https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176435#M20713 Export your Archicad model to Artlantis and the materials will transfer over, more-or-less. They will be placed in a new folder. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:17:13 GMT Dwight 2009-08-31T23:17:13Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176434#M20712 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Hi,<BR /> <BR /> Anybody know how to import material into Artlantis- catalog?<BR /> i manage to creat a new folder inside catalog, but i can drag the material into the new folder. Pls help.<BR /> Thanks.</T></DIV> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:00:10 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176434#M20712 Anonymous 2009-08-26T08:00:10Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176435#M20713 Export your Archicad model to Artlantis and the materials will transfer over, more-or-less. They will be placed in a new folder. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:17:13 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176435#M20713 Dwight 2009-08-31T23:17:13Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176436#M20714 I have a question too. I remember back when I was using Artlantis more, that it was a good thing to assign a different material or color to each roof surface (for example) so that I could use edit that surface in Artlantis for proper orientation, scale, etc.. <BR /> <BR /> Is that still necessary, or do the materials applied in ArchiCAD come into Artlantis as they ought to be ?<BR /> <BR /> I alway hate it when the grain is going the wrong way or the material is out of scale. I liked fixing that better in Artlantis than ArchiCAD so I just used colors for the models.<BR /> <BR /> Is that RAL color thing still available. I need more colors. I can't find the add-on. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:47:49 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176436#M20714 Steve Jepson 2009-09-02T03:47:49Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176437#M20715 Importing can still have mapping issues.<BR /> <BR /> In the case where a surface is mapped improperly, it is easy to fix since surfaces can be selected independently in Artlantis. You duplicate your material and change that surface's map direction.<BR /> <BR /> With the new shaders in Artlantis, you can use numeric, color coding or Archicad materials - you simply reference Artlantis materials upon export.<BR /> In Artlantis 2 you'll really want to substitute shaders [still photo-based] for any Archicad material image for quality.<BR /> <BR /> Artlantis can access color through the Mac or PC color picker where you can make up whatever you like. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:07:33 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176437#M20715 Dwight 2009-09-02T04:07:33Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176438#M20716 Just to clarify ... the roof mapping problems that you would have seen with Artlantis 4.0 or 4.5 (e.g.) years ago are long gone.<BR /> <BR /> Cheers,<BR /> Karl Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:57:32 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Import-material-into-Artlantis/m-p/176438#M20716 Karl Ottenstein 2009-09-02T18:57:32Z