topic Re: Archilumos does it worth the price ? in Visualization

Archilumos does it worth the price ?

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 14:02:18 GMT

Hello !

Has anybody seen Archilumos at work ?
The price in 700$ and there is no demo available for download.

The images on their site are good, but it would be nice to hear a user opinion.

Re: Archilumos does it worth the price ?

Djordje — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:13:33 GMT

zucoc wrote:
Has anybody seen Archilumos at work ?
The price in 700$ and there is no demo available for download.

The images on their site are good, but it would be nice to hear a user opinion.

Well, Swedes, do I have to do a roll call?

Re: Archilumos does it worth the price ?

Dwight — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:22:30 GMT

And one Canuck.

As far as radiosity rendering, Archilumos does perform as well as anything. It oprates right out of/within ArchiCAD - the user selects radiosity as an option.

This is a quality solution for ArchiCAD users that can use official lamp luminosity profiles in determining light values.

The challenge is whether an architect should be trying to drive this application. Learning the set-ups for calculating radiosity is very time-consuming since shadows are mapped in polygonal subdivisions adapted to surface variations. I have worked with it for a while experimentally and adjusting this dialog is tricky - failed images displlay staircasing in oblique shadows.

The price is comparable to other radiosity engines and provides direct output from ArchiCAD.

There may be some issues with picture mapping- I have not explored that, yet.

Re: Archilumos does it worth the price ?

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 09:05:42 GMT

I tried to start NFR v.1.5 within 8.1 and it never worked. First impression is therefore bad, but I expect streamlined interface once I start it. I like concept of lights defined directly in ArchiCAD using IES files. Will see.

Re: Archilumos does it worth the price ?

Dwight — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 09:09:46 GMT

It is true that Archiumos is not yet ready for 8.1.

Like most plug-ins trying to cope with the moving target that is ArchiCAD we can all hope that things settle down enough for all plug-ins to get updated. It seems to me that it has been at least a year since everything would work together.....

Re: Archilumos does it worth the price ?

Djordje — Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:31:48 GMT

TRIBU wrote:
I tried to start NFR v.1.5 within 8.1 and it never worked. First impression is therefore bad, but I expect streamlined interface once I start it. I like concept of lights defined directly in ArchiCAD using IES files. Will see.

Try with 7 or 8?