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 am wondering if I can create an animation in Archicad project? Or do I need Artlantis for that? It is not possible to do this in Archicad? Is there a tutorial on how to do this? Thank you.
Abvent has announced the release of Artlantis Render and Artlantis Studio version 4 today: http://www.artlantis.com/index.php?page=products/studio/news and press release: http://www.artlantis.com/1224_abvent-announces-artlantis-featuring-ivisit-3d.ht...
Is it possible to create a nice looking grass texture without any repetition in the pattern. I have downloaded the grass textures from cgtextures.com. (the tiled ones) But still the grass texture looks bad, when watching from distance. I should use t...
I have been producing flythrough's rendered with Lightworks, and want to take it to the next level and get more photorealistic results. Having looked through many posts on here and discussions of whats best; Maxwell or Artlantis, it seems (to me), th...
Hi, I would like to know if is it possible to save & export multiple camera views from AC14 to Maxon C4D v11, 12 or 13. Thank you people !!
Hello! I would love to make nice elevations of my project, but the result is very sad. The transparency or reflection of the curtain wall is distracting and the building is not clear... I don't like at all... Any suggestion to get a better result? Th...
Abvent posted a teaser page about a new IOS product a few days ago: http://www.ivisit3d.com Check out the video there - and be sure to watch until the end. iVisit lets you view linked panoramas (rendered VR images) - that you can navigate between eit...
Hello, Is possible to show clouds in parallel views in Artlantis? Thank you!!
I have a photo of an exisiting site. I also have an archicad model. I need to orientate my archicad model to the exact same perspective as in the photo, then render it and drop it into photo shop. whats the best strategy for this ? thanks guys. Ian
Hi everyone! I've browsed through older posts in the forum but couldn't find anything that would help me out with this problem, hopefully I didn't miss something.. Anyway, the thing is that some lamps are not acting as they should in a render. At fir...
hey, i am doing a year 12 project and have designed an eco friendly house. every time i try and make a fly through it freezes. is there anywhere that renders projects for you?? thanks
hey, i am doing a year 12 project and have designed an eco friendly house. every time i try and make a fly through it freezes. is there anywhere that renders projects for you?? thanks
How do I make a Lightscape colored rendering of my floor plan with materials, etc?
Hi, Strangely, this time the Maxwell plugin is not ready as usual on time ( it used to be quickly ready after each new AC release! ) Anyone know when it will be ready ?
Hi, I'm a student, pretty new to Archicad, but I've picked it up quite easily so far. I have seen this rendering in a book, and was wondering how I could achieve this in Archicad (or Artlantis or any other program). [I suppose it's kinda like the ren...
I'm going to post this in both forums. I use Artlantis Studio 3- 64 bit. I recently had to reconfigure my computer. When I re-downloaded the software it only works in evaluation mode. When I enter my student serial # the following error appears: http...
I want to make a few nice high res renderings. I am doing the first with archicad and they look really nice. But when i drop my model into artlantis 3.0, i can see all the contours and model lines of my shell roof. Is there something im missing, i th...
i have a glass wall that i want curved. iv done this with no problems but when i render this, you can see the insersection faces between the curved wall corner and wall. can this be hidden or removed because it looks a little... not so nice. Thanks g...
Wall Art Object the size of wall? Material Library & use jpeg as "new material" to be used to "paint" wall surface? ( this causes repeating pattern ).
Hello! I was used, using ArchiCAD 14 SPA EDU to export to Artlantis, and have the ability to control all layers. Now it is not possible. What I only can do now is to select SCENE or not select it. Then I realized that I upgraded to 4044. Can this be ...
Basically I am trying to recreat a material to show the siding as vertical and not horizontal. In order to do this I have saved a copy of the siding 13 material but with vertical ones as opposed to horizontal. When I go back into my camera it shows t...
Hi guys. I have made a little house with archicad materials. it looks nice but i want to bring it into artlantis and make faster renders. So what is the best format to export save my archicad file ´?? And what settings do i have to change, so i see m...
I've 11 camera at 12 frames and set to Lightworks Rendering.It was 605 phases ! I left my computer overnight ....and it's just at phase 73out of 605 and 280 minutes...I turn off my screen saver to 'never' so to allow the computer to run but computer ...
On an exterior view by night, how could i have interior lights emission through the windows on the ground? Many thanks
i am rending my model, using a standard brick wall graph from the catelogue. But in the model im making, i want the wall to have a special brick design, three layers dark red brick and then 6 layers yellow brick. here is a photo of what i mean. Any s...
i have just picked out a few normal doors with glass from the catelogue. put them in place, also a few simple glass windows. But when I hit render, every thing else renders up and I still have these horrible grey door things ? any ideas guys. Ian
Well....this is it ! I'm pleased with my product. Thanks to all who have helped me pulled through my ride.
