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...
"I remember a while back you spoke about placing your downloaded lwa files in a folder you created, how do you get it do load in archicad (as an active library???) because I put my lwa files in that folder that everyone recommends but I'm not sure th...
Can anyone help me get a more chrome/stainless steel look to this image. I keeps rendering more gray than anything else. I've been through just about all the Lightworks shaders but none has that final metalic reflective look. Thanks in Advance.
Hello, I created this little scene and rendered it lastnight, I can't believe that a Lightworks novice like me can create such real life images so quickly. Graphisoft has done an incredible job with 9.0 and lightworks. Any comments will be greatly ap...
I downloaded some metal shaders from the lightworks users website, how do I incorporate them into the ArchiCad Library (which seems to be an archive library file)???? Thanks.
You will all know about the shadowcatcher shader that lets you plop an object into a context photo and capture the shadowform. The stairs and a wall element to block the shadow as it goes behind the baluster are surfaced with the shadocatcher shader....
Hi, i have discovered a problem with archicad 9 openGL 3D engine. It doesnt show my model but i can still select the elements in the 3D window. i switched it to the internal engine and my model is there!! i have recently formated my pc, it was workin...
where is Playback? I'm working in a new office, using 8.1 previously had used Playback in older versions, but now can't locate it! i want to create slide show of several saved renderings. by chance, is Playback a separate module that may not have bee...
Hi, we've recently started trying to do some animations in my office and like everyone else are getting a bit frustrated at the length of time some of them take to render and tie up a computer. I've been reading up a bit in past posts on ways to cut ...
wr1nkles wrote:Is there any way that this dark (Almost Black) area can be decreased so that i am able to see the "actual colour/texture" of the under side of this roof. The reason i say this is that in "real life", you can still see the underside of ...
I am completly discovering from scratch Lw. This render is the third. For now i don't care about lightning or finishes because i cannot get a nice antialiased rendering. I tryed almost (i think) every setting available for Lw in ArchiCAD. I need an a...
I am running Archicad 9 with Artlantis 4.5.......... I want to bring in new landscape images either in .tif or .tga. (I have both) I tried loading them in a billboard (BB) file but nothing shows up. Can anyone tell me how to do this as the images do ...
Hello now iam working on animation in artalntis,were iam not able to get the realistics effects,now i would like to create a animated billboards,anyone will help me out to do this,iam desparate to do this,iam able to do a still image billboard now ia...
that's an old model did by archiCAD 7.0.. just for fun & rendered by Artlantis 3.0.. i know it's so so bad for now..but it's my entry for the 3d world
I got this today by e-mail... Some Horrid, some not too Horrid, but still bad...., wonder what's next February 18, 2005 AAI HomePlans.com AG & Associates, Inc. 5207 Rokefield Way Norcross, Georgia 30092 – 1232 Tel: (770) 242-7809 Fax: (770) 242-0871 ...
I am searching for an APi or an add-on or a converter for Radiance or POV Ray for ArchiCAD 8.1 who works on Mac Os X. Is it an impossible mission ?
I'm trying to place a plan image on a slab in a 3D model for rendering purposes. I've set the base material image to the exact size of the slab, so i could have the material only occur once over the slab. However, i cannot get the material to orient ...
Hello, I am new to this forum, but have enjoyed reading it for awhile. Our firm is looking for software that will make a 2D ArchiCad drawing look like a sketch. I have been told that this type of software exists (3rd party) but I am unable to find it...
Thought i'd stick up this internal render i just completed for a client of a penthouse suite in Glasgow, Scotland. Like the last post about ambient light in internal renderings, i was having a bit of trouble getting the ambient light right also, exce...
My work with WireFusion and ArchiCAD models has gotten the attention of Demicron. Demicron and myself have discussed it and they would like to extend a Special Offer to all of the ArchiCAD users. It works like this: They are offering all ArchiCAD Tal...
hi all,.. this is a new topic,..tell me about the modeling coz i'm still work on rendering & here r the grayscale version ahh ..forget..of course the model done by ArchiCAD...ArchiCAD 7.0 all C&C r welcome... bye
I received and tested a AVeL LinkPlayer2 today. You can now create a rendered presentation compile it in iMovie-HD, burn to DVD and play on HDTV. This unit is the best multimedia device I have ever seen. It also sees the PC or Mac through the network...
