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...
Hi, I have been watching some older tutorials (ac v9 and v10) that show how to use lightworks to achieve great results for rendering. I was particularly interested in the billboard trees (walls that carry a tree image and display themselves in render...
I thought it would be a fun idea to show some renderings of homes you've designed in Archicad, kind of like a little portfolio or show and tell. So I'll start with a few:
I made a short promotional video, I'm wondering how people like it. I used Archicad 11. Let me know if you have any suggestions for songs too, I'm not sure if I like the song I put in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqqlWlxBVBU
Hi again, Is there a way to publish or export colored plans into a raster format (JPG, PNG, etc.) so that those images can be used in other programs such as Power Point? Or what if I wanted a 6400x5200 .PNG image for a high-res presentation board? Th...
I am trying to use the LW lights for an interior rendering but can't seem to get them to turn on. The rendering is almost completely dark. In the dialog box the little lightbulb (above left of the parameters box) is on. There must be a setting I am m...
Hi there, since my original post in the "exporting to C4D" thread remains unanswered, which I can understand, here's a repost under a new header Would it be possible for someone at GS to have a look at the ElectricImage export plugin. What happens is...
Gday. ive just started modeling in archicad. Ive realized quickly that the rendering qualitys are not as good as in some other programs ive used. Just wondering what programs people are using to finish the project. Ive used truespace lots for modelin...
I am having some difficulties trying to do a VR Object and I don't know if I am asking too much or AC 12 is has some undocumented features affecting VR Objects or some combination of both. I am trying to do a VR object of a large house. I am using a ...
Hi guys, i want to get the most out of the lightworks rendering engine in ac12 so i would like to find the best resource for materials. the arroway textures seem to be good. is any one using these in ac12 or can you not do high res renders with light...
Hello everybody I have a problem with rendering in Artlantis. I set up jpg or tiff as the output file, but Artlantis render only temporary.tga file always. What can I do when I wont jpg output file? It´s happened both in render in Artlantis and batch...
Hey guys i bit of a problem and i can't figure out what caused it. When i start rendering with the Z-buffer it gives me the WARNING: An error occured with the following add-on : Z-Buffer rendering engine It's happening for the first time, two days ag...
Hi, Im experimenting for the first time using colours in elevations using own material colours. But the sun settings are stuffing up my colours on different elevations (lighter darker), is there any way to turn the sun off for these elevations?
Is there a way to do a simple, quick hidden line animation in Artlantis or ArchiCAD? Such as in portions of this animation http://dada.cca.edu/~aharvey/UCSD.html
A rather odd and increasingly frustrating error is occurring when viewing the model in the 3D window. One minute I will be looking at and moving around the model with all materials showing properly, and the next minute a portion of wall and roof mate...
Critique my drawings please. It is for my portfolio so I can hopefully study architecture in University, and I would like to know how it can be improved, as well as what I need to work on. rendering (not completed) It is to be located on top of Dana ...
Is there a quick way to sketch render a floor plan in AC11? I have found a thread from 2003 describing a way to do this but it involves a plotter (which I don't have) and it is for V.8 & 9. Plus it looked like it would take a long time. Just looking ...
AC12.001 to Atl Studio 2 Just started happening...I click export and it launches the bug reporter, which also crashes. Ive tried saving as a new AC file, moving the location, as well as copying everything to a fresh blank file. Either its something i...
Hello all; I am trying to output to Piranesi. I have set up the rendering and 3d window to what I want and have created a rendering to verify (see attached). When I do the actual save from the 3d window however the sun defaults back to it's "default"...
Thought I'd be brave and show y'all these to get an idea on how I'm coming with rendering. Thanks for having a look.
Recently, after being shown some plans from the years before me, I noticed that the Ground Plans & First Floor Plans had library objects (Tables, chairs, couches) that had a 2D shadow on the Floor Plans. It did have a Graphisoft Educational Printing ...
Is it possible to increase the intensity of the LW Sun Object? I need it more then 100!
I would like to know how to make sunstudy animation.. Please help me it's urgent!!!!!!
Hello I have a strange phenomenon in my VR object. Although I set it up without problem, when this is finished and I open the produced file, instead of being able to 'move' it by clicking and dragging, it moves automatically and very quickly starting...
i dont usually render with archicad, usually use artlantis. but have been playing around this morning with lightworks and rendering. so the problem is that i have done a simple model,with a roof and then used roof maker to do the trusses etc. then on...