I have several (30+) open GL views saved. I'd like to convert them to lightworks. Is there a way to convert all of them with some setting, or to I have to individually re-save each view with the lightworks settings? This takes for ever as you have to...
I've just purchased Artlantis R. Keen to hear from users which add on objects - particularly landscaping trees etc are worth purchasing. Keen to hear from NZ users in particular
Hi all, Why do my lights in ArchiCAD not export to Artlantis, they appear in Artlantis but i cant alter them and they dont admit any light? Lockers
Hi all, I am having some trouble with the light in ArchiCAD. Attached is a screen shot of the 3D window and then also a picture of what appears when i render it? What's happening with the lights??? Thanks Lockers
Hi, I have archicad 12 in a laptop with 1 GB 600 Mhz RAM, Intel Pentium M 1,6 Ghz, ATI Mobility Radeon X300. I have create a 3d with 4 homes, streets, threes, light (about 30) and many object. Now I must to create a rendering of this 3d for a billboa...
hi, i have donwnloaded artlantis and when trying to install it, it says the license doesn't work because there are no more available........what can i do to activate the product? i really need a program to help me with rendering...
I'm trying to do a rendering of a movie theater with a movie on the screen. I've tried using a tv with a custom picture on the screen but it always renders too dark, I want this thing to have some glow. Any tips or tricks?
Which is the earliest version of Artlantis still working with Archicad 14 or 15. Would version 4.5 wotk with the above AC versions?
I can't get the AC15 Artlantis outputs to open with the Artlantis 3S 64 bit Alpha. They open with the Artlantis 3S 32 bit fine. Anybody else having this problem?
I've only recently dabbled with Unity for Mac (alternative to Unreal Development Kit which isn't available for Mac OS) and it offers many features which I'd love to see in either VBE or ArchiCAD presentation apps. Anyone else out there played with ga...
hello we are an established archicad practice currently on AC11 we are upgrading to AC 15 very shortly At the preliminary stage we provide our clients with a rendered walk through movie and an interactive VR quicktime rendered model. With the removal...
I am trying to unzip the merge plugin for Cinema 4D 11 but a password is necessary. Could someone tell me where I could get it ? Thanks.
just downloaded ArchiCad 14 The problem is that it feels like the colors of the libraries do not match what I get when I use it. The colors are darker. Had not the problem one time I installed ArchiCAD. Example: Wall Default settings / Model. Surface...
Hi Guys, I have only recently started using archiCad and have just embarked on my first major project using this software. After creating a building in ArchiCAD and adding objects I want to put lights on the roof before I render it in Artlantis, howe...
I often like to create a Presentation Sheet with a project that displays 3D views of the project from all four corners. (and with additions I may also have some views of the Existing) I create these views using the internal engine and Hidden line mod...
Here is a proposed hotel bldg in a hot area (Horn of Africa).I'm finishing it & I'd like you to comment on my rendering(lighting),color composition,etc. Many thanks
What's going on here? I drew some vanities for a bathroom - they're custom profile walls rotated around a very small radius, saved as embedded objects and then set into separate custom profile walls for the counters with a subtraction SEO. They look ...
Gaming engines have left the likes of ArchiCAD behind for producing lifelike environments with swaying trees, lapping water, and the use of sound for texture and mood. Could ArchiCAD / VBE incorporate such features?
This image was modelled with archicad and rendered with maxwell render. Daniel www.pixelarq.com
Hey guys, i'm new to maxwell render and i just started using it this week. My problem is that i don't understand how it uses the hardware in my computer. Processor: 6 cores 3.2gHz Ram: 18 Gb 1600MHz graphic card: asus pcie gf engtx570 DCII 1280M BTE ...
How do I set the storefront glass to transparent ? It somehow becomes opaque when I have the lights switched on.....
Please help...I don't understand why the storefront is not lighted up when I have placed light source [ Spotlight 14 ] in front of the store.
In Archicad 14, I'm using Sketch mode to render the Exterior of the house, but the interior is showing up on the sketch as well. This used to not do that in Archad 8,9,11 & 13. How do I keep the Interior of the building from showing up in a Sketch re...
Just saved this model to artlantis 3 file , opened it up and this... the Panels have gone all warped, they are Archicad library parts any ideas why and how to fix it anyone?? cheers Paul
Do you need a plug-in to save files in Archicad to open in Artlantis? I have downloaded Artlantis today and was told i needed to save my file as a Artlantis 13 file. I do not have this as an option? Can anyone explain what I need to do? Thank you in ...