I created som renderings with the sketch engine. I wonder why I find some refelctions of door frames etc in the bottom, like shadows. Actually I didn`t find a way to avoid them. Do you have any idea? Jens
I have just finished this exercise for my book. It illustrates some interesting issues. Disregard the colors..... this uses lite grey and dark grey checkers - only the floating bars are white. Cone shows as facets even at 124 segments. LHS= radiosity...
hi all this about,..the most preferred Villa for me...i done the Model by Archicad 7.0 & rendered in vray,.. hope everyone like it.. hope everyone like it
I am working on 7 interior renderings for a presentation of a house to a client and I am having problems in light works getting the ambient light to light up the rooms, my ceilings are white, but they look black, I have spot lights located, so everyt...
Hi, For some reason over the past little while I haven't been able to get some textures to align. The most notable occurs with the face of the slab not matching the siding. This usually only occurs on 2 of the four typical sides of a building. Any su...
Does anyone know how/if you can save light settings set up in a render scene in Artlantis, and apply them to another scene? I recently spent AGES getting the lighting right in a scene, only to be asked to move something in the scene. Is it possible t...
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Hi, I don't know if this two lampobjects name is Sun and Sky because I have the swedish version of AC9. But, my problem : When I placed this object on my plan it take light position from the sun direction, like it should. But if I move the sun in "Pe...
Interested in sharing your 3D project with a consultant or a client? Use WireFusion after exporting your model from ArchiCAD it is a very quick and simple solution. Any questions? Comments? Personally I think this feature/program should be built into...
Hello all, Is there a way to apply a background fill color to a wall object so that it will show up in elevation view. I can get the background fill to change color in plan and section...Do any of you know what I am talking about?
They used to say when taking photos "Always have the sun at your bacK" and so it would seem when using ArchiCAD's Lightworks rendering engine. What I have found while trying to work on quite a large model is that the camera light is contradicting the...
Has anyone managed to make a soft shadowed LightWorks sun uising the native sun rather than the SunObject? If so, can you post the extreme comparison? Lets just confirm that all of those sliders aren't actually connected to anything.
This is what I came up with Cinema 4D r9. No radiosity just the standard stuff. Car - Dosch Design Cars 2004 People - Got3D? Plants - xFrog Grass - DiTools Illustration for client to use at city review and for promotional pieces. This is a 40% the fu...
Will Graphisoft be supporting the Universal 3D (U3D) format in Acrobat 7 Professional? Does have GS have export (and import?) plug-ins providing U3D support? If not yet, when can we expect them to be released? Acrobat 7 Help says that U3D models can ...
I need to ask if it is possible to use Piranesi for a presentation in 7 days having never used it before? Client is requesting softer images. Tell me what you think. I've used artlantis extensively for years and feel very comfortable with it. I've go...
How do i make objects like cars and people move in my animations? Any ideas where i can download/buy? Is it possible to edit script for current AC objects to make them move?
Hi! I'm student of MArch. I use archicad + art-lantis for my presentation mostly. Our computer lab. provide Viz 2005 and I have C4D 8.5(student version). Could anyone suggest the comparsion on these based on import time; render time; final result of ...
I just finished the initial exploration of using Apple's new iMovie HD to assemble and edit a test file which could be burned to a CF (Compact Flash) - inserted into a Roku allowing the animation to be played on a HDTV. HDTV to me is the Holy Grail o...
Hallow everybody, I am a new member here and this is my first post. First of all I would like to thank you all as I have learned allot from all of you at this forum. I have used AC 7 for a few weeks; but month ago I have acquired AC 9. I have been ve...
Hi guys...These are images of the Hotel that models... this located in Acapulco, Mexico... the model made it in AC9, the vegetation 3d and the illumination is of 3dsmax + Vray, people & cars are RPC...c&cwelcome wips ArchiCAD9 & 3dsmax6
I'm planning a major presentation using VR scenes. I was thinking it would be fun to link these using animated "cut scenes," which would show the view progressing to the next VR node. Has anyone ever seen anything like this done?
Hi guys ...interior of a loft...design Deborah Berke...space model in AC9...furniture & ligth 3dsmax... sorry for the size so big
Hi guys...hello from to Mexico City...my first post...model in AC9, render in 3ds max..c&c welcome
Original Topic.. http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=21769&highlight=#21769 Final.. well almost final.. Dwight I know some dirt and Post effects would help but I have 4 fewer arms than others and only 24 hours per day to work. Forgot ...
I was wondering if the author of the Monticello illustration could send me a private message, please.
new to Lightworks, I'm learning, I hope. This image is supposed to resemble a painted cardboard model of the project. I find that the grass material reflects some of its color onto the houses, making them look dirty! I realize this is because of the ...
Does anyone know where I could find a metal roof texture and/or shader for Artlantis? The deadline is grow close!
I must say after studying Dwights use of windowlight inside a room it gives the rendering a more realistic look. Thanks for that tip!. But the ceiling is still to dark.! Can anyone give tell me how to rotate a windowlight, so it has a direction towar...
