Greetings Everybody, Visualization and the visual language as a whole is a crucial phenomena when we communicate our ideas to the clients. Should that be vectorial, artistic, non-realistic, photo-realistic, 2D or 3D from classic quick shaded represen...
Dear all, here i am again with another prob. when i do create a Photorender projects i don't see the same materials i used. does anyone got an answer for this. please see the attached pics to understand better my prob. thanks archicad 12
If I was to setup a decent size render farm would anyone be interested in renting time on it to do their renderings? I'm considering something around 64-128 cores, with about 2 GB ram per core. I don't have any real details in terms of pricing at the...
Hi All, I have a question regarding materials applying. I'm applying some tiles materials and I want to know how do I choose where to start the tiles (e.g. which point will the tiling start from...) I'm quite sure there's a simple way to do that sinc...
Hello there, I wonder if somebody can help me improving the quality of my renderings. I have standing seam metal cladding (from add-ons) on top of of a sloped roof, and every time I increase the size of my photo rendering window to for example: lengt...
HEY, IM JUST WONDERING IF SOMEONE HERE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE AN ANIMATION OR RENDERING USING ARTLANTIS, IM DOING PROJECT BY ARCHICAD 11, I CANT EVEN OPEN ARTLANTIS UP, THE PROGRAM WANTS ME TO OPEN SOME FILE AT THE BEGINNING THE POINT IS THAT ITS DIFFEREN...
Hi Dwight! Any date? Sneak peak for us ArtLantis resellers? Mats
Is it possible to adjust the origin level of a vectorial hatch? I have created a basic custom fill (horizontal lines, 1200mm apart) and it is assigned to my external wall material. My building has a 900mm high concrete plinth starting from +0.000 but...
Ive always thought it would be a neat presentation technique to have model or partial model rising out of "the architectural floor plan" Has anyone had any success in doing this. Would they like to share the end result and how they did it? Thanks aga...
is there a way to place the texture in a certain point......the texture map ive got is exactly the size of the wall ive made and im trying to place it on there but it is coming up half half like its tiled......i just want the single image on the wall
Hi, Anoyone would like to share a nice large corten texture? I tried (quick'n'dirty-style) in PS but it came out so bad I don't dare to post it here... Ciao, Mats
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Hi i would like to know how you can take so of the texturs avaliable in the depository on this site and download them so they can be used as texturs on archiCAD. Help please.
Hi, Is there a free mac application for viewing my home made seamless textures? I know the traditional method with Photoshop (make texture -> define pattern -> paint bucket with pattern mode) but I would prefer a small app instead. Cheers, Mats
Hi there everyone, I've made some renderings for a competition, comments anyone? Martin
Hi we've been asked to present our project in a sales brochure, just basic plans, enlarged room plans, certain elevations and details and some photos. No problem as we can layout in Archicad (to scale) PDF and send to printer. But they want it revers...
Come on, give it to me, tell me what you think.... ArchiCAD 12 & nothing, just AC12. Mike
Because of the low poly count of Archicad 'forms'/planes and the difficulty in getting quality displacements, is it fair to assume that when exporting to Artlantis or Maxwell that is a waste of time using bump maps? OR am I missing something? The tex...
Archisoft (AFAIK GS rep in Chile) has sponsored a "best presentation using AC" competition. http://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/2008/10/23/concurso-archisoft-12-proyectos-archicad-12/
i use the internal lightworks rendering engine for rendering (because i don't have altantic, or 3ds max right now) what is the best setting for the rendering to be a little bit real?
I've got a couple of glass and reflection issues in an Archicad 12 model rendered in Artlantis Render 2.03. The attached shows the project, to the left the building rendered with the Heliodon sky and glass reflections I'm fairly content with, and to ...
I have more of a question than a problem. In our office we like to put a nice Kool Nor Sketch on the cover sheet of the project. This gives some continuity over the years from the pencil days when my boss was young. When I place the sketch as a drawi...
I was wondering if there is anyway to use sketch rendering to display interiors with anything other than the built in sun lighting? Like to use the shadow hatching but the interiors get kinda dark...
Iv set up a bunch of cameras around my model and created a fly through around the outside of the building. But I have a problem with the speed.. the camera seems to move to fast along the path.. iv added in more frames, but this seems to just make it...
Hi, would anyone know why the textures I imported and used on items don't show up when I render the image. Even a wall on which I used an archicad colur "CB Night Sky" comes out white (that wall is not in this image though), but the curtain in this i...