For anyone using Artlantis, Abvent has posted the 3.0.6 update to Studio and Render on their site...
Hi, I'd like to add sky to my elevations and sections whilst retaining the setting I'ce already chosen as shown in the screenshot below. My section has quite a few curved elements which means that taking the drawing into photoshop to add a sky would ...
3D window in Open GLmode does not show jpg- textures! This is a real frustration to me because I can no longer use AC directly in client meetings etc. What is visible are the vectorial hatchings and some textures based on Tiffs. But most materials ar...
Hi! when iI try to generate sun study in teamwork project I get this error code: Cant generate movie error code 7003O. Any help? Thanks
Have been working on the same view for the past 12 hours. It would be nice if we could stop a rendering. Make minute changes and start another rendering. The view I am working on has lights, it is taking so long to see what is happening, just saw ano...
Just incase you thought you were getting pretty good with ArchiCAD and Artlantis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aOsiX0dyAY
I need to create solar access diagrams that show views of a building as if you were looking from Sun. I just wonder if anybody knew how to create that. So far my findings are: obviously we can use altitude and azimuth of Sun provided by AC however 1....
What is the best way/application/plugin to render the Archicad 3d models? Now, I know that some of you may say that Artlantis or LightWorks rendering engine at Archicad are quite good, but I have definitively seen better ones. Like the Vray 2.0 at 3d...
I see a few C4D & Maxwell threads here, but they are all a couple years old, so I've started a new one. I've been getting interested in doing some photorealistic rendering lately (I used to do a lot of it in the old days before all these new apps), a...
Hi all, Can anyone tell me if i can create a exploded view in ArchiCAD, and if so how? I've seen it done in other programes but not in ArchiCAD but i presume it's possible. Thanks all Lockers
I have only recently discovered the option to save 3D views and publish them with publisher. It is saving my life in the project I am currently working on. Or it would be, except for a small fact that I cannot seem to get consistent results. First tw...
guys please tell me how I can change the object format from atlantis to archicad. Need answer please...
Hi, Once again i must ask the arduous question regarding sunshadows. Some background info: 1. In our office when referring to sun shadow or sun study diagrams, we are referring to plans showing the amount of light entering the new development as oppo...
Hej i could need some help om my project. I'm not so good at Archicad. I have a question I'm doing a house. My question is could I render the house in archicad first and then do an animation in Artlantis?
Hi, I need some help on this one. I want a floor with tiles, but every third tile should be a blank one with reflection. The others not so much. Is this possible? (something like the picture)
I am using archicad 14 and i used the general light sources (light cone down) and when i render its not showing (the lighting) in the rendering why is that? please help and thanks
I'm working on a fountain, and after doing a few try-out renderings I came to a problem that never happened to me before. I'm not even sure how to explain it, so I'm just going to let the picture do the talking. If anybody has any idea what is causin...
i am using archicad 14 and i want to render my plan (color the plan and have shade and shadow) is that possible? please help and thanks.
Hi, I have a building with a outside material with 2 different colours (as you see on the picture). But what happens after rendering (lightworks) is that everything becomes one colour, grey. How can I get it like it should be? Thanks Jonathan
I use ArchiCad 14 I have been looking through the files in the ArchiCad folder and I've noticed tons of textures, colors, and pictures that I would really like to use in my projects...the problem is that I have no idea how to use them. Can I get any ...
I just came across a post in the Artlantis forums that may interest many here who either have Artlantis (using it or not), or have wondered what it is like to use. Evan Troxel posted an excellent 20 minute video tutorial - clearly narrated with no wa...
Hello how can i change the background of 3d environment from white into 2 colored one plane and one sky like sketchup so i can see it close to reality when i click show 3d i need this without have to render because this can give me more ability to im...
Hello!! In my project I have used the "picture 14" object with custom images in several different locations.. However, for some reason, when rendering in Lightworks.. the picture objects with rotation of 90° rendersing the images correctly however th...
How can I set up a night shot for this same scene? I am using the internal rendering engine and the lightworks engine. What one works best? My materials changed on their own. Any help is much appreciated.
Am trying to create VR object, actually the movie generated from the dome in the camera tool. I get a pop up that tells me to put the VR engine in the add ons. As soon as I clicked the box that said "hide tools already loaded" I was able to find them...
I have installed AC10 on my new MacBook Pro and it works very well also I have the Artlantis v 1.2.6 and it works well too, except that the plugins in AC do not work at all. I have downloaded all the versions for Mac and AC reads them as outdated ver...