I just got an opportunity to build parts of a robot that will be used as illustratrations in the instruction manual. The parts (and the tools to assemble them) are somewhat organically shaped, so I am considering purchasing either Archiforma or Zoom ...
Objective: To build a Workstation around Archicad 9 and Cinema4D. Dual Processor? (AMD or Intel)? Video Card? (currently looking at Quadro FX700) RAM? (More than 1 GB)? Feedback would be appreciated.... thanks !
I did this render with C4D default radiosity and 10% sharpening.. Can't figure why it took 37+ hours!.. All non-essentials were turned off in AC prior to 3ds export.. The plants are low polygon VB+Visual bits... Object Info: Points: 172,862 Polygons:...
I'm reasonably new to ArchiCAD (using v8.1) and even newer to Artlantis. When i export from the AC 3D window to a .atl file, and open it in Artlantis the result is grainy and jagged. I've played about with the preferences and resolution etc, and also...
I'm trying to set up some Lightworks materials for a project and I'm having trouble getting the stone colour the way I want it. Could anyone suggest what I need to do the material settings to get it to look more like sandstone and less like granite I...
I am running a night time rendering using the Lightworks' engine and am having trouble getting lights to work. I have searched through a number of threads with very good tips (dwight of course) which was helpful but nothing regarding lights not worki...
Saw this flick over the weekend and I gotta say , those guys at Pixar must have some serious modeling software. OpenGL all the way. Wonder what they used to produce all those .
What is the best (and easiest) way to insert a digital pic of a building's neighborhood so that it will show up in a camera shot of the exterior of a building. I was thinking of mapping it to a wall that surrounds the whole site. That way I could get...
http://www.demicron.com/ I am able to view most, but not all on my Macintosh G5. How about you?
what is the best way to get a FormZ file into AC 9.0 mac? Thanks,
Anybody familiar with this software? I know it isnt ArchiCad but I am wondering if anybody has used it and what you think about it.
I thought I would share a methodology I just used to create some color elevations for a coastal review board. This may not be stelar but it was fast. The concept was to set a color rendered image of the model behind a line drawing elevation. This was...
Hi, I'm an old AutoCAD user trying to adapt to ArchiCAD. I use Lightwave for rendering, and would like to hear any tips and tricks if anyone here is using that combination. What are the best ways of exporting? Can you create AC GDL objects from LW mo...
http://www.richardrosenman.com/maxwell.htm http://www.maxwellrender.com/indexeng.html Check this out CEE YE Still at begining but it pomise !
GRASS! I want some grass that looks like real grass/lawn. I want it mainly for the final presentation in LightWorks, but OpenGL and AC Interanl Engine are fine too. To me the ones that come in the AC library just don't cut it! I have found some in LW...
Dear experts, I've come to a couple of issues. 1) LightWorks does not understand camera roll angle - instead of rotating picthure, it rotates horizon line. 2) Lamps (e.g. Wall Lamp 01) have parameter to rotate lamp. However, it has no effect on light...
Hi, I have created a rendering in Lightworks and trying to print from Model Picture window directly. The Print command prints the exact size that is on screen, I would like to fit the entire rendering into the printed page (8.5x11). Is there a settin...
So I have been running the lightworks fly-throughs daily(nightly, they take a long time to render) all week 1341 frames about 2 1/2 min. 4" wide(small) animation. I have gotten the error code 215 every time, but at the end and it didn't seem to effec...
Hey everybody, I have just used an internet printing service bureau and I am very, very happy about the results. They are: http://www.imagers.com/ Absolutely the swiftest web pages I have ever seen regarding a service bureau. They offer Large Format ...
I came across a movie http://www.stratacafe.com/image.asp?imageID=16620&artistimages=1&killnext=0 created by a chap in London trying to show a construction simulation similar to what ArchiCAD's Construction Simulation can do. I have contacted him and...
I would like to make a light fixture I have created glow in the rendering. The light sources do not seem to exist as an actual object in the rendering. They only light the space around them..... Any tips or ideas?
Some of you may remember back to the days of ArchiContest.com - anyway the winner, David Silvernell, has moved on since then to become the owner of a very successful web site that provides rendering tools to artists, designers and architects. The web...
ArchiCAD, or whatever accepts 3ds, dxf etc. You just have to visit and register. www.e-interiors.net Designer furniture with class. Mark Burginger
DPInstant Tree R2 - Currently a Christmas Special I have had the opportunity to review a very important program that allows you to create natural elements - Trees, grass and flowers. This exceptional plug in allows you to custom build plant objects f...
