, and because it is a panorama, you can rotate the view in order to see it from all sides. You can also click on arrowed markers in the 3D views to jump to a different view, if required, or access the markers by opening a floor plan view. A nice feature in iVisit 3D is the additional option to rotate though the panorama by physically moving the iPad around."
Visit www.ivisit3D.com for more information...
Monday, October 17, 2011
Abvent announces Artlantis 4, featuring iVisit 3D!
PARIS, October 17, 2011 -- Abvent has announced the launch of Artlantis 4, the latest version of the fastest, stand-alone 3D rendering application developed especially for architects and designers. Artlantis combines the most advanced and efficient tools for rendering photo-realistic 3D projects. Artlantis interfaces directly with many leading architectural CAD and BIM software titles, such as ArchiCAD™, Revit™, SketchUp™ Pro, Vectorworks™, and Arc+™. Native support for many popular file formats, such as DXF, DWG, 3DS, DWF, OBJ, and FBX, allows Artlantis to seamlessly interact with nearly all leading 3D CAD and BIM software on the market today.
Available in two main versions, Artlantis offers a product line suited to different needs and practices. Artlantis Render is developed for design professionals (architects, interior designers, urban planners, landscapers, exhibition organizers, exhibitors, etc.) who need to create very high quality still renderings. Artlantis Studio, on the other hand, not only creates exceptional high-resolution still images, but also offers an enhanced suite of tools to generate dynamic renderings, such as iVisit 3D panoramas, VR objects, and animations, that provide interactivity with and motion through the project.
Like previous versions, Artlantis 4 is designed based on the original concept of the interactive preview window, with user-defined settings that provide immediate visual feedback on changes made to the project. The new and improved rendering engine allows users to generate radiosity images in real-time directly within the 3D preview window, providing an accurate representation of the final rendering on-the-fly while saving the end user valuable time as changes are made to the project.
New features in Artlantis 4
Quality Improvements
As in photography, color is an essential consideration in rendering. The new radiosity engine improves images for better perception of colors, textures, and materials. Tone correction is a new post-process tool that allows users to lighten dark images or vice versa. A new Fresnel shader has been added to the library, which is particularly suitable for metallic car bodies. Transparent surfaces and a variety of other edits are now managed more easily in this new version, thanks to an improved method for selecting and handling multiple objects. Click here for video.
Performance improvements
Artlantis 4 is faster than ever. The average rendering time is two times faster, and up to seven times faster if the project uses several Neon shaders. In order to better handle large projects, Artlantis is now optimized for 64-bit Macintosh and Windows environments. Click here for video.
Productivity Improvements
A new Horizontal material projection method simplifies working with complex roof surfaces, automatically orienting the direction all roof textures to line up with all soffit edges in one simple step. Batch rendering work can now be reorganized and filtered before the renderings are generated. In the 2D view, a series of duplicated objects can be automatically positioned on the underlying ground surface using gravity. Click here for video.
iVisit 3D Panoramas (Artlantis Studio only)
Create a realistic virtual tour inside your project with multi-node panoramas. Artlantis 4 automatically creates everything needed to view the panoramas. Based on Flash™ technology, the player is free of charge and viewable within most popular web browsers. A special tool also allows users to view and share these panoramas on an iPad or iPhone. iVisit 3D is available in two versions (Lite and Pro) from Apple’s App Store. iVisit 3D Lite is free, but is limited to one viewing per day. Click here for video.
New Artlantis Media CDs
Along with the release of Artlantis 4, five new Media volumes are also being released exclusively for Artlantis 4, featuring 3D Transport 2010, 3D Cars 2010 (Europe), 3D Cars 2010 (Asia), 3D Cars 2009, and 3D Cars 2008. This brings the total number of optional Artlantis media volumes to 39. Artlantis Media volumes contain themed collections of 3D objects or shaders and parametric textures, available for download or on disc.
Artlantis 4 is available for purchase through Abvent's network of international distributors.
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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. For over 25 years, Abvent's cutting-edge approach to digital imagery has resulted in products and services that are innovative, powerful, and easy-to-use.