When placing cameras for a fly through, as I adjust them they often renumber themselves and it is a time-consuming process getting them reordered correctly. What I've not been able to figure out is what I am doing that they renumber; anyone know? Tha...
Hello, I am preparing a bunch of materials for an overnight batch render.. and I am struggling to create my tile textures for Lightworks. There are 3 different tiles colours used throughout the project in different areas.. each tile is 600mm x 600mm....
Help!!!! I did model in archicad and it has curved wall so when i save and open in maxwell studio it dose come up black. I can not put any materials into this wall! Does anyone knows what is the problem??? Thanks
Hi, I am attempting to save a sketch style as a photorendering setting so my boss can select it and print perspectives without having to adjust the over stretch, line thickness etc. every time. (we are working in 14) is there a way to do this? thanks
Hello, I've recently discovered artlantis neon shader but found that it is fairly poor. I've received great help on this forum and artlantis forum, I've also contacted Abvent, however it's still not up to a good standard. Abvent told me that "In gene...
Hi, I've already posted this topic in the artlantis forum and the response I was given there didn't work. I have a few beams that are made with a custom profile. They are all separate however they share the same height and circumference (it's a round...
Hi I recently installed ArchiCAD on my notebook and have one small problem with the OpenGL 3D rendering I want to use (because it's better and faster than the internal engine): I mostly only get one object rendered - all other objects mysteriously di...
Since many ArchiCAD users also own Piranesi, and because the "new" Informatix did not get the customer address list from the "old" Informatix in order to notify all customers directly... I wanted to copy this announcement here: http://www.piranesi.co...
I've bought the book "Lightworks in Archicad" and I've come to page 43. Here are some parameters like longitude and latitude and shadow quality mentioned. I use AC 12. I think this book has AC 9 in mind. I can not find any arguments like those I ment...
I hope I am wrong, but does anyone out there know how to do what is so easy on Sketchup: showing shadow lines for a specific date and latitude using Archicad? It seems like it would be so easy, but I can't for the life of me find a way to see where t...
In reanding through some previous posts on .epx files, I thought a rendering form the sketch engine could be saved as a .epx file but that is not available in the drop down list of the "save as" dialog. It does appear for the internal engine how ever...
How do I get my "rendered in lightworks" section to come out looking like the model section cuts look in Archicad? The objects that are in section I'm looking to make them "black" while using the "Lightworks" rendering engine. They only show up in bl...
Hi! Im working in AC12 on an iMac trying to do a rendering of an 1857 Listed Victorian building, there is an earlier 2 Storey Farmhouse and outbuildings attached to the rear. There are twiddly bits all over the buildings. The purpose of the rendering...
Hello everyone.. I was wondering if there was a possibility of changing the arcs from the in-between routes-paths of the cameras. I mean that when you place a number of cameras archicad connects them with an arc. Thank you
What is the biggest lightworks render you have done and how long did it take? This one was 60cm wide x 45h (although its been cropped a bit since) @ 300dpi and took 31 hours to render on a core i7 system with 9g of RAM. It wouldn't let me go any bigg...
Hi, I want to render a plan view of my site which is 70% grass and trees. It will be a parallel view so shading is needed to add depth to the trees etc. I've added a postcard (default) onto the lawn but nothing appears to change when I render it. Als...
Hi everyone, I need to try and export a .tiff file with at least 200 dpi resolution. I'm using ArchiCad 12 for this project. I cannot find where you can set the resolution for the exported file. Thank you! Enrico
So far I've used the Internal Engine or the Open-GL. But are there some way to use the Lightworks instead. And how do I do it ? Would the renderings become bigger (and heavier) in this way?
Hi everyone, a quick reminder for those who might be interested, the beta testing period of Thea Render is about to end, and version 1.0 will be released on the 21st of February. So now is your last chance to take advantage of the low price offer whi...
They have a short marketing campaign where you can get an award winning animation and rendering software for a fraction of its normal price. If anybody is interested... http://www.projectmessiah.com/x6/shop.html
Here's an odd one. I've been tweaking some custom curtain wall doors for a client and got this rendering. It's probably just a curiosity but maybe it's something to do with the material settings. I haven't tried figuring it out yet.
Hello everyone! I have this problem coming up every time I want to create a VR object or a panorama scene. Can anyone help? And also this project contains only cars and some trees (not more than 20) I try to load it in arlantis for rendering and vide...
Hello, I'm having a problem while rendering and the problem is that it shows nothing. Perfectly blank screen with a blue sky in background. It is not a problem with camera, I am positive that it is aimed correctly and the render image is blank whethe...