I am trying to position a fluoro light so that it shines onto the ceiling from behind a TV cabinet. At the moment I am not able to rotate it or position it in a way so that the beam throws upwards onto the ceiling. Any ideas?
This is my first project in archicad, I would appreciate if someone would take a look at it and tell me what can I do to improve it. I used original rendering provided with archicad. Still the ceiling looks a bit to dark, and I don't quite understand...
Files with the same overall geometry and position (phase 1 and 2 of the same project) are showing up as scenes with different coordinate position in Artantis, which makes open with reference useless unless you reposition the scene. I don't remember t...
Topic says it all. Any info anyone?
I Have assign an image of material to a wall, and wish to orientate it's material image?? How would I do that??? from Material setting?? or wall setting?? I really can't find it's editable material orientation any where~>o<~ or there's no such settin...
Tip.nr.1 In animation if you first must activate the Clipping Box (for defining clipping planes) At the beginning of animation you can set the cutting plane at lower height (1 meter) over ground level and at finish at full building height. The result...
hello how can i make video presentation in archi cad 12 i want to present object like fly trought an to play on dvd players on tv so that people or byers can see of what project i workabout
using roof-shingle1, asphalt texture (roof1). i want it to display at a smaller scale relative to the model's scale as it simply looks to big (out of scale). is there a way in photoshop or in archicad that i can scale a texture up or down?
I am experimenting with a rendering techinique and want to include transparent and translucent materials. I have created some different transparent materials with different transparency and color and then I have created some tree forms from slab tool...
I'm trying to do a decent Artlantis render representation of a garden adjacent to a house design I'm working on. In this garden, I have some hedges, designed to be fairly dense and more-or-less regular in shape (to be cut once a year by the non-exist...
When I try to export my file from AC12 to Artlantis 2, it says it cannot write the file. Not really sure whats going on here...
I'm doing a retail project on Archicad 12 and i was wondering how to use a custom graphic for one of my walls/slabs. I don't know how to apply a custom jpeg image onto a surface. Can someone help me please? Cheers.
Is there a secret to aligning to a photo, or better yet, how many secrets are there? Pro Rendering exercise works great, as well as all the learning examples, but in my photos and plans, I am not even close! I would like to know what size the photo c...
New Save-Enabled Demo Version Available Put CINEMA 4D R11 to the test - and save your projects and renderings With the brand new Release 11 of CINEMA 4D, MAXON has added a comprehensive set of new features that users around the globe have been eagerl...
I'm trying to align an ac camera view with a photo of the site (set as the 3d window background); the ac align view function is not useful in this specific context as there are no adjacent existing (vertical) elements to use as references. I've been ...
Hey, here is my first project with ArchiCAD12 and Artlantis 2. I thought I would try a night shot. I love the filters that can be used on the renderings. I used the exposure option on these. I tried to use the neon shader for the car lights but Art2 ...
Hey. Im a bit new in this program, so I need a little help please. The problem is my sketchrendering. It seems like the background(Picture and color) is in front of my drawing. So it anly shows my backgroundpicture and not my building. When im desele...
AC12 was advertised as the first BIM to support multiprocessoring! So I gave it a try in rendering - LW with best for all settings! Alas, it looks like AC11!
I have recently started using artlantis to render my drawings and want to change textures in artlantis. To do this i need every object that i want a different texture on to be a different material in archicad. If it is a particularly complex model i ...
How can I make a flythorugh that isn't lightening fast? I have messed with every control I know how to mess with and it goes from fast to ultra fast. How can I set the speed down to a speed that would be like someone walking through the room?? Thanks...
Hi i have download some textures (stone walls - tiles) of arroway but i don't know how i can put it in archicad 11 so i can use it, and looks my project more realistic. Any help? thanks in advance !
Hi! Is there anybody here in ArchiCad forum that tried to make an object invisible (like a roof) but with cast shadow alternative on in Artlantis Render 2? I can't get it work. Shouldn't it work or is it a bug? I wan't to look on my building from abo...
Hi this is my first job. Can you give me any critic or suggestions about it? i know that it isn't something special but that is. Thanks in advance
I know this has been gone over a million times . . .but. . . My question is more this: when you re rendering isn't it the case that archicad is not trying to render anything it does not see in the 3D window? My issue is if I use the same view and ren...
Hi, I'm pretty new with Archicad 12, and im am experiencing a problem with Photorendering. I have downloaded som images of panel floor that i want tu use in a project. The problem occurs when I use photo rendering to take a "picture" of the new floor...