For more information, please contact:
Julianna Gulden, International communications manager
gulden@abvent.com
www.artlantis.com
Available in two main versions, Artlantis offers a product line suited to different needs and practices. Artlantis Render is developed for design professionals (architects, interior designers, urban planners, landscapers, exhibition organizers, exhibitors, etc.) who need to create very high quality still renderings. Artlantis Studio, on the other hand, not only creates exceptional high-resolution still images, but also offers an enhanced suite of tools to generate dynamic renderings, such as iVisit 3D panoramas, VR objects, and animations, that provide interactivity with and motion through the project.
Like previous versions, Artlantis 4 is designed based on the original concept of the interactive preview window, with user-defined settings that provide immediate visual feedback on changes made to the project. The new and improved rendering engine allows users to generate radiosity images in real-time directly within the 3D preview window, providing an accurate representation of the final rendering on-the-fly while saving the end user valuable time as changes are made to the project.
New features in Artlantis 4
Quality Improvements
As in photography, color is an essential consideration in rendering. The new radiosity engine improves images for better perception of colors, textures, and materials. Tone correction is a new post-process tool that allows users to lighten dark images or vice versa. A new Fresnel shader has been added to the library, which is particularly suitable for metallic car bodies. Transparent surfaces and a variety of other edits are now managed more easily in this new version, thanks to an improved method for selecting and handling multiple objects. Click here for video.
Performance improvements
Artlantis 4 is faster than ever. The average rendering time is two times faster, and up to seven times faster if the project uses several Neon shaders. In order to better handle large projects, Artlantis is now optimized for 64-bit Macintosh and Windows environments. Click here for video.
Productivity Improvements
A new Horizontal material projection method simplifies working with complex roof surfaces, automatically orienting the direction all roof textures to line up with all soffit edges in one simple step. Batch rendering work can now be reorganized and filtered before the renderings are generated. In the 2D view, a series of duplicated objects can be automatically positioned on the underlying ground surface using gravity. Click here for video.
iVisit 3D Panoramas (Artlantis Studio only)
Create a realistic virtual tour inside your project with multi-node panoramas. Artlantis 4 automatically creates everything needed to view the panoramas. Based on Flash™ technology, the player is free of charge and viewable within most popular web browsers. A special tool also allows users to view and share these panoramas on an iPad or iPhone. iVisit 3D is available in two versions (Lite and Pro) from Apple’s App Store. iVisit 3D Lite is free, but is limited to one viewing per day. Click here for video.
New Artlantis Media CDs
Along with the release of Artlantis 4, five new Media volumes are also being released exclusively for Artlantis 4, featuring 3D Transport 2010, 3D Cars 2010 (Europe), 3D Cars 2010 (Asia), 3D Cars 2009, and 3D Cars 2008. This brings the total number of optional Artlantis media volumes to 39. Artlantis Media volumes contain themed collections of 3D objects or shaders and parametric textures, available for download or on disc.
Artlantis 4 is available for purchase through Abvent's network of international distributors.
-end-
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. For over 25 years, Abvent's cutting-edge approach to digital imagery has resulted in products and services that are innovative, powerful, and easy-to-use.
For more information, please contact:
Julianna Gulden, International communications manager
gulden@abvent.com
www.artlantis.com
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Excitement builds for iVisit 3D!
With the official launch of iVisit 3D just days away, excitement builds for this innovative 3D presentation tool, designed especially for architects and designers. Beta tester Karl Ottenstein (that's him, on the left) had these choice words for Abvent's iVisit 3D:- 'jaw-dropping'
- 'incredible'
- 'cool'
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Abvent announces iVisit 3D Lite for iPad and iPhone!
Abvent has announced iVisit 3D Lite for the iPad and iPhone, an easy-to-use presentation tool designed for architects and designers. iVisit 3D Lite allows users to view and share panorama renderings on an iPad or iPhone.Visit iVisit 3D today to view the current sample of realistic panoramas.
Click here to watch the iVisit 3D iPad demo!
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