Artlantis 5 has now been released!
And with new features such as the Architect camera and God rays they have created a rendering tool that adds improved rendering while maintaining the speed and ease of use Artlantis users have become accustomed to.
Like previous versions productivity is based on a founding concept: real-time Radiosity preview. Regardless of the change in the scene settings (materials, lighting, environment), the preview is updated instantly. You control your work, you confirm your changes, and you run the calculation in high definition for your final image without wasting time.
Read below for an overview of Artlantis 5's revolutionary new features or if you would like to purchase Artlantis Render or Studio licenses or upgrade your existing you can go direct to our Artlantis Section.
Artlantis 5, a Revolution in Rendering and Animation
Interface • Perspective • Media • Preview • Light • Heliodon • Animation • iVisit 3D
Interface
Times change, hardware evolves and the Artlantis interface has changed too. To take advantage of the benefits a wider screen has to offer, the Artlantis 5 interface has been completely redesigned. Artlantis 5 optimizes the project's display, and offers as even larger preview size. Artlantis 5 makes it easier and more comfortable than ever to work on your projects: standardized on MacOS and Windows, Artlantis 5's interface is based on a single clear window, adjustable and easy-to-use. With it's inspectors grouped at the top of the screen the working window is more readable - displaying on the fly or permanently, depending on your preference, the lists on the left and the catalog at the bottom of the screen. As a result, the number of clicks needed to access the desired feature has been considerably reduced! To meet your own needs and work habits, Artlantis 5 offers a new option to filter the list to optimize the content.
Perspectives
Artlantis 5 offers new features to your perspectives: each point of view now has its own infinite ground with altitude and material, as well as background and foreground images. Handling, re-sizing and adjusting backgrounds and foregrounds is easier than ever in this new version.
Artlantis 5 introduces a new function particularly useful for high vertical projects: the Architect camera. This option displays the project in two vanishing points only to obtain real verticals.
Finally, Artlantis 5 offers better visibility of your project in the 2D view thanks to a sectional cut at the height of the camera and the display of tectures.
Media
Using the new media catalog is fast and efficient. Its organization into categories (icons) and subcategories (titles) allows you to choose in mere seconds the right media for your project. For better use of your workspace, the catalog window can be moved independently on your second screen if you use one.
Taking advantage of the new catalog, Artlantis 5 includes new shaders. Some are optimized with additional parameters like relief mapping to better simulate the depths of surfaces. In addition, non-repetitive tiling shaders and multi-texture natural shaders simulate natural surfaces like ground, grass, and water.
The Artlantis 5 revolution would not be complete without the InApp Media Store offering more then 5,000 objects and shaders of all kinds for purchase. Enrich your catalog at any time by logging in and downloading new media that are automatically placed in the correct categories and subcategories of your catalog. Artlantis 5 includes a media convertor application. Users of previous versions can convert their own library or previously purchased Artlantis media CDs. You can purchase credit vouchers for the InApp Media Store right HERE on www.CADgarage.com.
Preview Controller
Handling shaders or simple textures in the preview or in the 2D window is easy. A preview controller allows you to move, resize, and rotate shaders and textures. A simple keyboard shortcut is all it takes to snap a shader or texture to the geometry automatically.
Just like shaders and textures, objects are handled with the same ease in the preview or in the 2D views. Rotate, move, resize or duplicate... everything is optimized! The objects can also be snapped onto edges.
Light
Editing lights in the 2D view or preview? Thanks to the new 'vertical guides' in Artlantis 5, lighting can be edited quickly and easily in both windows. It allows you to position the direction and fall-off of a single light or of a selection of lights right in the 3D space.
Last but not least, Artlantis 5 simulates the volumetric effect of a light by adding a cone of light at each spot in your scene.
Heliodon
Starting with Artlantis 5, the manual heliodon can be set easier than ever by adjusting the angles for the zenith and azimuth right in the Inspector.
Like the lights, the volumetric effect of rays of light, or 'God rays', can be added in post process in the heliodon settings. To give you greater freedom in image reprocessing these effects are recorded in specific layers when exporting in PSD.
iVisit 3D (Artlantis Studio only)
In addition to panoramas, Artlantis Studio 5 and iVisit 3D allow you to create VR Objects! The iVisit 3D player has been upgraded to open up new horions in creativity. The display quality of iVisit 3D panoramas and VR Objects is better than ever - whether you're viewing on a website or on a mobile device. For unlimited sharing, a new Android application is now available on Google Play, in addition to the iOS version from the AppStore.
To improve your experience using multi-node panoramas, iVisit 3D now offers two navigation methods:
1) Keep the point of view of the direction you're moving in.
or
2) Choose the default view of each node.
The navigation thumbnails precisely represent each point of view. Setting your iVisit 3D panoramas, you can now navigate between the nodes directly in the preview.
Animations (Artlantis Studio only)
The Artlantis Studio 5 Timeline has been optimized to ensure precise control of all events and movements associated with your animations. Each animated parameter is now presented as a track and as a hierarchial list. With magnetic guides, the key frame will snap automatically and graphically, ensuring a fluid connection and simplified synchronization of sequences. Finally, to enhance your animation, new, high-definition 3D characters are available for sale in the Media Store. You can purchase credit vouchers for the InApp Media Store right HERE on www.CADgarage.com.
Artlantis Render & Studio are available for Macintosh (10.8 and above) and Windows (7 or 8). Please visit our Artlantis Section and select Artlantis Render or Studio to see more of the system requirements.
Artlantis offers direct plug-ins for Graphisoft's ArchiCAD, Autodesk Revit, Trimble SketchUp, Vectorworks and Arc+ to streamline data exchange and make 3D models more accessible to you. And with support for import of .DXF, .DWG, .DWF, .FBX and .OBJ you can use Artlantis with most 3D modeling programs. A new import .3DS also allows you to capture certain data such as map textures and lights.
Stop on by the 'garages Artlantis Section today and see what Artlantis 5 can revolutionize for you!
Happy rendering (and animation!)
Greg
