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Friday, June 7, 2013

New SketchUp 2013 export plug-in for Artlantis 4.1

SketchUp Pro 2013 users will be pleased to know that the export plug-in for Artlantis 4.1 is now available in a free download.

Artlantis is the perfect software for SketchUp Pro users, allowing them to present their projects using 3D photo realistic renderings. Artlantis enables you to improve and bring realism to your SketchUp Pro models with 3D objects and textures. Texture your models with high-resolution shaders to obtain a very realistic effect, then set your scene with as many light sources as you'd like.

These two programs will work for you in a complementary way, helping you to complete even the most ambitious projects, and giving your presentations the look you want.

Learn how to use SketchUp Pro and Artlantis together

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

ArchiCAD 16 plug-in for Artlantis 4.1 updated

ArchiCAD 16 export plug-in for Artlantis 4.1 updated

The ArchiCAD 16 export plug-in to Artlantis 4.1 has been updated. The following issues have been corrected:

When merging geometry, the coordinates were offset.

While exporting to Artlantis 4.1, ArchiCAD crashed when the ArchiCAD project had no geometry.

Find more specific information about the plug-in and a Tutorial

Friday, January 4, 2013

Artlantis Interoperability with ArchiCAD

ArchiCAD exports the model in the Artlantis file format through its dedicated plug-ins. You can transfer the geometry, textures, perspective cameras, the sun, lights and layers. The plug-in offers you the possibility to up-date your second Artlantis file and take over the settings from the first one in case you need to change anything in the ArchiCAD model.

The Artlantis export plug-in is installed by default in ArchiCAD.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Artlantis 4.1 Plug-ins

Artlantis 4.1 has a different file format than that of version 4.0. Therefore, the exporters have been updated. The following export plug-ins are now available to download;

ArchiCAD 14 and 15 (16 installs Artlantis 4.1 export plug-in by default)

Vectorworks 2012

Revit 2012 and 2013

SketchUP 8

Artlantis 4.1 can open all .atl files belonging to the previous versions. As a result, users owning an earlier version of their CAD software can also choose Artlantis 4.1 for their visualization tasks. The Artlantis project file can easily be updated in case they need to change the CAD model by using the reference file feature from inside Artlantis: File menu > Use Reference File

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Revit 2013 Export Plug-in

The export plug-in for Revit 2013 to Artlantis 4 is now available for downloading. The Artlantis export plug-in offers a direct transfer from Revit into Artlantis without the need for intermediate file formats. During the export, special entities are automatically exploded.

Here is what Artlantis can recover from your Revit model:

The geometry
All cameras for parallel views
All cameras for perspective views
The shading color and transparency of materials with their names
The geographical position of the Sun active for the parallel view that is used for the export.

Friday, April 6, 2012

ArchiCAD plug-in Update

Abvent has released new export plug-ins for ArchiCAD 14, 15, SE 2011 and SE 2012 export plug-ins to Artlantis 2, 3 and 4.

Fixes:

in ArchiCAD, when the geometry was too far from the origin, it would cause an offset of the position in Artlantis when merging a scene or using the Use Reference File command;

When updating an Artlantis 2 scene with objects through the ArchiCAD export plug-in's Use Reference File command, the geometry disappeared.

Download the Export Plugins

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Cigraph ArchiTiles

ArchiTiles is a plug-in that uses API technology to improve the performance of ArchiCAD, You can use it for planning, setting, and making calculations for laying tiles on surfaces such as floors, walls, and ceilings.

You can use tiles from the ArchiCad library or create your own with ArchiTiles in square, rectangular, or customized shapes. Various colors and textures can also be added, as well as commercial information such as manufacturer, price per square meter or per tile etc.

ArchiTiles is available as part of the ArchiSuite ArchiCAD plug-ins bundle. Through the add-ons palette, ArchiSuite simply provides access to all the Cigraph add-ons present in the add-ons folder.

Watch the Video

Download the ArchiSuite Demo

ArchiSuite Pricing & Ordering

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Artlantis 3 & 4 Updates & New Plug-ins

Artlantis v3 & v4 Updates & New SketchUp Plug-in

Abvent has released a couple of Artlantis update patches and a new export plug-in. Artlantis 4.0.16 includes the following fixes:

On Macintosh, the obj and fbx importers are corrected, as is the obj exporter

On Windows, when the User_Name of a session was written with Japanese characters, the textures were ignored in the preview and in the list of materials

On Windows, the dwg, dxf and 3ds file formats weren't properly read by Artlantis 4 64-bit version on some computers

Artlantis 3.0.8 includes the following fixes:

On Windows platform with a Japanese User-Name, textures were ignored in the preview as well as in the list of materials

When creating an object, the anchor point defined by the target of the camera wasn't taken into account

Abvent has also released an export plug-in from SketchUp 8 to Artlantis 4. All of the updates and plug-ins can be downloaded for free from artlantis.com. If you do not already have an account on that website, you may be required to create one in order to download the files.

Download the Artlantis Updater

Download the Artlantis Demo