I'm looking at alternatives to QTVR panoramas. Does anyone have any experience / recommendations for software that produces Flash panoramic views, such as those in the Google Street view and Art project? http://www.googleartproject.com/ Thanks
I've been doing Photorendering using the internal engine and sometimes there are no shadows in the rendering. Sometimes there are. Very strange. I fooled around and found that if I closed and then reopened the 3D window and immediately did the render...
G'day everyone, it happened several times the following: -I set a 3D view of a model -I save a quick view of it -I save the file, restart AC and re-open the file -I open the saved quick view and the model is not there -I check the settings of the 3D ...
Hi Does anyone know of any good tutorial on how to get those stunning rendering results I keep seeing in peoples posts. I made some tests with the photorendering, but got very poor results, and I can't seem to find much settings, I must be missing so...
HI Everyone, Recently discovered maxwell studio after using Archicad for the last few months. I am very impressed with some of the images I've seen rendered in maxwell but am struggling to figure out the correct workflow between the two. Apologies if...
I have used the picture-object that is a part of the standard lib. I added one png-file as an argument. Then I render the interior with Lightworks. The picture-object reflects the light so much that I can't see the picture. I have learned to set the ...
Hey, I'm having problems exporting a model into c4d r12 and i was wondering if anyone could help? The problem is that the model does not appear in c4d
Hello there-got a few questions: Anyone on what is recommended to achieve the most accurate color output in Renderings from ACv14 with the built-in Engines-LW or IE? And also wondering why is it that in the Sun Color Settings, the sun is depicted wit...
Hi everybody, I am trying to find the most effective way of matching the background photograph for the rendering with the model from archicad. Since Match Photo tool is rather not good solution, I am exporting AC model to Maxwell studio and there, wi...
Hi everybody, we still use ArchiCAD 12 and we have no current plans to upgrade (the development is taking the wrong direction, but that's another topic). We need a plugin for Cinema 4D R9.6 or, alternatively for Cinema 12. (Mac) Is there anything ava...
For Terrain Backgrounds, zoom down, context models http://www.archiplug.com/EN/geterrain.aspx For entourage objects and context http://www.archiplug.com/EN/Sketch4D.aspx AFAIK - windows only
How can i improve the speed of rendering of this engine? I have an Q6600 8mb cache and a Q9450 12mb cache, and the same speed. I want this engine to rendering like lightworks rendering engine . It is posible If this discution has been before please p...
Hi! If I want to use C4D12 to make some 3d changes to my modells, or single objects, I've done in ArchiCad before rendering in Maxwell (or sometimes have the object back to AC14), does the cheapest C4D12 (Prime) version support that? Or do I need the...
Hi guys, i have installed Archi13,in a 32bit pc,and i have installed maxwell 2.0.6 ,but the add-on does have no effect,can someone help me please? The add-on file's name is "Ac2Mxs_Setup_v2.0.6" , does anyone has an other one? Thank you.
Hi all, I have recently come across a number of similar images (namely in school construction projects) at concept stage representing proposals in a sketch format with 'sketchy' characters in foreground. I have attached a good example of this image t...
Does anyone have a clear understanding of the features that this new program have? From what I saw (http://lumion3d.com/), the animation renderings are pretty quick, but you need a machine with high performance.
what is the best pixel size for rendering for an A3 image. Someone suggested to type in the finished size. So I typed in A3 size in cm. I waited a whole day and it still didn't finish. I think it had crashed. Thanks for any help
Does anyone know where I can find this file. I have searched for VR and placed all APX files into the add-on folder, restarted AC14 but I am unable to produce a VR Object, receiving the attached error message instead. Thanks and Happy New Year, Scott
This happened suddenly and I cannot discover why or how to get around it. I had some walls and column bases with a ROCKLEDGE material that was a CSTONE10 texture. It now comes in as an external wall texture and I cannot reload the texture within the ...
Hi. I'm trying to create a design which incorporates wood cladding with planks made from different materials/different shades of wood and arranged in a specific pattern. I'm trying to achieve an effect similar to these pictures: http://www.kordonline...
again I face this issue of a material "NOT" rendering in the color it's suppose to render. what setting is it that controls this? my street is colored in "Paint-grey no.6". I'm using "Lightworks" to rendering it. it's not coming out in color...in gre...
I'd like to take this rendering, cut it horizontally at 3'-6" above the floor line and render it like I would any rendering. What's the procedure for doing this?
I just tested the ArchiCAD plug-in with the Maxwell Render 2.5 upgrade. It works just fine for me.
