Artlantis 5 sneak peek: New user interface

'N' stands for New, as in New user interface, brought to you by Artlantis 5!

The Artlantis 5 Revolution is almost here, and we saved the best for last.  The new user interface  can now be viewed in one window and in full screen on both Mac and PC platforms.  Keep an eye on your project and your tools at your fingertips!

Real-time radiosity preview

Artlantis’s productivity is based on a founding concept: real-time preview. Regardless of the change in the scene settings (materials, lighting, environment), the preview is updated instantly.  You control your work, you confirm your changes, and you run the calculation in high definition for your final image without wasting time.

Viewpoints

The freedom offered by Artlantis 5 comes from the multitude of viewpoints that you can create, save, and organize. Each viewpoint allows you to create a real study of your scene: date, a light source change, a camera lens change, adding a background -- edit and save the combinations of parameters in your list of viewpoints that are important to you.

In order to optimize the display of your project while keeping an eye on your list views, they appear on the left-hand side of the screen in a fixed position with a refocusing of the preview on the left, or on the fly so that the preview is not moved!

Inspectors

Now grouped at the top of the screen, inspectors allow you to set all the parameters associated with shaders, objects, lights, heliodons and perspectives (perspectives, projected views, panoramas, VR objects and animations). The real backbone of Artlantis 5 is this clear and intuitive tool bar, allowing you to access -- with a minimum of clicks -- a maximum of Artlantis features and settings. You can make adjustments, improvements, and fine-tune your scene and see the results instantly -- without taking your eyes off the preview window.

The Artlantis 5 Revolution is Near...

...so near, in fact, that we're going to be taking www.artlantis.com down from approximately 4:00 PM CET today, until Tuesday, September 3, when we launch Artlantis 5.

See you at the Artlantis 5 Revolution!!!

Artlantis 5 sneak peek: Preview controllers

We are so close to the launch of Artlantis 5!  Based on what we've seen thus far, it's hard to believe it can get any better.  But look at what's behind the letter 'O' in R E V O L U T I O N ... OH my goodness:

Handling shaders or simple textures in the preview or in the 2D window is easy.  A preview controller allows you to move, resize, and rotate shaders and textures. A simple keyboard shortcut is all it takes to snap a shader or texture to the geometry automatically.

Just like shaders and textures, objects are handled with the same ease in the preview or in the 2D view. Rotate, move, resize or duplicate … everything is optimized! The objects can also be snapped onto edges.

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Get an exclusive look at Artlantis 5!

LIVE! Wednesday, September 4, at 11:00 A.M. PDT (Pacific Daylight Time):

An exclusive look at what makes Artlantis 5 so revolutionary!

Join Chris Stringer, General Manager of Objects Online, Abvent’s Artlantis distributor in the US & Canada and a BIMobject.com US franchise, for an exclusive look at the fantastic new features Artlantis 5 has in store for YOU!

This online webinar is free, but space is limited!  Reserve your spot today by clicking here!

For the Americas:
11:00 AM, PST
2:00 PM, EST

For Europe, Middle East, and Africa:
7:00 PM, BST
8:00 PM, CEST

Australia and Asia:
September 5, 4:00 AM, AEST

Artlantis 5 sneak peek: Low Radiosity for Objects

I can't believe what's behind the 'I' in the Artlantis 5 REVOLUTION, and neither will you...

If you work with 'heavy' objects, i.e. objects that take a long time to calculate because of the high level of detail, then this new feature is for YOU!

Introducing Low Radiosity for Objects.  This new feature will greatly reduce the calculation time necessary for your most detailed objects.  Check out the teaser video to see what we mean:

Sign up at www.artlantis5.com for e-mail updates about what this revolutionary new version of Artlantis has in store for you.

And, don't forget!  Abvent has announced free upgrades to Artlantis 5 on ALL Artlantis 4 licenses purchased on or after July 1, 2013! This offer includes Artlantis 4 first and additional full licenses as well as upgrades.  Contact your local Artlantis distributor for details!

Get ready for the Artlantis 5 revolution!

Artlantis 5: What we know so far...

Well, the launch of Artlantis 5 is right around the corner, and here's what we know so far:  Artlantis 5 will be nothing short of revolutionary.  

Here are just some of the new features Artlantis 5 will offer:

• Relief mapping
• ShiftLens
• Volumetric lighting
• God rays
• Tiling shaders
• Natural shaders 
• In-App Artlantis Media Store

Sign up at www.artlantis5.com for e-mail updates about what this one-of-a-kind rendering software has in store for you!