We are looking for CAD software for our salesmen to use to sell ideas and buildings. The drawings files they produce should be able to be downloaded into ArchiCAD 10 (may upgrade to 12). Salesmen generally are not CAD people. We need a system that wi...
Is it possible to make a video presentation for my project in Archicad 11? Like a walk in thing?keep replay again and again... Anyone can teach me how to use it?
Hi all Tried out Archicad 12 last night for the first time but when i go to the Material Attributes theres only a drop-down showing render with "Internal Engine" and no Lightworks..? Did they change things around so that you have to edit it some othe...
I am using ArchiCAD 10 & ArtLantis Studio 1.2.6 Rfc0 (still, but that that's another story). I am trying to create 3 "searchlight" spot-lights dramatically shooting up into the sky behind a bank building set on a hill for an animated commercial, and ...
Hello everyone! Please excuse me if I'm asking a question that has already been answered and/or this topic duplicates an existing one. The Search function didn't help, and I just don't have enough time to browse through all 30 pages of the Rendering ...
Is anyone having trouble with photorenderings in AC12 with LightWorks engine? We had a strange case come up in our office yesterday. Sky Object and Sun Object were placed and set to their default settings. No Marquee was being used. The building was ...
Well i know i have asked this before but what is the best technique to produce high resolution floors plans to be used in a marketing book? i really would like to have a pen and ink or hand draw sketch feel to them and not photo real renderings. Any ...
Hi, I would like to know if I can use RPC Archvision in/with Archicad 12. Thanks
Needed to come up with a concept image for a retail building that had a Early American Farm Village feeling. Used a Sketch image and Maxwell render / layered in PhotoShop. It worked out easier than I thought. Notice the shadows don't match, that woul...
Is there a Lightworks 12 library folder? or should you copy a Lightworks 10 folder into the 12 Library folder? Thank you in advance.
Has anyone any experience of using Marlin Studios "Tree Farm"? http://www.marlinstudios.com/ They look really excellent with low polygon count too. Trouble is, they come in .obj .max and .iwo formats and it appears that we have to convert them to .3D...
Quite a nice animation from Richard Murphy architects- one of the leading architectural practices in scotland. its a big download though - be warned. http://www.richardmurphyarchitects.com/files/Jesus_College_Movie/20080731jesus.avi
Regarding elevations made in the "own material color -non-shaded" mode: Is it possible to have an object (for example a column) cast shadows, but not receive them? I need to cheat the shadows in order to show a color scheme, but I don't like the own ...
I still not very experienced in Archicad, but I allready managed to present one project in a 1/100 scale. I had no dificulties in executing all the elevations with shadows, it took a little longer to calculate but no problem. In the project I'm worki...
Can't seem to connect cameras in VR scene. Have tried it two ways. book says to place a camera, then click on the center node, pull cursor, click and place next camers. Connecting line is supposed to have been drawn but it doesn't show up. Second way...
Hi, Haven't used autocad for more than 7 years, i see that Archicad is a very good softwear, i would like to know if atlantis is a full multimedia softwear and can do walkthroughs, etc. Also where can i download atlantis users manual, it appears to b...
Is there a way to set a view in one file and copy that to another? I have 3 different variations of a design on 3 different files and need to render them so that they are all the same exact view for comparisons. Any ideas?
Create a huge image with at least 50,000,000 pixels, save in Flat Tiff format - no layers - (other formats may work also). Upload to GigaPan.org Allows easy viewing, pan, zoom. Here is one example created with ArchiCAD and Cinema4D http://share.gigap...
2 defined views photorender fine using Lightworks when viewed in the model. Both are placed on a layout. One renders correctly, while in the other one shader reverts to plain colour (internal engine base colour). Weird. Ideas anyone?
Hi all , I wish to render mesh Enclosure (beside Gable covered roof) at Arlantis, but it's seems like a solid wall with mesh patterns on it!! >_<.....it's render all right at "lightworks" when Alpha Channel of the mesh (PNG file) is on. In Artlantis,...
I am having trouble getting the rendering to show the same size as the 3D window that it is created from. Here are images, notice the white space on the right hand side.
Can someone tell me if VR Objects in AC12 work with Vista 64 OS? It doesn't work with AC11 - apparently because Apple hadn't written an interface for Vista 64.
AC in earlier versions had a command "Meander". Would give you a 360 in every camera location, along with an opportunity to add text with each camera. Is the Fly Through command in V11 the same, and if so, how do I get the camera to give me a 360 of ...
Maybe this is a little off topic, but at least the presentation boards are an interest. If you want to see the entries for last years $100,000 prize - visit: http://challenge.bfi.org/ideaindex I entered with the Qubits for Kids Project. Comments welc...