Hi everyone, I assign some textures to duplicated standart AC materials. They look ok with internal engine and lightworks engine. Renders are exactly what they supposed to look like. But when i export model to VBE all the textures returns to their ex...
Hey guys, I know i have opened up a few posts lately but everyone here is excellent at replying. I am using the new Artlantis, i used to use version 2 but couldn't download that, so i have opened up the new one with my Archicad file but for some reas...
I just realized that nobody had posted here to let users know that Piranesi is sort of in limbo at the moment - no clear means of activating licenses or getting support since Informatix Japan essentially cut off its own foot by terminating its relati...
I am not able to change texture/material of an element like wall or slab with out change all the surfaces! i try unlinked them and when i change a surface it is not changing or it is changing in the middle/edge part! and its weird! i don't know if iv...
www.artlantismembers.com
Hello! I would love to make amazing elevations of my project: textures, shadows, bitmap trees, cars and persons, so I supposed the best idea is to do it in Artlantis. How can I open an elevation in Artlantis saved from ArchiCAD? When I make an axonom...
I've just upgraded to AC14 but am having trouble with making a QTVR movie. Is it possible to make a simple movie with AC14 anymore?
Render with Maxwell http://www.maxwellrender.com/mw2_in_action.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWEMf0GGVgQ&feature=player_embedded
Hi everyone. Have anyone idea how to import materials from one archiCAD file to another, with all its parameters??? I made some nice materials and now I would like to use them in another project. Is any possibility to import them from one file to ano...
Hi everyone, I have a problem when rendering with Sketch rendering (Koh_I_Noor in this case). When I set the view to Parallel Projections > Side view, everything was rendered perfectly. But for Perspective view, something odd happened. Objects that s...
Brain freeze this morning. For the life of me I cant remember how to put a camera on a certain floor/story. Working on a 3 story building and just want a camera on the 3rd story in the kitchen, but when I go to add a camera it stays on the 1st floor....
Can anyone give me some advice with photo render projections. I am in my third year of a degree course and have an exhibition in January. I would like to be able to produce some good quality visuals to explain my scheme. Many Thanks Deb
I am currently evaluating demo's of these 2 programs for the creation of fly through movies. I do like the extra functionality of C4d but am very concerned at its speed and capability with large scenes. After converting my Ac file (tavern redevelopme...
Hey, I'm new here. I did a quick forum search, (Lightworks, background, image), but didn't find any matches on the first three pages. My question is: is there a way to align your perspective view with the supposed background picture of the rendering?...
I have a material Glass_blue. I've been struggelig with rendering. It becomes to light whatever I do. Suddenly i realized it was the material Glass_Blue, that spoiled the whole thing. So my question is: How should I change this so it does not reflect...
Hi Has anybody put a vbe on website ? Or is it impossible ? I'm looking to build a website showing vbe and walkthroughs - has anybody got any thoughts ideas of how to best achieve this Many thanks as always Myles
After the Italian version of our book "Artlantis Render e Studio 3 - Guida all'uso" (that you can buy in all Italian bookshops) and the French version (available on the Abvent's website) it, at last, is here available in English too: "Artlantis Rende...
Hi, I'm placing a map on a very large slab as a base for a model of masterplan. I've have the texture lined up and sitting in the right place in Internal Engine, where it looks fine. To create the Lightworks Material, I used the 'Match Internal Engin...
Hi there, I'm running Archicad 13 Student and I've got an enourmous assignment due. I'm extremely short on time and my computer isn't the fastest in the world. The issue is rendering. It simply takes too long to get high quality 3D renders. So I'm wo...
This is the first time i've ever created a fly through so i'm a little stuck. I positioned all my cameras where i want them but now i dont know what to do in order to play it. I want to be able to play in quicktime so i know i'm supposed to save it s...
I've got a commercial center building for presentation to a client.please comment to improve lighting,rendering and give other tips like shooting angle.I used AC 12, artlantis 2 .win xp. many thanks
removed
work I did for client here in DC. we are remodeling a current home owners home and had created this interior rendering. Completely done on Archicad with a minor 'photochop' technique I use. But for the most part...done in Archicad. Suggestions on how...
Hello, I have a strange problem with my render. When I make a rend, the render shows all kind of materials , which are assigned to the slabs, with a black color. What can I do? I didn't have this problem before.
Hi People, Is it possible to do a sun study the old school way of having a 2d floor plan with the projected shadows but rendered. Thanks for your help
using LightWorks the image is transparent, so you can see the background through the image. and no matter picture it or simple background (earth and sky) . changed AC11 for AC13. in 11 never met this problem.
hi folks, can anyone suggest some lightworks material variations to achieve the look of water flowing over the infinity/horizon edge of a pool. I've created a complex profile to replicate the uneven flow of water across the face of the pool wall and ...