Hi, As you can see, my light isn't diffusing properly and I have no idea how to fix it . Can anyone can suggest which of my parametres i should be adjusting.[/img]
hi please can I put shadow on the floor plan as vidoe ( sun study) because when i do it in 3d view i should remove slape or roof ineed that with shadow of roof and vidoe becouse i know way to do that as pic (by copy shadow only form 3d view _top_ and...
Hi all, is there any way to tell archicad witch height do you want to put for material. I want to put ceramics in kitchen but to 1.6m from floor not all 2.6m. I can make it by making 2 wall one that is 1.6 tall and other from 1.6 to 2.6 with paint on...
I imported pics to use as material surfaces and it shows on 3D image but not in photo rendering projections....please help....urgent....
hey, is there is a way that i can use the cameras that are already set in archicad to produce my video in artlantis so that i can benefit from the speed as well as the different rendering options? or do i have to produce a new video with the recordin...
hey, i'am developing a video for my project and it takes alot of time to render, as it took me 31 hours to render just to produce a 12 second video!! and i still didn't adjust the windows, curtain walls or my landscape, how can i make the rendering p...
Hello Folks, I'm to do a photorendered align view command. I've set the hot points on the model and the photo, selected the photo and gone document/ creative imaging/ align view, but it says 'there is no picture selected'. The picture (that is select...
Can I create photorender section?
This is a new conference room interior I finished. I used Archicad 12, Sketchup 6, and Vray for Sketchup. Any comments or critiques are most welcome. Render and setup time was less than a day. Render time 30 min. Justin
I was thinking about picking up Cinema 4D to bring my renderings & modeling to the next level. Is it worthwhile to get the Architectural version? I don't really need the extra objects but the virtual walkthrough sounds cool. Is anyone using this vers...
sorry if this is a stupid question, i have done searches but could not find anything what i am wondering is if there is a way to render a 3d document? basically my problem is that for my studio assignments i really want to do a 3d marquee and make a ...
I have been having problems with my sketch renders not working. I have just tried the exact setttings that were posted by fuzzymike in his "sketch rendering grass" thread (which I really wanted to use as I think his rendered looked fantastic) and all...
I am trying to get my 3d archicad model , into photoshop for extra editing in A1 size .... ii need good quality renders ... i dontt know to to do it
Neither of these images are, in my opinion, really that good. I like one more than the other tho. My question is: which one do you like more, for whatever reason, and I understand that you may not like either of them very much, for what ever reason, ...
Hi! I've just tried my first render in archicad... but one of my materials isnt working. i've put a water texture on a 'wall', which i made in the materials section of the element attributes, and when i render it's just coming up plain (or the surfac...
Hi, I'm wondering if the book of "Artlantis Attitude" could be send via E-mail or download link after the payment? I'm asking this to avoyd the sending cost to my country. Thanks Wuxus
Hi i don't have in my materials plastic, what do you use when you have something plastic both glossy and matt.
Hi my name is kyle, i've recently started using archicad, and i've been thrown in the deep end...I need help! i need a thatch texture that looks good! i've downloaded a few examples but nothing that looks decent. i've also started making my own textu...
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Can any body help me with this i what to make my floor look like this. How to so it
Hi, so here it's my newest render work, i made it just to practice in my rendering skills in Artlantis, i've tried to make a good scene and well hope u like. Any suggestions, ideas or anything are must welcome Wuxus
What is the proper way to export from Archicad to Artlantis? I would like to be able to update a file in Artlantis while I'm working on it in Archicad. In other words, if I don't like a particular form once I've done a test rendering, I can modify th...
Hi, I'm having some problems to achieve the perfect scene for this render, everything looks just fine at this moment... but the water is giving me a headache. I think it's the scene perspective giving the problem with the reflexions, but, i want to k...
I see that Piranesi 5.1, for Mac and Windows, has been announced today: http://www.piranesi.co.uk/products/whats_new.asp They've posted downloadable 14 day trial versions, too. Cheers, Karl
I am using Archicad 10 I have been rendering for awhile and just now noticed that when I set the dpi to 1200 in the photorendering dialouge box I am gettin a 1" by 1/2" photo then when it gets blow up and put on a board of some kind it loses alot of ...
heey i found out about the 3d projection settings that can enable me to view the 3d projection using different techniques such as sketch, is there is another way to add such an efect to plans, sections and elevations?? pls reply i really need your he...
when i render the spider clamp curtain wall and i choose any type of glass it always reflects it and i can see through. i would like it opaque any suggestions? many thanks
Hello all. I bet this is a easy fix, but i'm really no good as searching so i didn't find any good answers. I'm trying too render a house i've made in Archicad, the texture of the wall is a custom one which i added myself by going "Options->Element A...