Basic question. I Don't use the rendering much so can't remember why my stone material is not showing up on 3d view on screen or printing. It doesn't seem to matter what stone or rock I choose. Any ideas much appreciated. Bier
I can't seem to cast any shadows in my 3d window. I have tried just about every combination of settings in my 3d window settings. The shadows work great on my elevations, so I assume the sun settings are correct... Insights greatly appreciated! Jill
Hello, im not long using Archicad, and im having problems editing Materials. When I want to render in the Sketch engine the Material I edited renders as the Material I had duplicated, therefore im not getting the Material I want. It seems to work for...
I was wondering if there is an easy way I can make my shaders not reflect like they're drenched in water and made of shiny metal. Right now they seem to be. Many thanks, and apologies if my post seems a little vague.
I presume only the beta testers can answer this..........can version 12 create and run two simultaneous VR objects at the same time, as in two separate open files, both asked to create a VR object in sketch rendering mode at the same time? When ever ...
I have generated a VR Scene linked panorama and can't find an application to view the resulting .mcr file. Does anyone know of one? QuickTime Player will open the individual panorama files, but doesn't link them. I am on Macintosh.
i guys can anyone give me tips how to make an elevation presentation with a picture in the back ground or any other ideas thanks
hi guys how can i input 3d text to archicad in the floor plan area ???????????
Hello, does anybody know how to aplicate not-curved texture to the circle desk, please? I have a wooden terrace which has shape of circle and I would like to use circle material, material which can copy the shape of construction. I hope I have descri...
Anybody know a good source for American and European antique furniture models. Free or pay.
What do you guys think about these renderings. Modeled in AC10 and rendered in Artlantis Studio 1.26 and Photoshoped for the sketchy look. I think they turned out pretty good for the time I was allowed. I have a total of 30 hours put in. Modeled from...
In arch 10, I can not seem to get the mosaic tile color and pattern to show. I change the Vectorial Hatching and the mosaic tile shows in the preview. However in the actual 3d view, it still shows the checkered patter. I don't know what I need to do ...
This is the courtyard entering a dentist office I have just finished. Let me know what I can do to make it better. I used Artlantis 2.0, and a couple of touchups in Lightroom. Justin
I thought I remembered it was smoothness but it is not changing anything here. Then I thought it was related to the default shader so I tried basic shader and nothing changed. Artlantis 2, default or basic shader with a brick texture with a bump.
I'm new to rendering in archicad, and am a little overwhelmed with the choices of add-ons and additional graphics programs. So, my question is: What is the simplest way to create nice sketchy (sketchup like) views of 3d model and 2d plans in archicad...
When I save Artlantis 2.0 ATL files in AC 11 (OSX Leopard) and then try to open the same file in Artlantis Render 2, none of my materials come across. I can open them fine in OSX but i've never got it to work under XP (which admittedly, I'm a noob in...
I wonder if anybody could advise if the radius for the orbit tool can be adjusted. Thanks Rob Warren
why rendering with sketch engine takes much more time than the lightworks rendering engine ,
I am doing the photo of the building , but i am not sure how to adjust the resolution for A2 sheet. is it too big or i have to go to photoshop to re-size it? ericyang
Hi all - hope you can help Brand new to archicad and still working with Autocad A collegue has sent me a project in archicad with all shading already setup and at the moment i still need to export to autocad, but the shading makes a mess of it. simpl...
I,ve been thinking about what rendering application should I get to use with archicad. I considered yafray, but I dont understand if you need blender. I've tried an artlantis demo and someone talked to me about cinema 4d. Can anybody give me a hand h...
Is there a way, with the built in lightworks renderer, to create a light in a room without windows. All the lamps seem to simulate exterior light only! thanks!
Hi everyone, I've have a slight problem. I am presently trying to do some renders in lightworks. The main problem I am finding is the shadows aren't really realistic, as I feel they are coming in from all angles. I've attached a quick render. The par...
Is there anyway to save all the settings you create when producing a rendered image? What I have been doing is taking screen shots of the Photorendering settings window when I get a rendering I like, but this takes a lot of time. Anyone else have any...
Hello.! Can anyone help me create a nice looking fireplace. How do you make a "3d" fire.? I have attached a picture to use as an example Martin
Need some advise here with Archicad 8 & Plotmaker Step 1 - create 3D view and render it on Artlantis 4.5. Step 2 - use Photoshop to resize the rendered Artlantis visual. Step 3 - use Plotmaker to create pages for customers' review. Seems like the vis...
