Collaboration with other software
About model and data exchange with 3rd party solutions: Revit, Solibri, dRofus, Bluebeam, structural analysis solutions, and IFC, BCF and DXF/DWG-based exchange, etc.

for all you texture freaks . . .

__archiben
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imageSynth from modo:

http://www.luxology.com/whatismodo/imageSynth.aspx

standalone photoshoppe plug for creating seamless textures from low-res image clips . . .

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Anonymous
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You da man Ben.

I've been looking for something like this.

I'm buying it now!
Thomas Holm
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Ben, thanks for the tip! I'll be buying too.
A question:
To complicate the on-going renderer discussion a little, is Luxology's modo application any good as a renderer in combination with Archicad? Will it accept Archicad 3D exports? In what format? And Archicad materials? Have you tested it?
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Rakela Raul
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and the MODO modeling software looks good 2....!!!!!

good deal thx
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Eduardo Rolon
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Modo's possible advantages

Modo costs less than C4D's upgrade from 9.6 to 10.
They let you move your license between OS platforms.
They give you a 30 day trial that can be extended if you need/want more time to play around with the software (I am on my 3rd extension)
The new render engine looks good and it is fast
You can export from AC as obj or 3ds and Modo will read them without problems
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stefan
Expert
Modo 201
- New $895
- Upgrade $395
- No animation

--> Best for modeling freeform geometry. I would not use it as a rendering engine for ArchiCAD. Use it for modeling objects, characters, props etc... and paint them for final renderings.
--- stefan boeykens --- bim-expert-architect-engineer-musician ---
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Archicad-user since 1998
my Archicad Book
Anonymous
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The luxology web site contained an excellent "Watch a Tutorial Video (1 of 4)". Does the tutorial come with the software?
__archiben
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Thomas wrote:
To complicate the on-going renderer discussion a little, is Luxology's modo application any good as a renderer in combination with Archicad? Will it accept Archicad 3D exports? In what format? And Archicad materials? Have you tested it?
i don't know too much about modo, suffice to say that it looks fantastic but doesn't really fit into the archicad/construction workflow easily. stefan summed up it's ideal uses well.

that being said, a couple of years ago i downloaded modo 1.0 to have a play - i was extremely impressed by the interface, the tutorials and the Quality of the product as a whole. it's worth downloading just to see it in action! graphisoft could learn an awful lot from the modo crew . . .

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Thomas Holm
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OK THanks to y'all!
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Time to take a look again at Modo201 - 301 ?



http://www.luxology.com/gallery/

Free Demo. Be sure to check the ArchiCAD box in the questionnaire.


This is a very good architectural animation.
http://www.luxology.com/video/view.aspx?id=105


301 tutorial http://video.luxology.com/modo/301/video/ReferenceImport.mov

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