Hello all. I bet this is a easy fix, but i'm really no good as searching so i didn't find any good answers. I'm trying too render a house i've made in Archicad, the texture of the wall is a custom one which i added myself by going "Options->Element A...
Hello everyone. I'm not 100% new too archicad, but i'm not a pro either. Currently i'm making a resturant/cafe, and behind the counter i got a wall which i would like too be a "waterfall wall". Any suggestions about how too make it look realistic and...
I'm wondering how everyone likes this. Any helpful criticism? Thanks.
Here is an animation I have just finished. Modelled in Archicad, rendered in Maxwell. It took about 19hrs to render on my renderfarm. Cheers Neil Animation link ps the other Maxwell animation on the site was modelled in Archicad too. I transfered it ...
This is my second attempt at a kitchen and was done in Lightworks. It,s had a little photoshopping to finish off as well. Any comments or tips? Thanks.
Keen-eyed Geoff noticed that Informatix has announced Piranesi 5.1 with a variety of improved features, including interface to Google Warehouse (Mac and Windows) and ability to read FBX files from Revit... http://www.piranesi.co.uk/products/piranesi5...
heya, im going to try and render my archicad model in maxwell render v1.7. i have a few questions as i am new to the programme. 1. does anyone know of any tutorials that describes render settings from archicad 2. when i simply just render from archic...
Hi, this is my first post here and it's about if anyone knows how to solve this problem of the UV mapping when I export from ArchiCAD to Artlantis. This is a slab with one single texture in all the parts of it. When I change the Textures in Artlantis...
Doing some detailed Artlantis study this week to wrap up my book.
It is not strictly ArchiCAD topic as I am looking for a best way to generate high quality animations/movies from a set of still images (frames). I have tried with Premiere CS4 which proved too difficult to control in order to get high quality movie w...
How do I import textures into Archicad, and when I make a new texture in Archicad by duplicating an existing texture, it doesn't come up in other projects, only that one. How do I make it so that it does show up in all of them? Also I'm trying to put...
I'm a new AC/Lightworks student user, so I have to apologize if this topic has been covered somewhere else (I've searched but haven't found anything). I am having difficulty with interior renderings using Lightworks. I would use Artlantis but I keep ...
i have a house design which i would like to have a roof which actually looks realistic, so i have added the roof tile accessory to the roof, this slows down my computer a little, however, when i save it as an artlantis file it becomes a 150 Mb file, ...
Here is a model, I'm trying in my first rendering in Artlantis. I like to make the best presentation to the client. Please review my model and critique/give recommendations on lighting, feel,color, camera position,etc… Thanks. Using AC 12, Artlantis ...
I HAVE A SONY VAIO AND WHEN I TRY TO RENDER IT WILL GET TO A CERTAIN POINT THAN IT WILL FREEZE UP AND SHUT DOWN, THAN A BUG SPLAT REPORT WILL SHOW UP. PLEASE HELP
but i went to put my mov file into a video editing program and it said it cant insert copyrighted mov files. Is there a way to uncopyright the video? Ive never encountered this before. Thanks
Often when I apply a texture onto a wall, the wall becomes a solid black (in 3D), and when I render it, it stays black. I've tried rebuilding the walls, and many other things, and nothing seems to work. Also how do I export a rendering as an image? A...
This is my first proper attempt at a pool/water render and I am fairly happy with it but would appreciate comments. I like the look of it but it is probably not very natural as most pools have a distinct blue look . I'm not sure how to get this look ...
Any tips on rendering those whiter-than-white bright all white kitchens? The one that I have tried previous was a headache and I ended up with lots of dull-grey area's where there was a hint of shadow and some area's that were well lit that were over...
Please help! I am putting a custom lightworks material on an object but I don't want the material to tile. It seems to be tiling by default. Does anyone know where I can adjust and fix this issue? see attached img Thanks in advance [/img]
Any tips on how to get realistic water using lightworks? I am working on an image that has a pool surface in the foreground and I just can't get it right.
Im trying to get a wall to look perforated with circles like this at a more organic and random pattern...any ideas on how to do this in Artlantis? Also, Im going for something like these more artistic impression renderings for a scheme proposal, any ...
I'm trying to see if it is possible to use the sketch rendering engine and do an interior night time rendering using lamp objects exclusively as the light source. Any tips? Is it possible? Thank you, keene
I'm doing on a 3D model of G+3/ and 10m by 20m building. I like to have the background sky best fit with the ground and look more realistic. What are the best settings I may try? your help please. -AC12/Teamwork, Artlantis R-1.2
Hi, I am very new to this, so bare with me. This is my first Archicad model and Artlantis rendering job. But I get a problem with the texture. I have been using one of my own textures, But when I apply it to the external walls of my Archicad model it...
