topic Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6 in Visualization

exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 11:08:08 GMT

Can it be done? I get the canned response (cannot write output file) Really not interested in upgrading to artlantis 2.0 for a 1000 bucks.

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Dwight — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:16:05 GMT

So, save backwards to 9 and then to Artlantis.....

or use the free Artlantis demo until it seduces you.

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:21:02 GMT

Hey dwight! Thanks! Well, I tried saving it down to 11, but got an archicad bug report, my suspicion is that it doesn't like the archicad 12 library parts. The new artlantis would be nice, although with the current workload, I cannot really justify it. Maybe abvent will go bankrupt and then archicad can buy them and then make it the default render-er for archicad! Here is for hoping!

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Dwight — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:36:29 GMT

There are some tiresome resentments that persist when i do traveling lectures:

- users resent the need for Photoshop to make better renderings.

- that Artlantis represents a fantastic value of ease of use, predictability of result and speed of production now that the import/export and object editing issues are resolved. Archicad users can't go wrong with Artlantis.

Even if times are tough right now, it is a chance to practice with the new software for later when things get busy again and you can really make some money.

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:11:14 GMT

Of course - you have the option in the Save As format list (attached).

The error message you receive is due to one of two things: (1) a zero height wall [discovered by Djordje], or (2) material names that contain non alphanumeric symbols. Certain symbols are allowed, others result in the error. Yes, Abvent should provide a better error message with the name of the problem material ... or else accept all names. See the Artlantis forums for more discussion of this error and how to solve the export.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:44:27 GMT

Thanks Karl,

I will check the material names, I might even try to exclude them. I will report back my findings. I doubt I have one, but I will use find and select to search for a zero ht. wall.

cheers,

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:18:27 GMT

are dashes (-) or inches (") allowed in material names, I also have spaces too? I am using the stock archicad 12 file, with some of my own textures. I opened the 3d window with all the layers on and did a find and select for a zero ht wall, and found nothing. I am now wishing I was able to save it down to 11, which I tried and the library parts don't appear to work

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:14:09 GMT

Dashes are OK, but I'm not sure about inches/double-quote. (I think it works now - it was a bug I had reported back with Artlantis 4.0 / 4.5)

How about just starting a fresh file with just a wall and slab or something simple, displayed with standard materials that have no textures associated with them to see if that works for you to verify that the connection is generating a proper 1.2.6 file? And, then try some of your other materials to the same simple model, etc... Then you'll know what to do for the real project to work.

Good luck!

Karl

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:13:22 GMT

Oh dwight,

Sorry for the delayed response. Yes, I should practice on it, and in a few months maybe 1 grand won't seem like much. .........or worth that much.

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:19:22 GMT

I have tried everything!!!!! Nothing will allow me to export this file. I have been banging my head against a wall trying to get this silly thing to work. I have been able to export another file to artlantis without issue. Does the new version of artlantis have this issue? Can someone export this for me into the new version and then save it down for me? HELP!!!!!!

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Dwight — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:21:40 GMT

LEt me try.
Do a SendThisFile to my info. address.

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:00:45 GMT

You said: " Really not interested in upgrading to artlantis 2.0 for a 1000 bucks.

The new artlantis would be nice, although with the current workload, I cannot really justify it. "

What answer do you want to hear?
If you really have the workload you are telling us then the investment of an upgrade is earned back in one or two renderjobs.

Sjaak

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Dwight — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:08:31 GMT

His file isn't going out to Artlantis 2.0, either.

So, whaddya whaddya?

Abvent gives us the unrestricted demo - what better sales effort is there than that?

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:29:42 GMT

sjaak,

huh?

Seriously?

What work load are talking about? All of the posts are for the same job. Its the same freaking rendering I have been trying to get out. What do you mean, "If you really have the workload you are telling us...." I don't think I have been bragging about all the work I have. Perhaps something is lost in translation? You asked me what I want to hear, and I will tell you. "Hey you have 10 more new jobs, and they need to be done in two months." THat is what I want to hear. It's tough all around buddy. Putting food on my family's table is a little more important than the latest version of a software that works just fine most of the time. This isn't an artlantis glitch but an archicad one. So I am not sure where you are coming from buddy?

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Karl Ottenstein — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:32:09 GMT

Shae,

Did you try my implied method to track down the problem - saving just parts of the model until you run into a problem? Use the marquee or other method to select only part of the model for the 3D view and attempt the export until you can narrow down to a cut that works and a just-a-bit-bigger cut that doesn't ... and then figure out what was in the part that was added.

Karl

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:12:13 GMT

Shae,

Sorry If I misunderstood your remarks. Indeed English is not my native language and I perhaps didn't translate your post as I should have. I am living in the Netherlands. Out here we feed our children with different food...to prevent them from growing long toes.
Please don't HEY...BUDDY me while I was just trying to help.

Sorry again....
My last remarks in this topic.

Sjaak

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Karl Ottenstein — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:38:31 GMT

Hi Sjaak,

Shae's response was actually restrained (expressing only frustration at both the bug, and being misunderstood) and friendly. "Hey buddy" is not an insult.

So, please, do give him some more of your time here or at the Artlantis forums. Clearly, there is a problem in the Abvent-written export add-on, so we need to help Shae in order to help our friends at Abvent create a better exporter.

Cheers,
Karl

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Dwight — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:57:07 GMT

In America "Hey, Buddy" is what you say when you want strangers to give you their coins.

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:27:34 GMT

I guess "help" in dutch means something different than it does in english, but then again I am just a stupid redneck.

Sjaak, Dwight, Karl (on the money) ottenstein, Merry Christ's Mass and have a happy new year. Cheers to all of you, for your help.

BTW Karl, I purged all my unused materials, and renamed them with a number designation, all 43 of them, and hail mary it worked!

I took some talking to, but dwight convinced me to drop the Hara-kiri knife and switch to scotch. It seemed to work!

Dwight needs to switch careers into "ledge" counseling! He is good at it!

Re: exporting from AC12 to artlantis 1.2.6

Dwight — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:10:34 GMT

Anyone wearing a Star Trek officer's uniform in his Avatar is a guy I'd help. Even better than showing a Mason's ring at a firing squad.