I would like some comments on this rendering, and tips on how to improve it! Thanks..
Check out these renderings. http://forums.luxology.com/discussion/topic.aspx?id=26468 The "art" of modeling with modo. http://www.luxology.com/gallery/image.aspx?id=4293
Is there a way to project a pattern in a light? Or perhaps a 3rd party projector library object? In the entertainment industry we call these patterns "Gobos" or "Cookies" Form Z has this function but I can't figure out how to export/import it into Ar...
Is there a way to make the LW render engine to stop rendering (short of force quitting)? It only seems to be a problem on big render jobs.
Hi I have a new dell computer with quad core processor, 4gb (3.3, win32 vista) Ram, NVidea 8800Gt 512Mb Graphics My model is pretty complex, and when i try to render using more than about 1/3 of the layers at once i get a message saying 'error, not e...
Im getting into rendering more and more.... im currently using lights works for movies and renders and getting pretty good results,,, is artlatis that much better and should i start learnig that achi cad 10 widows xp
Is there a work around for a problem I'm finding using imported/converted 3ds models in Lightworks? The Object's materials all seem to default to a mirror finish. I have several objects and would prefer not to tweak every material setting.
hi everyone i'm download this post card but i don't know how i can load it to artlantis studio 2 and use it explain please.
All the small "lamps" I plased in archicad are not "on" in artlantis, they work fine rendering in archicad. Any ideas? Im useing the trail of artlantis render now, could that have something to do with it? Thanks.
Hi. I've read a few topics on multi-machine rendering but none so far addressed my question: I've got a few (5-7) SMP dualies sitting around, just needing something to do. I can network (Star-ring or?) them together with something like Ubuntu or even...
I am finishing my Master of Architecture and Science this days in may. I have design a new airport, and I need t make some night renderings - cause that is the best setting for an airport (hundreds of lights etc..) My file is huge - so it would be ou...
Hello ArchiCAD Pro's, Having come from using a specific simpler housing design program in Chief Architect V10. In the Chief Architect company union with Better Homes & Gardens, they have produced a range of software programs above than just having a ...
I was checking this post http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=69559&highlight=horizont#69559 and found the tip "TIP: To avoid square horizon place your model on the big round slab - it will fake infinitive horizon nicely." But there is...
Hey does anyone know how to create a path in ArchiCAD 11? (like in Blender for example) I then want to take that path and make a fly through out of it. I want it to be simple but detailed Fly through showing off my project. If any one could point me ...
Could anyone recommend some good photo-stitching software ? I am using an A700 with a SAL1680Z, SAL135mm F1.8Z I want to stich 3 or 4 pictures to together end to end for use as backgrounds in rendering. Do I have to use a panoramic tripod for this or...
hi i have a problem when i want to use gsm files that i downloaded form internet see this : http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/files/untitled-1_216.jpg what is the problem ? rendered pic doesn`t have colors of gsm object
Hi girls & guys! Got a bit of a problem when trying to render a project in Lightworks. The project is rather large, with 64 houses and 5000KB. (The houses are all modules, which should make it manageable). But AC11 either crashes or claims "not enoug...
Hi there, Im currently producing renders on artlantis and inserting them into photographs, and the end product is often quite convincing, yet i feel there is something missing from the images that could vastly improve them. After looking at various p...
hi everybody!!! I am new to this forum, I am happy to find out that finally I can talk with some one about my archicad problem... here it is: as soon I got the ARCHICAD 11, I have noticed that the rendering in archicad 11 is very slow then in archica...
I have a problem with the Lightworks rendering engine. When I have two windows one in front of the other one and I want to see thru both, the window in the back appears solid. If I render the same frame using Internal Engine it works fine. Is it a bu...
How do you slow the movement between cameras when making a walk-thru in ArchiCad? My walk-thru looks like I am racing the clock to get along the path, running as fast as I can if you will; when what I really want is a leisurely Sunday walk on a hot a...
the quicktime VR option isnt loaded in my creative imagine menu. i checked the add on manager and it says it loaded and there is a check by it. is there another way to load it?
anybody know any good links for a guide that discusses the material editor and how the settings affect the look of materials? Thanks
This must be a bug of some sort. The images show a screen shot of an OpenGL 3D view, compared with the same view after saving it with a "save as" command. Saving or printing degrades the image, both in the saved file or print and on the screen as wel...
heya, i am looking to create strips of light on my building similar to that of a floresant tube. is this possible in archicad? thanks
dear friends , i have a client who wants an american style house and i want to learn some about it , can you please guide me to some sites , cos as much i search i dont find what i want, looking to hear from you yours hana a. farhadi
Hi, i have been using ArchiCAD 10&11 for a year now and have become very fluent with it. But the only thing i have trouble with is Rendering, especially in Artlantis. What i want to do is place a Virtual image on top of a real one, i.e where the buil...