Hi, I am trying to create a VR scene, and I want to do it on a workstation other than my own. When I've done it in the past on my workstation, I have a full range of compression types to choose from: Sorenson, H263, cinepak, animation, etc... When I ...
I am a designer working almost exlusively in residential. I don't have masses of requests for high qaulity photorealistic presentation drawings but would like to get more and try and promote this aspect of my business and I have a job coming up I nee...
I am for the first time trying to use sketch rendering. When I render all I end up with is a blank page. This happens if I just use one of the preset styles (in this case Koh-i-nor) without changing any settings. Another preset style gave me somethin...
Hi! I try to use the material of maxwell, I do: 1- material settings box; I duplicate an archicad material 2- I select "Maxwell material" in the box and I load the material (see attachement) 3- I apply the new material on my wall by "wall selection s...
i had load several jpg. in my comp. but don't know how to change material in photo rebdering. please teach me.
I'm changed material by option / 'element attributes' / materials / texture. In 3D view 's change but when rendering 3D It's not appear. Please help me . I want to have more material's surface. How can i make it?
Hi, I have started using artlantis recently and im just looking for some general advice as i cant seem to get anywhere near some of the pics ive seen on here. Is there any good tutorials about that would help me? Also the objects and materials i have...
I don't think I was hallucinating the other day, but you never know... I thought I turned these reference lines off a rendering ( to make making a screen shot), but I can't remember how, if I did. Can you? Well, you can select a window out of AC and ...
which is better in rendering and easier to learn ? 3ds max or artlantis , ?
Hello, How can I create, with archicad, perspective at 2 point, or 3 point. I want to be able to modify that 2 point (or 3 point) to create my image as I wish. In "perspective settings" I can not stretch my building. There is a way to create a real 2...
Does anyone have any tips on making textures look more real rather than a repetitive texture?
I'm using the Internal Engine. (I only have internal light objects that should work with the internal engine in my library.) I've made a wall and a decoration-object with holes in it, where I've put lights behind. I've put on light from lamps in the ...
Hi everyone, I have been trying to render full elevations using the Maxwell Plugin, the way I have approached it is to put 3d view into axonometric, then parallel view to the surface I want. I then use the Maxwell plug-in to render, yet no matter wha...
I'm trying to prepare some basic presentation of a housing project , but the trees , bushes provided with AC are quite poor in 3D.Is it possible to download better ones from anywhere or there is a way to adjust the built-in ones to look better.I use ...
I would be grateful for any comments on both the perspective rendering and elevation rendering that we have recently produced. This is our first attempt at presentation renderings since receiving Dwight's fantastic book - thanks Dwight!
Hi I am a student and very new to Archicad. I am having trouble with materials: 1. I want to use aluminium framed windows. I used the tilt and turn window frame which had the default setting as a timber frame-in the window selection settings under th...
most problems with the "new" ac 12 plugin are known, anyway i have a another problem. using the plugin for modelling -- in the "old" maxonform you just choose different colors for different materials, so you can choose diffent materials in AC --- thi...
Does any anyone know of a source of material CAD swatches for good brick & concrete paving materials?
Should a Window Light object's color be pale blue like ambient light or pale yellow like the sun?
Could someone please tell me some good Lightworks shader settings for a typical asphalt (fiberglass) shingle roof. I've been messing with this forever and it just isn't coming out right at all. Thanks
Hello. Please help me. I am trying to make a light source glow in Archicad... for example I have a ceiling with fluorescent troffer lights but I want to be able to see the actual lamps illuminated, not just the light they throw. If anyone can help me...
Hello. Please help me. I am trying to make a light source glow in Archicad... for example I have a ceiling with fluorescent troffer lights but I want to be able to see the actual lamps illuminated, not just the light they throw. If anyone can help me...
I'm a student using version 12 and I can't seem to get any ligts to show in 3d. Could someone please post screen views for one light with all of the various settings required? On one menu I've chosen lightworks but then there's a;nother place where I...
I am trying to understand the flow of settings to control rendering setup. I place cameras in the project map and then in the view map save the views and ultimately use these views in the layout views or publisher sets. What I am trying to understand...
Helping a friend over Skype, and for the life of me I can't work out why these shadows are so dark... Without going into to much detail anyone have any ideas? Mike
Hi all, I'm currently doing a project for uni and we have all been given an existing file to work with which basically consists of two warehouses. We have to create an environment in/around it, but I'm having a little bit of trouble. Firstly, I'm try...
