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best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d models?

Anonymous — Thu, 11 May 2023 10:08:33 GMT

What is the best way/application/plugin to render the Archicad 3d models?

Now, I know that some of you may say that Artlantis or LightWorks rendering engine at Archicad are quite good, but I have definitively seen better ones. Like the Vray 2.0 at 3d Studio Max 2011 for example.

So what is the best way to achieve the best renderings with Archicad 3d models?

Thank you for the reply.

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Mats_Knutsson — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:18:51 GMT

nedostizni wrote:
What is the best way/application/plugin to render the Archicad 3d models?

Now, I know that some of you may say that Artlantis or LightWorks rendering engine at Archicad are quite good, but I have definitively seen better ones. Like the Vray 2.0 at 3d Studio Max 2011 for example.

So what is the best way to achieve the best renderings with Archicad 3d models?

Thank you for the reply.

Maxwell Render imho

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Anonymous — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:56:50 GMT

Mats_Knutsson wrote:
nedostizni wrote:
What is the best way/application/plugin to render the Archicad 3d models?

Now, I know that some of you may say that Artlantis or LightWorks rendering engine at Archicad are quite good, but I have definitively seen better ones. Like the Vray 2.0 at 3d Studio Max 2011 for example.

So what is the best way to achieve the best renderings with Archicad 3d models?

Thank you for the reply.
Maxwell Render imho

If you want fotorealistic Maxwell Render +1.
Advanced Render 3 of cinema is quite well and vray for c4d too.
Artlantis is the option is you want a equilibirum betwewn speed-quality.
You can do test in artlantis and final render in maxwell.

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Anonymous — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:59:24 GMT

Hi,

I think this is a very hard question, and the answer depends on the approach.

In my opinion every application is a tool, like a pencil, if you can't use it, you might have the best one, you won't be a Michelangelo.

You can find a lot of discussions about AC with Max on the forum.

Regards, Ede

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Anonymous — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:00:37 GMT

when you are mentioning the Maxwell plugin, you mean the Maxwell plugin for ArchiCAD or for 3d Studio Max?

Because as far as I saw it until now, Vray 2.0 for 3d Studio Max 2011 is the best rendering engine on the market, in this moment. Definitively. This is why I am thinking of exportinf the 3d Archicad model into the .3ds file and then importing it to the 3d Studio Max.

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:34:22 GMT

any help on my last reply?

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Dwight — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:33:41 GMT

Well, it seems like some guy named nedostizni [gezundheit!] gave you a pretty good answer.

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Anonymous — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:58:29 GMT

thank you for the reply Dwight.
So it is the Maxwell plugin for Archicad?!

Thanks.

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Steve Jepson — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:40:54 GMT

The "best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d model"
is to get is out of Archicad and into some other rendering program.

Archicad models can't look as good in a rendering as some other models do because we can not work with NURBS.

A Cinema 4D, Rhinoceros, Maya, or formZ model for example may look better in a rendeirng than a model made with Archicad, depending on what it is your modeling.

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Anonymous — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:42:09 GMT

Steve wrote:
The "best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d model"
is to get is out of Archicad and into some other rendering program.

This is exactly what I was trying to ask. I even tried rendering a Archicad into Rhinceros with VRay 1.5 plugin, and the results were very good.

Archicad models can't look as good in a rendering as some other models do because we can not work with NURBS.

A Cinema 4D, Rhinoceros, Maya, or formZ model for example may look better in a rendeirng than a model made with Archicad, depending on what it is your modeling.

Can you clear this a little bit for me, please. Nurbs models look better when they are rendered, or what?

Thank you for the reply.

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Steve Jepson — Sat, 14 May 2011 22:33:08 GMT

NURBS - Non-uniform rational B-spline

NURBS modeling may look better in a rendering than an ArchiCAD model of the same thing because of how much smoother the curves can be. If your model has no complex curvilinear shapes then it may not be noticeable.

Beveling the edges of things is one of the noticeble things you can do to imporve a photorealistic rendeing. This is not an easy thing to do with an ArchiCAD model. Not so hard to do with the nurbs modelers. Rendeing engines like Maxwell can take care of that. Rendeing engines that can work with displacement maps will help you turn your work in to art.

And then there is the post rendering work. Some people are so skilled with this craft that they can take even a crude rendeing and make it look like it spent all day at a render farm.

on another topic. Have you see the new autograss from vray?
http://www.vray.com/autograss/media/autograss_for_vray_2.png

Re: best way to achieve best renderings with Archicad 3d mod

Anonymous — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:58:14 GMT

thank you for the reply.
and no, I did not see the new vray autograss, but it looks amazing!

thanks once again.