Can anybodu help me with creating a fly through? I've never done it before so i don't quite know what to do. I know you need to position cameras and set paths but i don't know how to do that. Where are the tools that you use to position the cameras, ...
This engine is being integrated in most compatible maxwell software plugins ( Max, Maya, Rhino...until now ) can we expect something similar in Archicad ? ...well, personnaly, i really hope so (while i don't see how they can integrate it in Archicad ...
Material I created isn't rendering properly. Looks fine in 3d preview window but not rendering "as" material I created. What button/toggle/ magic wand device do I need to make it render like in the preview?
We all have a bunch of files that end with the extension "lwi" in the Lightworks folder as part of the ArchiCAD Library. With Google I found out that this is an image format for Lightworks. How can I use these in ArchiCAD or can I? Thanks, TIM
What is the process to get the Transparency turned off for an Internal Engine Hidden Line View?
I'm making a church and I'm gona put in some colored glass that casts colored shadows. Can someone help me with this?
Hi How can save floor paln to photo(psd,jpg,bmp) With the best quality?
hey folks I'm just nutting out lightworks settings and trying to create the perfect render (i'm along way off) and would appreciate any criticism/suggestions you have to offer. Is it bad to hate rendering with lightworks sun and sky objects? I just d...
Hey Guys, When doing a render with the sketch engine, i cant seem to get the settings right. can anyone help me with some settings to get a good sketch render. Cheers
Does anyone have or willing to share with the community their settings for the hair module in Cinema 4D for setting up grass. Even if it is basic settings for external views.
Archicad proves itself again as a great tool for visualization. This project was intended to be a historically designated landmark in cooperation with SHPO. Of course by their standards - blocking any window openings is definately out of the guidelin...
Okay. Well I'm still technically a beginner by the standards of most of the people on this forum, but... For a school project I am using Archicad 14. What would be a good combination of software to use that would be easy and quick to learn (I've only...
I am trying to develop a new lapped large metal panel siding material, and I am wondering about getting some relief to appear when I render it. I am a bit confused about Bump Map/Alpha Channel. Is this something I need to do in photoshop before loadi...
Hi There! There is a simple (but important) tool in SketchUp called "Match Photo", in which you can add a photo (i.e. of a building) to the background of the 3D window, where it can help the drafter to trace his/her 3D drawing upon the photo in the b...
Hi Guys. I am having a hell of a time trying to get this project animated. I think I would like it to render the movie so it is fast and I can just slow it down in imovie. these renderings are taking like 20 hours or more. I am confused about some of...
I'm doing a presentation,and i wish i could display a perspective photo rendering view of my model, which also shows the construction lines and reference points of view. I been doing some research but i cant seem to come across any setting that could...
Hi guys. Could you take a look at my recent render.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_kBDl71YAw Now that took just a bit over ten hours to render out. An hour render per second of footage? Is that normal? The quality isn't that amazing.. And there is...
Are there any After Effects users on this board? I'm actually pretty new to the program and I wanted to know if anyone can provide me with any sort of tips for importing sequence footage from Maya, AutoCad or ArchiCad. I've heard that this program wi...
Hi all, I am doing an assignement for school where we have to design a cafe, I want to put a piture on a internal wall that takes up the whole wall (does that make sense?) Can anyone help me? Thanks
Hi, I'm using AC13 on a Mac. I'm rendering some cutplane images in Lightworks and saving them as PNG's as I'd like the voids in my building to be voids, and not white surfaces. The PNG's I have saved appear with a white background. Can I change this ...
I'm wanting to do a building with a fluted CMU (8x16) wall texture. What can I do or tools to use that would replicate this? AC13 does not offer a fluted texture that I know of... it does have the 8x16 CMU but not fluted.
Hello, I'm wondering if it is possible to create a sun chart in ArchiCAD. As everybody knows, it is compulsory to know sun and shadow areas in summer and winter in your project. If not, any extension or complementary program? Thank you!!
Hello guys i need to help to how i can make materials more shinner e.g. like metal how i can make it more shinner?
Two walls has perfect intersection in flor pan and in section, but in 3D their materials don't intersect the way i like. One is glassed and other one is concrete. Edge material of concrete wall becomes glassed, but it should stay concrete. What shoul...
When you render a 3d model within archicad using creative imaging, where does it save the picture? I know it can temporarily be viewed under window but where does it actually save so you can plot it?