Hi, I need to prepare a top-view plan for an apartment. I have the dwg file from AutoCAD, received from the architect and I have to apply textures and effects on the elements to look similar like in attachemnt. On the other hand I have tried to rebui...
Hi there, AC12 MAC OSX 10.5 I am rendering some sun studies in the photorendering window to produce a quicktime movie. The problem is that a sunrise to sunset render at 24 fps is less than 1 second long! I assume that a lower fps would help but it wo...
Is there a way to get this kind of "clay" or "plastic" render out of Artlantis or ArchiCAD? I know the bigger programs, such as 3DS or Modo can do it with global illumination...didn't know if there was a way to do it or not.
hi guys so im rendering in archicad for the first time. suggestions? how does one come out with an amazing rendering? im also having trouble making my windows highly reflective. suggestions?
I am trying to do a nice night render, but can't seem to figure out the best approach. My building is 12 stories, with2 types of glazing, one of which should more or less "glow". How should I do this? It seems a bit redundant and overkill to add and ...
Hi guys, I've got a few log cabins to make a presentation movie for, I don't really like the fly over I want to get inside the cabin, to make a presentation of all the rooms, is any plugin to do this or how it's possible. I use archicad 11. Thanks fo...
I once created a quicktime movie showing the sequence in which a project would be built. I think it was in version 9. I've looked all over the documentation for 12 and can't find this feature. Can someone tell me if it still exists and how to access ...
Hi I like to know how to create 3D cubicle or skybox for specific project, so i can be able to upload it on to artlantis VR Object rendering or fly through animation. Star
Hi! I'm a student and the assignment I'm working on now, is the first one where I can use ArchiCad. I've been drawing by hand until now. And when I drew the images, I could make an axonometry of my room/house. But how do I do this in ArchiCad? I want...
Would anyone know what Precision Craft Log Homes uses to render there homes. They are excellent.
Question, I am trying to apply a wood grain lightworks shader to the outside of my house model problem is that archicad is not wrapping the image so the front walls are correct and the side walls are not. Any suggestions?
How can I get straight lines in Sketch rendering mode? Using 8.1 newer had this problem. Just put all sliders to 0 and 10% lines thickness... now I use Archicad 11 and cant make straight lines anymore! All sliders to 0, lines thickness 5-10% but line...
In case anyone missed the announcement on the Abvent site, I just noticed that Artlantis 2.1 is available as a free update to all registered owners of 2.0: http://www.artlantis.com/index.php?page=download/update/index Cheers, Karl
Just thought Id run this by everyone here as well as the Artlantis forum... I am trying to get a soft glow along the top and bottom edges of the wall, so I have been trying use the neon shader to achieve this. However, I cannot get anything close to ...
Hi, I don't know if this is of any interest for anybody but I thought it would be a good idea to share it here. There's a manual available for Artlantis V2. It can be obtained here: http://www.artlantisobjects.com/html/manual.html Sjaak
Hi. i have been using ArchiCAD 12 student version for about 3 or so weeks. i am working on an theatre project just now and would just like some general info on how to inhance my renders like how to put better grass effects, light, clolor etc. The ima...
I'm trying to create the crispest sketch using version 10. Ideally I'd like to achieve the distinctness of a pen drawing while keeping some of the line distortion and overstretch and no combination of line thickness, distortion, or paper roughness pr...
hi guys, need some help here. have a ceiling which is a stealish grid. as soon as i do a rendering in artlantis it doesn t show the typical transparent structure it is supposed to show and it indeed does show as soon as i do a rendering with archicad...
What is the trick with Align View? I have followed the directions in the vs. 12 Reference Guide pp 530-31 and can't get the Align View command to recognize my picture sitting by the floor plan. I have placed .jpeg, .giff .pict .tiff formated photos o...
I made a few changes in my model in AC11 and then exported to Artlantis 2 with my previous .atl file as reference...but it is completely blank. All the objects I added in Atl are still there as well as the cameras and everything...but nothing from AC...
I downloaded a shader from: www.lightworks-user.com/downloads.php?type=category&filter=AEC Has anyone used these before? When I try to load the shader, ArchiCAD freezes up.
I am trying to save a jpg in ArchiCAD to an .atl so that i can open the image in Artlantis, but there is no option to that when i save as! I do appeartantly have the add-on to send out an .atl. Can someone help? I am using AC10
After following some earlier posts regarding renders in the sketch engine, I have been playing around with the different settings, overlaying onto Lightworks renders etc etc.... Anyways, the boss has requested some grass be shown, and im a little stu...