Tomorrow is the big deadline, the oversize rendering is currently calculating, it will finish just as Kinko's closes. Hey, forget about Kinko's $7+ per sq. ft charge for poster prints. You can do it yourself on your desktop color printer. Cut with xa...
For those advanced "techies" - with the right hardware, software. Requirements: a graphics card NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 or similar, Cinema 4D 8.5 This plugin employs the graphics card for an interactive preview and fast rendering into files including ...
Hy to all! i'm a design student, and i'm starting using the lightwork rendering engine...well, it works great for materials, absolutely (i'm experienced in alias studio tools 10)geat! But anyway i've a problem.....that's it: Since the exporting to .l...
Not exactly a rendering issue, but it could be used for quick communication with clients. Are you shy to talk? Qualcomm PureVoice compression setting works best. QuickVoice and Audio Postcard http://www.audio-postcard.com/download.html
Let's see who posted this image.... wr1nkles?!? Sincerely getting better than the images posted in weeks past. Must be spending some serious time with the ol' rendering engines. Interesting image! Blocky edges, anti-aliasing set too low. I am not rea...
Ok, I feel a little silly asking this because obviously I'm doing something so simple so wrong. 1st question: When I select a background image to render over, the model renders "behind?" the background - what setting am I missing? 2nd question: It's ...
Noticed that the lightworks web site has a bunch of available downloads. There are in a .lwa format. How do I use them with ArchiCAD? Put them into an active library and select them through objects?
Can anyone tell me in details, how to plant a billboard picture of humans under the lightworks settings. (Bump map, alpha picture, wrapped image and so on..).? I am missing a detailed manual for the settings in the lightwork render-engine.!!! I have ...
I have a floor tile material that I created from a .jpg in the usual way in the materials dialogue box. I applied it to a floor slab. It shows up fine in the 3D window, but does not appear in the photorendering. Any clues as to why? I have compared s...
I want to save a picture from the 3d window in shading mode larger than the visible size of the monitor. In order to do this I've increased the sizze of the 3d window in the 3d window settings dilaog box. It worked well with the AC internal engine bu...
I have recently started to visualize project in C4D and I've problem with whitewash material. Originally ArchiCAD material, when imported in C4D, looks too bright comparing with other materials, without texture and diffusion. I have tried to create t...
Interesting old fashioned way to present modern free models. http://www.c4d-forum.de/adventskalender2004/adventskalender.php4 Enjoy, and Happy Holidays! Mark
Nik, set origin for texture for each wall to same base point, in 8.5 open 3D window select walls >Edit > Align 3D texture > Set Origin - click base point on corner. regards, Scott Boyd Turner
Can anyone help with some general guidelines, tips and or tricks for creating a movie file for website use. I am looking for a medium to good qaulity movie that loads relativly quickly. We are working in AC 8.1 and Artlantis 3.0 We are producing 2 mo...
I am testing some of animations with artlantis, already I did a movie but now I have some doubts The file size of AC 8,1 is 2,4 MB the file in artlantis 4,5 is 59,9 MB 1. The file of .mov was 1.62GB in format (quicktime compressed) size 768 576 xs th...
Ok, I've been using the OBJ file format for years to import into C4D and thought, since I have it, I'll give the new plugin a go. Everything comes in nice except that anything curved has had it's geometry hacked with a carving knife Any ideas??? Than...
I have created a rendering in Art.lantis and now I have been asked to provide large true elevations that are fully rendered. I mean walls and roofs with photo textures, etc same as the rendering. This must be a vector drawing that I can send to my pr...
Can anyone give me some good advices for making renderings outside/inside of an house at night time.! At daytime you use sky, sun and window lighting objects in lightworks. What do you use at night time and what adjustments do you make.? (A quick ren...
Hi! I am doing a video of my building and I am searching for more realistic people than the archicad library can provide me with. What do you use in your videos.???? If I should make still pictures I would use Photoshop, and then place realistic pict...
Hello, My name is Elizabeth Freeman, and I work for GSG Architecture in Casper, Wyoming. Our firm recently updated to ArchiCAD 9.0 and as the Interior Designer, I spend quite a lot of time on rendering areas of our models. I have found that ArchiCAD ...
Howdy, I have large model with about 60 or so cameras placed in ArtLantis. It is pretty tedious to manually put the camera coordinates in an excel spreadsheet so I wonder if there is simpler way? Mats
Recently I have had the pleasure of reviewing a very professional and complete collection of HDRI Maps. For those who are new to this rendering concept. HDRI is a method of lighting your scene which allows for a very realistic image. The realism come...
I've made a Palm BB, changing the name of a another Vegetation BB file. Simple as that! But I couldn't open the .PRW file, so I, could not make the preview image, on the family table, to look like the palm picture. HELP!