Hi, I'm wondering how to create a brick pattern in English Bond (this is alternate courses of stretcher bricks and headers) in a multi-yellow colour. I believe you can photograph examples and map ?? Does anyone have any advise please ? Thanks Rob
I have Artlantis 1.2 student demo version. I tried working with a shetchup 5.0 file on that, but it crashed only after 5 minutes of working. Then I tried saving the file as artlantls file and working on it but the same error occured again. It showed ...
"Not enough memory to render model" But you push okay...and it renders away and it's all happy. But I dont really wanting to push okay for every frame for an animation. I have 2gigs in my laptop and this only just started to occur after 3 mini (2-3se...
hi everyone im trying to get a wireframe printed out with hi resolution, vector would be the best but i dont know how, can anybody help me please? thank you very much kind regards
hi i wish to render a building and place it on a real photo, is there is an easy way? i only have AC11 and i am using the lightworks engine. cheers Joker.31
Hi , so anybody knows about the sample arroway textures in archicad 11, i just have looking for on the ligtworks library but it doesnt found there, i know this is available on the USA version ,but it is available on the international version too? ( i...
I've tweaked materials in one solo project, and now I've got them looking right, I want to transfer them to another. Now if it was an object, I would just cut and paste it. How do I go about updating my other projects with the material settings from ...
like Tadao Ando's Church of the Light?? Is there a setting that will capture the light "punching" through the cross??
Hi Guys Hope you are all having a super day!! Just a query on whether it is possible to have transparent glass with the sketch renderer. I'm finding that my pool fence is obscuring some objects I would like to be visible. I love the outputs you can g...
I need help with my renderings. When i try to render it will start and the a window will pop up that says "NOT ENOUGH MEMORY TO RENDER MODEL" I tried to defrag the computer and do a disk clean up. The file is only 3.45MB. please someone help my final...
I can't fiqure out why the image gets chopped off. You can see that the paper/image size is large enough.
hi, i'm using artlantis 2.0 and archicad 11. i can export archicad model in artlantis with no problem. but whenever i click on shader or object artlantis will crush why? but if i load the file with artlantis 1.2 there will be no problem...... why????
I tried to make similar rendering like this example. Is it possible to produce such like picture with LW in AC? Thank you.
I have experimented the speed of rendering work with LW, in case of more using ram: Light Works The size of picture : 900/745 The best quality Anti aliasing : best realistic sun heaven light on First with 1GB Ram: 10 min. with 3 GB Ram: also 10min! R...
Help! I have two images that I'm superimposing and trying to print. One is a jpg image saved from Google Earth that prints fine; the other is a TIFF file of a contour map that won't print. I've made the contour map's display order to on top. It is se...
Is LW out? Very few question about LW. Just few offices need LW? Is LW not good enough?
university of kalamoon project: the money safe in umyyad mosque in damascus (biet al-mal) student name :obada shehada Hello this is the money safe in umyyad mosque in damascus - syria need your opinuons about it and comments thank you
Autistic artist draws London from memory after a single helicopter trip. Check it out: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=553755&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490 He did not refer to notes, preliminary sketches or phot...
From Dwight's book he says.... "There's just too much whiteness in the world, especially when there is no such thing as "white." Highly reflective surfaces immediately glare out and can't express the character of a scene. This is why texture should b...
Hi all When you initiate a series of sun studies images/renderings, you are asked to enter a common name for all of the sun study images. Is there a method for scripting the file names so that the filename can be used as the title in the layout? eg. ...
I am unable to use VR objects because we use Vista 64 OS. Apparently, this is an Apple problem, because they own the VR objects enabling process and haven't adapted it to run on 64 bit window systems. I've been told that it does work on 64 bit Apple ...
I am currently working on a painting scheme for this project. it was drawn in my pre-archicad days but client wants a paint study to enable make up his mind. The question is this would it be better done in photoshop or would an archicad model do the ...