Never seen this one before: My colleague's machine crashes trying to bring up PhotoRenderings Settings. Crash occurs in current and new projects. Hate to reinstall 14, but I think that is our best option. Worked fine in AC 13. Machine is our Bim Serv...
Am looking for some suggestions to generate a good quality, 3D, blackand white, shaded view of a building for job site sign. Will be blown up to fit on the board. Have generated one in sketch mode, looks good on screen, saved to a jpeg with highest q...
I went to a lecture / presentation yesterday by Lon Grohs, principal and creative director of Neoscape. They do rendering work for clients like Libeskind, Safdie, Hadid, HOK, SOM... He, himself, is an architect by training, but the 40-person company ...
hey all, its my first post and i m really exciting about it. although i m full of questions about archicad and the way i can use it, i d like to know if it is about to support 3d monitors and 3d glasses or something like that. We all know that presen...
I'm not a great fan of ArchiCad having a major render engine like Vray etc. But this would be nice.... http://www.renderin.com/ Sketchup gets it again...
What do I need to do to get this king of graphic, i mean the type of colour, contours. I really dont have idea. I need this for makin my own diagram, or maybe you could sugest some other methods for diagram , thank you.
I would like to try floor plan rendering. Any tips on how to get good results? I guess the principles are the same as any rendered image just starting from an axo view directly over the model but the main thing I was wondering - how do I get it to re...
Hello all, I'm just wondering about something I've noticed when rendering with Artlantis. I'm not sure if it is just a simple option I have to tick or what but.. When I do any renders and am using the Heliodon there is a huge black background. I can ...
Aloha, Please tell me how I can make the glass opaque for windows in 2d exterior elevations so I do not see the interior walls behind the windows. I used to know how to set this setting but now I've forgotten. Thank you, John
Trying to learn how to use Maxwell Render and just trying to figure out what format of file I have to use for Maxwell... I'm confused with all these file types! I have both AC 13 and 14 on my computer so maybe it's a plug in for one? Thanks!
How can I make an image look as though it is back lit with lightworks. I create a material using a jpg as texture and apply it to e.g. a wall. I've tried no end of messing with the reflectance and transparency, but can't get it to look right. Any ide...
How to generate\create colored floor plan for presentation from normal archicad plans? I have attached a sample image of my requirement.
please i am new in the use of archiCAD and believe that i can learn a lot through this forum.the colors and textures i see in archiCAD is kind of strange and dull.i don't know how to fine tune them with material.Pls help me.
Hi All, I'm trying to find what i believed was an object that you could attach a panoramic photo to, to create a rotating background. I'm sure I've seen it before in my library or at where i used to work. The preview image looks like a stubby cylinde...
Does any one knows where to get free trees bitmaps w/ alpha channel for renderings? Most of I what I found is too fake (and expensive)... Tanks, F.S.
Hi there everyone, Im Hayden. I'm studying Housing and Design in grade 12 at the moment and have been teaching myself Archicad/Artlantis for about 5 months. I'm just wondering, because I have failed myself, if there are any good tutorial web sites ar...
I've recently downloaded Maxwell Render but saw that ArchiCAD 14 was not listed under the plug-in options, so under Photorender Setting, Maxwell Engine is not listed. Does anybody know when Maxwell will support AR14 or if there is a way around this, ...
It has been ages since I took the time to get some renderings posted here. This is a proposed Hamburger Grill at San Francisco International Airport. Modeled in ArchiCAD 13 using the Maxwell Render Plugin. It rendered over night. For a larger image y...
Hi This is my first post as I am a brand new user! I desperately need some help regarding light works rendering engine. I am using Archicad 13 on a 15" Macbook Pro with a 2.53 GHz intel core 2 duo processor and a recent upgrade of 8GB RAM. However, e...
hello everyone! this is my first post here and im glad to be part of the community im pretty disappointed that there isn't any wood siding available in the student version of the software except for "W siding 04-08 H" which renders white I'm making a...
Hey everyone, I am just fooling around on Sketch-up at the moment but intend to study architecture in the near future and want to be fully prepared when the time comes. I was wondering if anyone on these forums has used or knows much about Bunkspeed ...
Hi, I'm trying to put some lights in a scene and got stuck with this...(see Pict) What are the right settings, for the halogen recessed light? or lightworks, so i don not get the shadowed part? Thank you
Maybe you have seen these but if not I thought they were very well done. http://www.etereaestudios.com/docs_html/fallingwater_htm/fallingwater_movie_index.htm# http://www.etereaestudios.com/docs_html/nbyn_htm/movie_index.htm Both of these will let yo...