CADwire lists this free download The Wood Workshop
Does anyone know if there is a translator available to convert Archicad 8 Files for use into Radiance. There use to be an earlier version of an Archicad translator that did, but it was specifically for a MAC platform and I am currently running on lam...
Am I right in saying that when you generate a photo rendering in AC 9 that there isn't an option to save the background as an aplha channel? This is something Strata 3d CX does which saves a bit of time when montaging into a site photo and I suspect ...
Let these developers know what you think. http://www.maxwellrender.com/ Mark
Anybody having a panorama problem? ArchiCad is freezing up when the panorama view gts to the bottom of the 3d window. I'm using one camera, selecting panoram view, Lightworks engine, size to the 3d window. I have to end program thru task manager and ...
As the topic says. Can anyone please help Cheers
If you are like me, you conduct 99% of your business with ArchiCAD, the other 1% is spent illustrating with another CG app. The time you have to really focus on your rendering application is therefore limited. Yet the images you share with potential ...
Is there any way i could retain my labels from floor plans into my rendered floor plans? ... such as texts and dimensions for example ... - i usually end up 're-labelling' my rendered plans using adobe photoshop. there has to be some easy way to do i...
I have noticed when printing color drawings, renderings and photos from Plotmaker that the colors are darker and more saturated than when printing straight from Photoshop or ArchiCAD. Is there a setting somewhere in PlotMaker that affects this? Or do...
Is there some trick or technique to removing the shadow edge lines from the sketch styles? I've seen several images on this forum showing images without them; but i've been unable to replicate the effect. Have tried turning off each section of the sk...
The attached GIF shows the problem. The window sill has the same material assigned to it as the wainscot does. The only difference is that the wainscot is made with a Wall, and the sill is made with a Roof. It doesn't matter what material I change th...
I'm trying to create custom light sources for use with LightWorks that will actually cast light. Specifically long tubes, thin slabs, etc. that I can place to cast an even glow from under slabs, behind walls.. I've looked through all the LW materials...
An Un-Named Alert Reader sent this message privately: You said using ciclorama background...defies shadows and Highlights. But How? I went to Image/Photorendering settings/Background/Picture and there are only Archicad's own files. If I go to Class/B...
I've started using v9 w/ the new lightworks engine and seem to be running into some problems with texture alignment. Sometimes the textures seem to scoot around when I go to render in Lightworks. Below is an image demonstrating my problem. The archic...
Users will see dramatic differences in ray tracing between "Final" and "El Gordo Supremo" rendering qualities. For instance, overlapping panes of glass become opaque in final. This example shows the problem. Thje supreme quality has enough ray tracin...
When is Dwight's new book, "LightWorks In ArchiCAD" going to be released.
A picture is just a bunch of dots. Dots of texture pixels. Dots of color as rendered pixels. Dots of color perceived by the eye and re-rendered in the eternal cycle of image gathering and reviewing by the internal workings of the brain that finally u...
Just from a lighting point of view, it is flat. My guess is that you have the 'camera light' checked (if this is really LW and not the internal engine? It is bad enough to look like the internal one.) The camera light is a wonderful feature to allow ...
I've noticed that when doing Hidden Line renderings in AC8.1, and with the the 3D Window Settings/Line Weights set to "Hairline", my slabs keep rendering at their own default? So everything in the model renders with a thin pen per the settings whilst...
When you are working in tight spaces, how do you control the camera path for smoothness? Comments, please. I am getting there, but can't imagine that the meticulous bezier point editing to never make a jinky at a camera is the way it is done. That "S...
Thought I'd share a small discovery. The standard "Brick-Alpha" material has an alpha channel for bump mapping the morter. The default settings (or if you manually click on the "Match with Internal Engine" button in the LW materials settings - see at...
hello to all of you, does anyone know how can we use the lightworks materials that we can download them from lightworks users site?
being a student thats fairly new to archicad I am limited to doing my rendering in archicad 8.1. Heres my problem: the Archicad Rendering Engine does not seem to allow me to render images that are larger in pixel size than the screen resolution and t...
Mark B's C4D thread was getting cluttered with LW issues, so I thought I should start a new one to talk about LW issues in general as we all get used to the new functionality. Hopefully, Dwight will share more of his tips and images here! My minor fr...
To AC 9.0 user: What is your recommendation after using Lightwork in AC9? I attended the lauch meeting of AC9 last week in Hong Kong. Great and pretty lighting effect can be get now. However, I worry it's difficult to render and slower than Artlantis...