Hey everyone, I'm currently working in Archicad 12 on a hotel model. I was wondering how I create a fly through through a certain room to show the viewer all around the room or hotel, without having to explore through it manually. I tried searching f...
I just came across a post from Susan Sorger on the Piranesi forums that I think would be of interest to any of us who create imagery with or from ArchiCAD. Dwight, to my mind, has been the main driver for more thought behind composition, tonal qualit...
Has anyone successfully been able to calibrate their monitor with what is plotted from ArchiCAD? We have the problem where the colours that are viewed on screen (of materials - flat shaded elevational renders) plot differently. On plots from our plot...
I cannot for the life of me get rid of some rendering glitches. I have them pointed out 1.) the window behind a window is not transparent its filled competely black. 2.) that same window in the foreground is grainy w/ tiny black specs. 3.) the light ...
One of my coworkers has some saved views that he wants to get to me so I can use them in a flythrough. I can see the camera showing the saved view in perspective settings in the preview window, but I cannot get that camera to appear in plan. How can ...
I hope someone can help me with obtaining this kind of sketch rendering. Ive tried everything that I know and I still cant get it to look right. The first rendering is what I keep getting. What I want to achieve is something simple such as the 2nd re...
Hello all! Finally friend of mine bought new archicad machine. We have xp pro X64 running. hardware in shrt is x58 mainboard, i7 920 (8 cpu's in device manager). 2x2gb ddr3@1333, 300gb velocity raptor + 1tb wd 32mb sata2, ati hd 4870 1gb ddr5, chieft...
I'm feeling a similar sway to offering clients a stand alone viewer with which to explore their models - although Zermatt at nearly $3000 AU feels way too expensive for a viewer - with the number of offices presenting 3D these days, an affordable vie...
Can someone help me to understand where my computer is getting stuck and how I can get around this message? I am using a Pentium 4 3Ghz with 2Gb ram with a Diamond Radeon X1050 video card. I have 17Gb of free hard drive space. I have no other applica...
This is a bit hard to explain, but I'm looking for a simple way to model the "surveyed" horizon line (skyline) of a site, in order to run a more accurate sun study (i.e., has the sun set behind the mountain ridge or the building next door). I built a...
Good morning, My tutor showed us how to do this some weeks ago, but his tutorial was quite fast and hard to understand. I wonder if anyone can tell me how I would use my own image as a wall or floor covering? Many thanks, ~ M
I need a garden mulch ground cover. There isnt anything like this in AC 12 under textures. Is there somewhere i can download new textures on the web. I have looked in the textures section of AC 12 cheers
I am a student. I want to deliver my perspective drawing in the scale 1:50. And, I would like it to be rendered. Because that looks better. Is that combination possible, and how do I do it?
I'm using the lightworks rendering engine. And. I've put interior light objects from the Archicad library into it. But they seem to belong to the Internal Engine. I've also put sun and window-objects into my model. When I put on ligth from all source...
Hi i am using Archicad 10 _ each time i do a 3d phot graphic render i et as far as Light works rendering engine phase 1 less than a minute and pit goes no further Has anybody any had experience of this ? If so could you Help me out with some advice ?...
Hi, Does anyone in heavenly sharing mood have a nice black plywood texture that can stand a close-up? I attach an example of a quickie I just did (and some reference photos from the very clever architects at www.tvh.se...if you have anything better a...
Hi What is your thoughts about this result where I put very little time on settings. -Artlantis (directly render without any changes in settings or materials from AC12 file) -ArchiCad 12, sketchrender, koh'i'noor, only changed colour -Photoshop : art...
I would greatly appreciate some feedback from all of you on the following renderings. I've spent a great deal of time going through this forum, and I thank all of you for the invaluable information in it! Initially, the design-phase renderings we did...
I have set up my camera view and its perfect, but I don't need the whole screen, and am sick of waiting for it to render stuff I don't need. I just need the building. So I tried marquee it and it just does the whole screen anyway. Am I doing somethin...
In OpenGL I set origin of -and align texture how I want it. But when rendering with Lightworks it gets displaced. It's frustrating and I start to think that LW is useless. Is there a solution to my problem if I want to use LW for renderings? See atta...
I have a client that would like a rendering of their project. They requested that it be 3' x 2'. I would like to have a good resolution (200 ppi), which would mean I would have to render the image @ 7200 x 4800. However, when I try and size my 3d Win...
I am trying to render a large image but its producing this tiny little image on a big white screen..any suggestions I am pulling my hair out.
I'm curious if archicad can make "billboard" trees -meaning they appear in 3D or elevations, but are actually just a 2D jpeg that is always oriented toward the camera? Suggestions appreciated for any kind of file size friendly tree. Thanks.