Hello, Can anyone recommend any good texture packages, or where we could get hold of some extra textures? The ArchiCAD ones are good, but we could do with a few more. Just general ones for everything basically . . . Thanks
How can I move the background picture in AC (in LW)? The cloud is too big and the position is too low. Is there any adjustment for this matter?
hi all, i have been asked by my employer to spec a new pc for myself to run archicad/lightworks, photoshop cs, illustrator, sketchup etc etc.... can i ask the forum to offer me some direction on this? i know a number of you folks out there don't 'app...
Why is that my green marble pattern doesnt show in the rendering? Its the lightworks settings or the lights inside?
How do I stop the grain in pine or any other wood with a heavy grain pattern from running into the next board? This picture is actually 4 boards stacked.
I want to use RPC, I must use RPC. I decide to devolope my skill with LW. Just one problem is with objects like human and plants. RPC from LW must be very useful. Can anybody som information about it? Here is site link from LW. http://www.lightworks-...
Hi guys: Here's my thing.... Since I am from Mexico and haven't found any good courses for Artlantis, I found an interesting Maya course in Mexico city, but I have my doubts on the compatibility of ArchiCAD/ MAYA... Do any of you guys have a solid ad...
Recently we've been taking client groups on a real-time "walk throughs" of projects using a digital projector and laptop. A recent presentation was a resounding success - everyone realized our model was not perfectly resolved but the movement through...
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So, what do you guys think about this office building? Also, do you like the renderings? I really like how the night rendering turned out. It's my first night shot.
Anybody can help with an advice. I use Quest3d for interactive archicad visualisation . When i export from archicad a 3ds model and import him into quest3d via polytrans i have the next problem: When i use the - realtime stencil shadow - the archicad...
Hi All I hope you are all having a great day.. I was wondering if it is possible to get transparency within the sketch rendering engine. I have a Pool fence that is blocking important view info, but I dont really want to turn the pool fence off.. Tha...
Hi, I'm new to archicad and I have just learnt how to add external textures to my project. I'm just wondering how to render the external textures using Lightworks Engine because i just can't seem to. What i did was i duplicated an existing texture......
When selecting a wall material to be "Corrugated V" is shows correctly in the GDL 3-D view, but rotates to horizontal in renderings. Is this just the way it is or is there a way to correct this? BTW: "Corrugated H" renders horizontal, too. Thanks. Sc...
I've got a feeling I've read about this somewhere a while back, but can't find it any where. Does any one know a way of stopping Cadimage doors + windows creating their own materials? What's happening is when I take a model that has the cadimage stuf...
I recently stumbled upon this software: http://graphics.smithmicro.com/article/articleview/1785/1/752?sbss=752 It states on their website that it integrates with ArchiCAD. Has anybody seen or used this software before? The gallery examples look rathe...
Hi All, I have modeled a wood door with slab tool and created 2 materials (vertical & horizontal wood texture) and applied to slabs. when I render the slabs before saving them as a door it gives me the right texture direction that I want, but after s...
Hello! I have just made the switch to AC11 - la di da.. and I am in the process of producing renders from it for the first time. I have noticed a slight graininess that is occurring but only in sections - please see attachment. My settings are: Metho...
Hi, As I understand the default resolution of the 3D window (OpenGL & Internal Engine) is set to 72 dpi. Can one set Resolution in 3D window to 300 dpi to achieve 8.5"x11" window area. I am trying to export the image to Piranesi to achieve sketch/wat...
Hi, I'm having an ArtLantis class tomorrow and I needed to teach myself and while playing (and swearing of the sleeping abvent site) this one popped up. A small sloppy PS retouch for the highlight. I like it anyway. Regards, Mats
In this two images I represent a bathroom of a flat refurbish...my question is on the material porcelain that looks like metal and the yellow shade that appears underneath the basin. Anyone can tell what the problem are?
Is there a way too render multiple scenes(High quality) , not all at once. But the next will start when the first is finished. Thanks
hi i have 4 gb ram 800 , cpu 6000+ AM2 , 8600 gts graphic card. when i`m using artlantis studio 2 sometimes i will see blu page and pc will be restarted. what`s the problem? is this better software for rendering? thanks
Hi , i was cheking the ligthworks shaders , and found some named cilindrical,,espherical,panoramas etc ,my doubt about is how it can be used on the archicad renderings ? could be placed as a backgrounds? , but how can do that ? plk thanks and an excu...
Hi i have another little problem with version 11 ,i dont find the lightworks sun,sky ,and window objects , on the light sources , where are they ? plk
Greetings ArchiCad gurus. I would like to ask for your assistance with a small issue. When I try to create a render in the lightworks engine I get wierd pixel anomalies which are, on this picture, most clearly visible on the inside furniture. If I cr...
