One-Point perspective In ARCHICAD we have an option to look to perpendicular of a clicked surface. You can find this option under View/3D Navigation Extras/Look to Perpendicular of Clicked Surface and will be active if you are in a 3D view. Use the "...
OpenGL is a fast display method for 2D / 3D-like elements developed by Silicon_Graphics. It is optimized for fast interactive navigation among 3D polygons in a fancy and fast way. This makes it especially suited for professional CAD programs. More in...
Align View is an option to set your ARCHICAD model rendering to an imported background photo. It enables the architect to automatically reconstruct the position of a camera in the interior or on the street from a picture taken of it. This feature can...
To introduce your 3D model as an image, Archicad contains more integrated Rendering Engines. This article details the available settings in the PhotoRendering settings window when using the Sketch engine and how to create the sketch look on your floo...
For visualising architectural concepts or a design process the usage of animated GIFs is getting more and more popular. No wonder, with a sequence of images you can provide a very clear explanation of your project's fundamental idea. The message of G...
Known Issues Transparent plane is visible on render of tree Affected version: 18 and newer | Severity: workaround applicable | ID: 174176 Issue The plane of the new tree object is visible with standard engine where there is no modeled background. Cau...
In the Default ARCHICAD Library you can find many different bitmap pictures and an empty custom field. With a few easy steps you can create your own bitmap image. Select a picture Transparent background set up It is recommended that you change the ba...
The Tech Tip July 2002 winner, BertNijs , from Belgium found a way to show Floor Plans in the 3D Window inspired Karl Ottenstein to find a way to create a sketchy look of 2D drawings of ARCHICAD (Floor Plans, Section-Elevation Windows etc.) The idea ...
Artlantis is a popular and easy-to-use rendering application for ARCHICAD and other CAD software. It is developed by the French software company Abvent Among the features of Artlantis are a real-time preview window that shows radiosity (illumination)...
Defintion of Alpha Channel in Wikipedia. Alpha Channel in ARCHICAD In 32-bit color images, the Alpha Channel is an extra channel (in addition to RGB components) that can be edited in image editing applications such as Adobe Photoshop. You can use all...