Hi There, Can anyone help me with a problem im having at the moment. Im having to use 3DS max in order to create a construction sequence movie and im having alot of trouble following importing my Archicad file into a workable 3ds max file. The way th...
Hi people! I'm new here So, I've got a few issues and I need some help. I found a great site for downloading objects and textures; http://www.archibaseplanet.com/ But when I'm rendering pictures with objects they sometimes just get grey. This is ofte...
Whats the best settings for the sun & sky objects for an external render in lightwork? I have spent hours trying to find the a good setting but i am having problems.
What's the best AC engine and technique for exporting shadows from the AC model into epix for a Piranesi render? Ideally I'd use a Sketchup render, showing outlines and plain shadows only... but sadly that still isn't possible from AC, right? The AC ...
hello i would like to know how do i create a new materials-list so each time i wanna apply a material, it would give me only my materials and not all of the existing ones. also, is there a way to avoid giving a material to a wall for instance, and th...
hi Im using OpenGL in Archicad and it looks good execpt 2 things : the sun im using is always in 1 direction unless i change it. when i show a client the model - some part of the model will always be better shown others - in the drk (mostly it happen...
Ok guys i need some input. I have a project located at the edge of a marsh and need to start doing renderings for the A.R.B. (review board). Does any one have a good idea on how to create a marsh like object? I mean it can be a flat surface, but plac...
hello my boss liked the way openGL shows models. when he wants to show it to clients - It is a bit "not direct" and maybe complicated (he is not controlling archicad well...) is there some kind of viewer that takes a model and "client-aware" ? thanks
Is it possible to use the materials from Artlantis in the same manner as Maxwell does in AC? OR will I have to export to Artlantis and assign materials every time. The reason I ask is if something is forgotten and needs changing, must it be changed i...
i downloaded an archicad 12 add-on,the only problem is that i cant find it on the add on manger when u open archicad 12.i noticed most of the add ons are in GMX File format..and the add-on i hav is of a DMG format ..how do i convert it into a GMX?? o...
I am using Cadimage Wallbuilder (in ArchiCAD 12) but am having trouble lining up a LightWorks brick texture (my own creation), which I apply to the Wallbuilder object. My problem occurs when I have walls of differing heights. The texture on the Wallb...
help...when i am walking through my building and turn my camera view, weird cutoffs appear. like a plane that is in front of my eye cutting all objects. does anybody have the same problem? how can i fix that? thanks
Archicad users frustrated with the indoor/outdoor carpet-like qualities of LightWorks lawn might enjoy the free ArchiRadar grass objects in their Artlantis models. Even though the individual objects are small, it is quick enough to array an entire la...
Hello Archicaders! Can anyone tell me how to create a random texture effect like the one in the attached picture? Thanks!!
I'm wondering what a good height above project zero is good for sun and sky objects. Also, in one thing I read it said make the sky object big enough to cover the whole model. In another example it just showed a sky object placed outside the model. W...
I start this thread with the idea to have a place, where we can show our renderings, made with Archicad. We need a place, where we can show our work and receive friendly comments and criticism by people using the same software. Like Atlantis's galler...
Do you remember the AC7's Viewpoint GraphiSketch Renderer? It was a marvelous sketch renderer with a real artistic touch! I used it a lot for presentations and front pages of my projects. I would gladly trade the whole AC12's Sketch Renderer for it! ...
I am having problems with the displacement of the material not rendering in some parts. The material is just a plain colour, with a simple matt reflectance shader with casting displacement. This building is actually a hot linked module The model is V...
I have a simple four walled model and would like to wrap an image continually around the four walls. If this is possible, what is the best way to do this? I dont want to put the image individually onto each wall and then have to align it to match the...
how am i able to do a rendering without the "not enough memory" archicad pop up from appearing, even if my computer has 2 GB of free memory.
Hi everybody. i'm tested the new plug to send a scene 3d from Archicad 12 to C4D. I'm dessapointed because i can't update when i modify the project in Archicad. Before, it's was possible to update with option Merge.. WHY NOT today ???? If Cinema 4d c...
in our office we are trying to model the position of a building so that the view from its windows look directly towards a mountain which is 36km away! the building is modeled and we have tried representing the mountian with either a cone/ roof/ wall/...
Can it be done? I get the canned response (cannot write output file) Really not interested in upgrading to artlantis 2.0 for a 1000 bucks.
Will it cause problems if I run a second instance of archicad and work on a model while the first instance is rendering an image? By problems I mean conflicts or crashes not whether my computer has the CPU & RAM to do so which I know it has. Anyone d...