I'm using AC10 on a PC... My light objects, including general lights (like spot light), and light fittings are rendering with weird grey blobs where the light cone is. The grey 'blobs'are not in the shape of the lite cone, a bit more random... and in...
hi please help me in batch render what is it ? and tell me how to use thanks
I am trying to get a decent 3d perspective image in ARchiCAD 8.1 but it doesn't matter what I do there are no reflections and it generally looks dark and crappy. I don't feel like messing around in photoshop with it again because it got a bit long wi...
I'm in the process of creating a fly through. As it stands now i am going through several doors. Is there a way for the doors to open as the fly through approaches or have them opened the whole time? Thanks. oha
hey I just switched over to a macbook pro (and upgraded to OS 10.5 at the same time). Now when i am producing my shadow/sun studies (rendering mode), I crash right when hit the Save button (actually the 'Choose' button in the dialog box). I've tried ...
Hello, That's it ! Artlantis Studio 2 and Artlantis Render 2 are available for download. http://www.artlantis.com/index.php?page=download/demo/index&langue=en Regards, Pierre
Hi All, I'm using ArchiCAD 11 and trying to create a VR of a 3d model i've created. I've done it many times on versions 7 and 10, but seem to be encountering errors with 11 and was hoping someone had a solution. The settings I'm using are: QTVR 2.0 E...
hi i have 8600 gts graphic card , 4gb ddr2 800 ram , 6000+ am2 cpu . my rendering taking so long in big projects , how can i increase the speed? i heared there is a hardware that make archicad fast rendering. please help me thanks
I sometimes get incomplete shadows and sometimes do not...with the same file I believe. Anyway to correct this. Thanks, Paul
Hi all, i have a question about the General Light source. In the book 'Lightworks in Archicad' they talk about the General Light and a setting called 'Distant Falloff'........i searched everywhere but here no such a thing like 'distant falloff' in my...
What i need: i need to export a TIFF file at a decent dpi, and it needs to be scaled to the layout. Printing companies work best with tiff files (so they are saying). Currently we are giving them .pdf files (which have layers) ... they convert them t...
Can anyone help me with a problem im getting with fly-throughs? After following the help guide, i have created a fly through using 10 cameras. After leaving the fly-through to generate overnight i came in to work in the morning to find that the fly-t...
I was preparing a lecture on rendering and found this bug in Internal Engine for AC 11 Educational. AC puts its logo and some text upon the finished rendering. But their magins are too large and block the picture! The same happens with Sketch render....
If I place a Sun Object and render. The shadows go in the right direction. Then if I change the direction of the Sun and refresh the Plan and 3D view it will update there, but when I render the shadow stays in the same direction as the original rende...
I upgraded the Ram and have now 3Gig of Ram ... I have rendered a movie and multiple stills from the same model when I only had 1Gig Ram ... When I try to render with the upgraded memory I get the message " Not Enough Memory to Render Model " When I ...
1- I wanted to see if there is anyway that we can slow down the playback speed of a movie made with ArchiCAD? 2- Is there a setting that saves all the pictures it renders into a file (to keep as a backup) ? ... that would allow one to modify with Pho...
Here is a rendering that I have finished in Photoshop. I'm very happy with it but I'm after comments on how I can improve it, Thanks
If I save a view on ONE computer is there a way to transfer it to another without having to transfer all the objects or materials.. In essence to render it on a different machine by opening the view but NOT updating it?
Hi. I was wondering what does the meaning of dpi resolution next to image size (resolution). the dpi has to do with printing detail of an image no mater the resolution. So if you have a 600*400 with 75 dpi or 300 dpi image and you print it you with g...
This might be useful for some one: http://psdtuts.com/tutorials-effects/the-ultimate-wood-texture-tutorial/ Some of the steps are irrelevant, but overall it could be pretty handy for generic wood textures.
My camera wont show up when I do the Align view function! It worked once and now it wont show up again! So I can't views and I dont have time to stuff around "tweaking" the model. Any suggestions? Cheers
Hello, I'm having trouble locating a perforated steel panel/sheet GDL object. I've resorted to importing a texture and throwing a translucence characteristic to it in order to mimic a perforated panel. Any other suggestions on either creating a panel...
Our office is selling stock plans on our website. We use Archicad to save the floorplan to .jpeg. When I resize the image or change resolution, the text becomes shadowed and blurry, however the lines (walls) etc. still look fine. Can anyone clue me i...
I have been looking through past posts and havn't been able to find anything. Can anyone give me advice on how to get good grass (lawn, just to clarify)
