Creating a Fly-Through

[Anonymous]

Does anybody know the easiest way to set create a fly-through using Archicad 10. If you could send me some type of guide it would be helpful.

Thanks

[muzedesigns]

Dwight - you are a legend - but you know that already!

I am in the process of downloading the demo now - I will start learning the software and attempting to tweak all the materials and have it all ready (attempt to) for when the store opens and can send the serial numbers.

Last time I purchased Artlantis a few years back I had serious problems with the compatibility with the graphics card I had at the time.. Hopefully this time on my mac it won't be an issue..

It is installing now - so finger crossed!

I can not thank you enough Dwight!

I have succumbed to Artlantis (for now) - But still plan to learn CD4 one day!

[Anonymous]

muzedesigns wrote:
OK well that sounds pretty straight forward (said with great cation and a lot of hope)!

I can't get a serial number till Objects Online Opens in the (their) morning.. I'm trying Graphisoft now - pft! sales team out lunch - i think i can get it from them..

I'll read through tutorials in preparation? any you recommend?

There isn't much in the way of tutorials for artlantis sadly - i haven't read the book (called something like 'the missing manual') as i've read other comments somewhere on these forums that it's not worth the postage cost. BUT there are a whole bunch of short videos on the artlantis website that should get you up and running pretty quickly.

Also just a thought (Dwight or someone else, please correct me if i'm wrong) - is rendering animations to TIFF worth it - does the increased quality over jpegs come through on a tele?
I guess if there is alot of post-processing to do then the higher quality the better, but if time is of the essence would rendring to jpeg be quicker?

[muzedesigns]

Hey Tom .. yeah I was thinking tat as well - i attempted render out as .tga files - but it hit the 6th frame and shut down archiCAD..

I am now trying to try out the Artlantis demo.. but can not get ArchiCAD 10 to offer the artlanis out put file type.. I have downloaded and installed the add-on as directed by the website, however under the add-on manager in ArchiCAD it claims "the file is an outdated Add-On that cannot be used with this ArchiCAD version."

Anyone know a way around this - I can't believe I am having such little luck.

[Dwight]

Everyone knows that it is liquor that is is quicker, but rendering to uncompressed file formats allows many cleaner options when the final compression processing happens in the assembly of the animation.

I'm thinking about an Artlantis book since its next version is actually at my speed.... any takers?

[Anonymous]

when saving your artlantis file where abouts are you in archicad? You should be in the 3D window, in perspective view, otherwise you won't be able to save out.

sorry, not sure about the Add-on thing - but i think i saw another discussion about it in the forum at the moment...

[muzedesigns]

I just noticed that thread as well..

I can't believe this is happening!

Its always drama with me!

I keep hunting the Artlantis forums..

Dwight - the book sounds great!! can you have it written, printed and sent by and hour or so - cheers!

[Anonymous]

Dwight wrote:
I'm thinking about an Artlantis book since its next version is actually at my speed.... any takers?

Yip! If it'll be as good as the lightworks bible I'm sure it'll be a valuable tool to any artlantis user.

[muzedesigns]

You predicted it Dwight.. the "tear filled i-am-a-failure scene" has begun.. except i have NO chocolate in the house!

I can't believe it just keeps getting worse.. I *must* be cursed..
and it is a JOB FOR A CHURCH SCHOOL! I have clearly done something very wrong to someone - cause I am being seriously punished!

I guess it is back to the 6 frame an hour renders..

[Dwight]

Had it ever occurred to you that a flythrough isn't the best way to present the design?

I never think a flythrough is a good idea unless you are designing a Disneyland ride. Our GDL Guru David Nicholson-Cole himself observed that Graphisoft named material 18 after the color of my face after we rode Space Mountain.

Would you consider instead, a series of high-quality stills that progress over your project with the same trajectory as the camera path, with captions added? You'd use something like Powerpoint to program the slideshow to crossfade between the images. A single image can last up to five seconds if it has lots to say.
This is very effective and mature as a design presentation technique because:

- the captions explain the design elements to non-visual viewers.
- the images are smooth and serene, not jerky and smeared.
- no one gets seasick.

[muzedesigns]

I completely agree! I think fly-through animations are redundant compared to high quality still frame renders..

I managed to convince the client to have Still's of the interior - they wanted to fly all over the place! But.. the client has requested this.. the fly around of the site..

It is going to be used for a Gala Ball night as part of a video on the history of the school and then will cut to this as the schools future..

I am meant to get the all the material to the video editor by tuesday.. I am back to render out .tgs' at the reduced method of best.. the last hour it produce 3 then screamed out its error message..

It is all exterior - the model isn't even that complex - i just don't understand why it is having these issues! that is the most frustrating bit of all!

Do you know of anywhere like Render King which you mentioned yesterday (i think) that can render *for* you?

I have managed to save it as an archive - it wasn't able to do that for the last few weeks.. it is 206.2MBs