I'm wondering if it is worth it to get artlantis. I have an old copy of artlantis 4 that runs on my old laptop. I have a one person residential practice - doing mostly remodels and additions. Most of my output is black and white with hidden line pers...
I have opened my ArchiCAD model up in Artlantis. What I'm having problems with is the color tone of the materials. Most of the time while navigating in Artlantis - the colors will look over exposed or pastel-ish, but every now and then when I zoom in...
Hi! Is there any Virtual Reality system that works with Archicad? I want it for walk through even to work with force feedback haptic gloves so I can touch objects or to open doors . I have searched for such systems and they exists but I want to know ...
- using lights out of Artlantis It appears to me that the attenuation control does not work or am I missing something? In old Artlantis we could both control the start plane and the stop plane for lighting from a light. Is this now possible? - parall...
How do I set the glass to be transparent in the 3d shading. I'm using a standard AC 10 library part - the 4 panel sliding glass door. I notice in my old smart parts real windows and doors there is a setting under parameters - 3d features that turns s...
Hi there I want to know how can I get plan render? can I save my layout with high quality with JPEG format?
Good afternoon all. We are trying to render a VR object, before it even begins rendering, straight after we have given the mov a file name and picked a save location we get the following; Cant generate movie error code -7003 () Naturally, this doesn'...
hi there I face a problem in my sketch rendering,I am using Archicad 12 educational version,but when I want to have a sketch render the result is a white sheet with nothing drawn,what is the problem? what should I do now?
Hallo! I have never gotten the hand of using textures. Is it possible draw a texture for a specific side of the house and apply it? and if so how? I use artlantis to render, should I somehow apply textures there or in archicad? Thanks for any help.
For some reason in a rendering that looks through my model, the windows on the other side appear to be black. I have window lights placed on the window which is evident from the the light on the ceiling. I also have a sun and a sky object outside. Th...
Hi there, I've encountered a problem when exporting an archicad model into artlantis for rendering purposes. For some reason the export menu wont allow me to export lights, as the option is greyed out. Can anyone diagnose/help me overcome this proble...
So I have been getting some interior renderings together, and in the early stages I have noticed that that lights I have in do not seem to be lighting up. They do throw light on the area below, but the lights appear to be off. How do I get some illum...
I am working on a model in 12. There are several forms that have essentially a BULGING wall connecting to a straight wall where the corner wants to show as ROUNDED instead of sharp? Did I miss something? There seems to be no way to UN round it?
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SUN STUDY ANIMATION HOW CAN I MAKE IT?
I am stuck on the settings for Physical Sky located under: PhotoRendering Settings/Maxwell Rendering Engine/Maxwell Environment/Physical Sky as follows: Latitude/Longitude values: In Google earth for example a latitude is specified in this format: 12...
hey guys, im having a problem with rendering things, actually now im doing sun study using just two cameras, the point is that when i start rendering or even fly-through the info box comes up with "not enough memory to render the model" can someone t...
it rhymes!!! I installed Blender (open source free stuff), converted a Blender object to .3ds (it was really easy) and did a render in AC. I'll try to dig into Blender during christmas. It seems really powerful but with a terrible interface that howe...
Hi there, could anybody advise how to increase the resolution of Open GL 3D Window? Sometimes it's good enough to represent the model except the resolution is way too low when saving as... Thanks!
Hi All, I was wondering if anyone knows how to put two different texture material on a same wall? I a trying to create one single wall where the bottom portion has a different texture than the top part. I.e. bottom part= stone top part= bricks. Is it...
Can someone help me? I have choosen my own wallpaper that I have saved on my computer and put on one wall but when I photorender that wall the wallpaper is not visible! Its only a white wall. What do I do wrong? Its visible when I work in generic per...
http://www.lightworks-user.com/ register and download and place in your computer application/graphisoft/archicad 12/add-ons/visualisation/smdara/archives in archicad, option> element attributes > materials choose lightworks engine and then load setti...
Hi people, I used to do a lot of renders in AC9 and I think I had a good work flow going. I used to turn off the fixed light sources in the rendering box, the set up a Sky Object @ 70% white light, a Sun Object @ 30% yellowish light. This, together w...
hi, just wondering, how do i activate or turn on light objects so they appear on in artlantis?? is that done when placing the object in archicad or in artlantis when rendering?? Cheers Renee
when ever i try to render it would stop after 5 mins and say not enough memory to create image i don't know why this happens when i try to create fly through i used 19 cameras then cut it down to 2 and still says not enough memory can some one please...
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...