Have I gone and done it now. Snookered. My assignment is a 2 minute flythrough of a condo for DVD presentation. Naturally I want to do 720x486 at 30fps. But the model is so complex - bamboo and cutlery and other nice things like slumpy mesh cushions ...
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Dear All, I need to know the solution for the Stairs generated with StairMaker tool. It looks ok in 3d window but when it is rendered the top of each tread disapears.
I´m quite surprised with Archilumos rendering radiosity images inside ArchiCAD. What a workflow! Better now with the release of ArchiLumos 2.0 dated to november 8, which comes with a better integration with ArchiCAD. What I miss is a user forum at Op...
is there any possibility of taking my 3dArchiBam trees into art*lantis without loosing quality....the only thing i can open is just a big polygonal and ugly trees.. ...or it is just a tricky code that only works with archicad render engine. regards
Does anyone know if its possible to capture a still image from a DVD video running on the Windows Media Player? Perhaps from inside PhotoShop? I'm trying to collect backgrounds, bitmap textures and general information for a rendering project.
I'm relatively new to archicad, using the AC 8 student version, and I have pretty much no knowledge of gdl. Heres my problem: I need trees and people in my renderings. I followed the tutorial on the archicad online help for using the alpha channel wi...
I am using AC 9.0, just upgrading from 7.0, every thing seems pretty exciting. I have used the previous Sketch engine to v 8.0 for quite some time and I am now trying to get a variety of line colors picked up from current element setting to appear in...
wr1nkles wrote:Hey guys and girls, just wondering (particularly dwight) if anyone can tell me how to get the lined type sunlight through windows. Venetian blinds might do the job?
OK, I figured out how to put together the meander feature, it works pretty nicely. How do I send it to the Client. Do they need a copy of meander? I see there is a macro to record. Is that the process? Should I make a movie out of everything I do; mo...
I'm generating a panorama from the VR scene tab in the camera tool. When it generates in the photorealistic window, it is rotated 90 degrees; the bottom of the building is on the tright side of the window. How do I get this thing to be rotated correc...
I used to use Autocad/Microstation and model and render in FormZ. Everybody here talks non stop about cinema4D. I am a new Archicad user and would like to know which render app i should use to achieve best results. Thanks!
I've just done a two camera animation where the two cameras, not unlike the two Ronnies, have different sun angles. As the frames go by, the sun angle changes as if it was a time lapse picture. I'm relatively new to doing animations like this and am ...
i have a little problem i could with some help. scenario: you have place a camera in plan and then used it to create a 3d view. in 3d i start to move around to get a better view. question: is there anyway that i can save the view as a camera or updat...
Hi nik, My opinions 1)i think you have placed too much emphasis on the sky and as a result the image looks bottom heavy. Maybe a lower view angle might look more natural. 2)Some animation might be nice ( people cars to give scale) 3)the sun in the sk...
Hi, could someone possible help me with 2d drafting in archicad? Is there some sort of website or book you could recommend which would deal with this problem. Thanks
can anybody make a suggestion please?? for personal reasons i will remove photoshop cs from my computer..and need other image-enhancer software....i had used in the past: photoimpact, photopaint pro,,, i just ordered the adobe (stefan comment) dont r...
Ok, this is builing that i created in archicad then render it in lightscape at minimum quality and put blur in photoshop so this is test image. I just want to ask u people what would u do to make this better ? REspEct FroM SaRAjevO Necko
Ive always been interested in doing a Meander presentation, but the example file that GS includes in the application really puts me right off, would anyone be willing to share any examples and show off what this app really can do?
Some of you may have noticed that I previously posted about what I considered to be insanely high rendering times for the sketch renderer when shadow casting is on. Today I am now officially an ArchiCAD 9 user and I have some good news to report. I t...
When Im trying to save to 3ds from 3D-window, I get this error: improper fileformat If I dont use any textures it works fine. ?? !!
what about if i put on the table my way of producing rendering: software i use, what i do @ each step, etc and you all, give ideas and also share your procedures..if already done please advise where, i wd like to see that.
I have tried to use "Align View..." to insert my model into a photo but I keep getting an error that it can't use the data I inputed. Is there another way? If I could just see the photo in the 3d view then I could manually adjust the view angle to ma...
I want to save a 3D view as a jpg from a plc file but it won't let me. I can print to a pdf but can't do a save as jpg. Is this because I saved the teamwork project as a plc file? DO I need to keep it a plp file? Thanks, Michele
Decrease water transparency from 32 - 72 for improved reflection
For fun, I'm starting this topic for ArchiCAD TALKers to post what they think are the worst human error things we do in making renderings that will persist with the LightWorks engine: 1: Shadow on the front door - grim reaper death 2: obvious repetit...