And, don't forget!  Abvent has announced free upgrades to Artlantis 5 on ALL Artlantis 4 licenses purchased on or after July 1, 2013! This offer includes Artlantis 4 first and additional full licenses as well as upgrades. So, if you're working on a big project and you've been waiting to upgrade, there's no need to wait any longer!  Contact your local Artlantis distributor for details!

Artlantis 5 sneak peek: Media Store

What's behind the 'T' in the Artlantis 5  R E V O L U T I O N  is nothing short of  T E R R I F I C!  Here's a sneak peek of the new Artlantis Media Store, coming soon:

Artlantis 5 offers an In-App Store, offering more than 5,000 shaders, objects, and billboards for sale.  To access these and enrich your renderings, just create an account, purchase credits, and download your Media.  Your purchased Media will be downloaded into the proper catalog under the correct categories and sub-categories.  All you have to do is use them!  Also, there are plenty of Media available free of charge, so check those out, too!

Visit www.artlantis5.com and sign up for e-mail updates about revolutionary Artlantis 5, coming soon!

Don't forget!  Abvent has announced free upgrades to Artlantis 5 on ALL Artlantis 4 licenses purchased on or after July 1, 2013! This offer includes Artlantis 4 first and additional full licenses as well as upgrades. Why wait?  Buy now!  Contact your local Artlantis distributor for details! 

Artlantis 5 sneak peek: Natural shaders

Take a look at what's behind the 'U' on the Artlantis 5 R E V O L U T I O N teaser site -- it's nothing short of Unbelievable!  U won't believe it!  Natural shaders!  These shaders are generated from two different textures.  Now you can create realistic environments without repetition.

In most 3D rendering software, creating a decent-looking textured ground surface can be a big challenge. It can be difficult to locate or create a suitable texture map large enough to not show obvious repeats, while at the same time detailed enough to provide a convincing representation of ground materials without adding a huge performance hit. Artlantis 5's new Natural Shaders offer a set of highly configurable earth, grass, and water shaders that organically combine two quality textures into a highly configurable, randomized, non-repeating ground material. This results in a dramatically improved, more natural-looking ground surface without adding any significant overhead to the rendering calculations.

Visit www.artlantis5.com and sign up for e-mail updates about revolutionary Artlantis 5, coming soon!

And, check out the sneak peeks of Artlantis 5's new features posted so far:

• Relief mapping
• ShiftLens
• Volumetric lighting
• God rays
• Tiling shaders

Don't forget!  Abvent has announced free upgrades to Artlantis 5 on ALL Artlantis 4 licenses purchased on or after July 1, 2013! This offer includes Artlantis 4 first and additional full licenses as well as upgrades. Why wait?  Buy now!  Contact your local Artlantis distributor for details!

 Watch the Video

 Download the Artlantis 30-day Demo

 Find out more at artlantis5.com

Artlantis 5 sneak peek: Tiling Shader

Here's another quick look at what Artlantis 5 has in store for you!  We've revealed what's behind the letter 'L' in R E V O L U T I O N:  Tiling Shader.  Tiling Shaders are made of relatively small images with no repetition effect.  By clicking on the dice in the Inspector, you can re-organize the tiles in a random way, guaranteeing that you'll have no repeats.

Visit www.artlantis5.com and sign up for e-mail updates about revolutionary Artlantis 5, coming soon!

And, don't forget:  Abvent has announced free upgrades to Artlantis 5 on ALL Artlantis 4 licenses purchased on or after July 1, 2013! This offer includes Artlantis 4 first and additional full licenses as well as upgrades. New customers and long-time Artlantis users alike will benefit from this extraordinary offer!  Contact your local Artlantis distributor for details!

 Watch the Video

 Download the Artlantis 30-day Demo

 Find out more at artlantis5.com

Artlantis Render Farm saves time AND money

Artlantis Power User Michael Lennie never fails to 'wow' us with his jaw-dropping architectural renderings and animations.  He recently turned to Artlantis Render Farm to help render an especially large project.  

The animation below would have taken 205 hours, or almost 9 days to render on a single, fast machine.  Artlantis Render Farm delivered it in less than 24 hours.  Artlantis Render Farm frees up your computer so you can keep working on your other projects; you don't lose money waiting for your projects to be rendered. 

What are YOU waiting for?  Contact Artlantis Render Farm today to help you render your largest projects!

9SG Movie from Michael Lennie on Vimeo.