I am so tickled I had to put it up! My first Model in AC rendered in C4D (demo version and 1 free tree!, waiting for C4D box in mail-feels like Christmas.) with Radiosity.. Radiosity much longer to render but think I will find the necessary fire-brea...
With all this talk about lightworks, artlantis 5 and archilumos 2, it would be great to see a rendering shoot out similar to what; Mark B, Dwight amongst others organised a few years ago. We all know what; vray, cinema, lightwave can do thanks to the...
Hello... It is me again, getting beat by Art.lantis. I've chosen a clear sky picture for a render, but when i use for the back ground, it seems to get darker. CAn anyone Help?
I´m having a hard time, trying to finish my work, because Art.lantis is not representing the shadows the way it should. Does anyone have the same results? I´ll post the renders I have so far. I´m not an advenced user, but, shadows could be more reali...
My two girls received new software yesterday and they are becoming home designers within hours. Their software features hundreds of GDL type objects, wall tool, window tool, door tool and roofing wizard. It has OpenGL real time during modelling. Cut ...
There is an excellent UK TV show on at the moment called Grand Designs http://www.channel4.com/4homes/ontv/grand-designs/grand-designs-abroad/index.html After a few series showing "Grand Designs" in the UK, they are off to Europe and have been recent...
As I mentioned at another forum, last week there was a public presentation of ArtLantis 5 by Gerard (I think) from Abvent at the ArchiCAD University in Nottingham (btw thank you DNC). The only information you get on the web about this new version of ...
Hello All, I am having a problem with my 3D view...Let me explain the situation. I am on 8.1 build 2275. I am able to draw and navigate normally in my 3D window with the 3d windows settings set to the Internal 3D engine (see attached image of setting...
Is there an easy way to place the (rivets / bolts) as shown in the image, whether using texture mapping or modeling? (the rivets in the attached image were painted in Photoshop) I couldn’t find an easy way of doing it, mainly because the material wou...
While waiting for AC to export an artlantis file I chip in this image to show one way of manipulating an image. Very often I don't have the time or computer power to load my models with stuff like cars, people, vegetation etc. Instead I add some Phot...
I am happy to hear about 9.0 having Lightworks but I am still looking at purchasing a modeling-animation package. I looked at Maya, it seems to complicated and more geared twards character anim. I really like the UI of C4D. I'm really close to purcha...
Is this the new standard for optimum compression of video? MPEG 4 ? To keep on top of the latest compression standards I always look at the settings of the QuickTime movies posted by Apple. Who would know better than APPLE ? Their latest Quicktime mo...
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I am working on a PC with Art.lantis 4.5.6. I have added my own .tga's under my own folders in the Shaders folder and they work OK in my models, but Art.lantis does not recognize them in the Library. I see there are .fam, .ash, .prw and .txt files in...
Does anyone know a way to place Merlin Studio's People N Motion into an archicad scene? Im having trouble finding ways to convert the 3ds, obj, lwo, or max files. I would love to use the people passing by and talking on phones and lights coming on an...
Is there a good starting point to print a good looking jpg from Archicad using the design jet 500 ps? THe jpg looks likes one thing and the print is another (geryer looking). Do we just have to try out a bunch of settings like vivid color on bright w...
hi, Does anybody have any textures of "textured Glass" in JPG or TIFF format that looks something like this or different. Thanks.
I want to plot a hidden line drawing of my model as the cover sheet for my project. If I save a perspective view using hidden-line internal rendering engine, plotmaker reads it as a raster image... plot quality is hence very difficult to control. Is ...
Hello all, I just found a great Brick/Paver material generator. You can even add soldier coursing and headers within the image. Check it out: http://www.mcnear.com/md_download.html
In consideration that many of my renderings take 45-60 minutes or more to render is there a way to send all the appropriate 3d views to render over night on their own. Form Z has this option as a separate rendering application.
Can someone please tell me how to increase the resolution output of a plan to an image file (jpeg, bmp, tiff, etc...) simlar to the way you can adjust the resolution of a rendering? And also, which of these formats tends to yield the best results? I ...
I am getting more requests for landscaped fly-thru with buildings. It seems like AC is too intensive for 3d landspace. There are over 80 plants. I can do bitmap plants, but wonder if you have any recommendations for additional software? I own Artlant...
How to make ball object? I couldn't find any tool to make ball in ArchiCAD. I want to make a discal mirror ball. also want to make a ball lamp which fill up lots hole to let the light go through. Is anyone can teach me how to make this model?
please help me out with the rendering. Somehow the rendering always render half way as the picture show below. Could you tell me what mistakes that I made? Thank you so much for your help
A workshop "Handling Materials in ArchiCAD and Lightworks" will be presented there on Friday September 10. http://www.archicad-university.com/ Does this mean we are going to get a Light Works add-on or somthing for ArchiCAD? or is that reading to muc...
How do i creat a 3D backgorund to use both in ArchiCAD and Artlantis?
Hi, I know that there has been some talk on this subject in the past. I was able to search and found a few posts, none, however addressing my issue specifically. I have a simple 3-D file containing a simple site. I have created a VR scene, using the ...
has anyone tried that out yet? and what do you think? www.fagerhult.com
A new ArciLumos will be released when ArchiCAD 9.0 comes out. http://www.optgraph.com/archilumos/hottopics.html
The upcoming issue of Britain's leading computer imaging magazine "3D World" contains a complex and skillfully managed tutorial for Artlantis and provides a CD with a free full license to the now obsolete Artlantis 4.0 with a demo of Artlantis 4.5. F...
http://www.mayang.com/textures/ This is not just another textures web site. There is some great stuff here. 1600x1200. Backgrounds 2560x1920.
i called paxar ( victoria office) and they said they only have artlantis for vectorworks and not sure if it is compatible for archicad and so far, no one from that office has called to confirm on that ...(wonder if it has to do with me using ac!!!) i...
Am I missing something? I seem to remember an article awhile ago about how to match a camera to an view from a photo. I cannot find anything about this anywhere. Is there a way to do this other that just adjusting, eyeballing and strectching in Photo...
I'm new to AC 8.1. I use 2 point perspective in Microstation quite often to avoid the effect of vertical walls looking like they are falling over at the edges. I can't see how to set this up in Archicad. Am I trying to do something that isn't availab...
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While trying out the AV works 2.1 demo on AC8.1R2 (mac OS10.3) I have been attempting to photorender a building view involving lots of glazing at different angles. AV works seems to have a self imposed limit on the transparency of a material- I just ...
I was just looking through some old files and I came across a file in which I used ArchiFacade to create a small playhouse. This was a test for me and it helped me understand the usefulness of the ArchiFacade tool add-on. This add-on is created by Ci...
Can jpegs show up in Archicad as textures if placed in the textures folder within your library?
I downloaded Garden Works Library recently - a very nice one, with nice3D trees. But when I exported them to ArtLantis 4.5 they were rendered just as simple polygons, not with leaves as in AC. Is it possible to use these trees in ArtLantis or they ar...
Inspired by Ivan's spectacular photo realistic renderings, and disapointed with Art-lantis 4.5.6 lack of radiosity abilities, I downloaded Maya PLE for OSX and C4D to demos to try out their rendering abilities, and ease of use, or lack there of. I in...
does anybody know when the epix plug in for macs will be available, if it is not anytime soon, what is the best way to work around the problem thanks
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to make animations with artlantis, Why if I save to quicktime compressed file, when I push play the movie goes so fast, is there anyway to fix that? the number of frames which are the sugested to view like movie? to make some tests, what is the best ...
http://www.3dvf.com/DATA/NNTP/ARTICLE/37/1214/FILE/JourExterior.jpg http://www.3dvf.com/DATA/NNTP/ARTICLE/37/1217/FILE/nouit.jpg
If anyone is using AV Works inside of Archicad could you please tell me how to get glass to be see thru? I can't get it to be glass I can see thru clearly. It's very cloudy. I went to the help file and followed the example for glass but it's still ve...
c&c is welcome
is there a way of creating movies in artlantis at 72 dpi for screen movies. It seems it only renders at print quality in quicktime and i end up with movie files too large to put on a CD even though the screen size is only 640.
Our office needs to render an image which is over 20,000 pixals across. ArchiCAD cannot do this. It seems the DPI box in the sizing box is just a teaser. AC renders nothing bigger than 72 ppi. and maxes out at 4048 x 4048 pixals. Of all the other app...
I am running AC 8.1 on several Macs including G5'S and G4'S with lots of RAM and plenty of drive space. When I create a 3d view in ArchiCAD and attempt to save out an Art.lantis 4.5.6 file using a template file, ArchiCAD quits and I see that beloved ...
Is it possible to control the display order of shadows seperately from that of the model surface? Due to slight changes in wall direction showing as lines in an elevation we are overdrawing the model with brick line type opaque fills to cover these '...
I am not sure if I had some crash or something that deleted my Preferences or if it is just a periodic check thing, but Artlantis (4.5.6 update, Mac OS X) has today decided it wants me to insert my original CD. I happen to be on the road, 10,000 mile...
I really enjoyed this product, didn't get to do to much with however and I'd like to offer this great application while it is still brand new and current. Take a look over the ADS section of this forum for more info, or contact me via email if you ha...
