Architectural visualization live online seminar

"Architectural visualization live online seminar"

Graphisoft has announced their next live online webinar and the subject is one close to my heart.

In my career I have been using ArchiCAD since version 6.5 for mainly design development and documentation. Between working hours and lost sleep, I would take my ArchiCad documentation model and love to spend long leisurely hours setting up lighting and materials, placing furniture, landscaping, etc and rendering my projects. Some rare occasions the rendering was on commission for a client, but mostly it was to satisfy my itch to create beautiful renders.

This "extra work" was partly an outlet for a neglected part of my being while mostly spending time on documentation of the next and the next project. Make no mistake, I love doing well documented and detailed drawings and specifications, but fiddling with render materials, backdrops, furniture and landscaping to dress up my model to near perfection is more like a "love sport" than a job. Hours of mindless dreaming and "free flight" of the creative spirit.

For nearly my whole career I used to do all my renderings from start to finish in ArchiCad. No Artlantis, Pov-Ray or any other external render engine. Just me pushing ArchiCad to it's utmost limits, doing re-runs of a single scene till it's time to accept that we have achieved our full potential. The time was of no concern.

Then came the Lightworks Render Engine in ArchiCad 9. That was like a brand new bycicle to a 10 year old!
Man that was so much fun . . . I could do so much more in terms of lighting quality and anti-aliasing . . .
AND THE SPEED!! oh boy did I have fun (some times getting paid doing that :-)

Beta testing ArchiCad 17 is exciting and I expect some major changes for many of our users in terms of workflow, standards and production output. Our local industry has been in turmoil the last 3 years+ with totally new legislation regarding Energy Efficiency in Buildings (NBR Part-XA & SANS204) being implemented not long ago. Not everybody has adapted fully yet. Many are complaining. Others are taking advantage of new opportunities. ArchiCad 17 will take our work to a whole new level of detail . . . and yes, it might mean a new learning curve for those that were slow to get into "the Energy Efficiency thing". Graphisoft is really listening to the users and keeping up with the changing industry by giving us what we need and much more.

All this actually makes me very excited for the future of ArchiCAD and BIM in South Africa specifically and curious about what the agenda for this webinar will be like. Expecting to see and hear new things to add to my
Plus-list for 2013. Why don't you come and join us for this live event. Details below . . . see you there.

Asymetrie | Belgium

Our next live, online seminar will take place on April 30, and will focus on architectural visualization. We will feature Artlantis, the fastest stand-alone 3D rendering application developed especially for architects and designers. Artlantis is ideal for quickly and easily creating high resolution 3D renderings, iVisit 3D Panoramas, QuickTime VR Objects, and animations. A recognized leader in preview window technology, Artlantis is the rendering software used by architects, designers and urban design professionals in more than 80 countries, including thousands of ArchiCAD users.

The graphic presentation of a design has always been a key factor in the success of a project. Architectural visualization allows us not only to place the project in its future environment and highlight the beauty of the design, but also to bring the concept to life through photo-realistic objects, colors, lighting, and textures.

We will be joined by Xavier Vanabelle of Asymetrie, a graphic design studio located in Belgium. Xavier will present an exciting new project modeled in ArchiCAD and rendered in Artlantis. With over ten years experience in architectural visualization, the team at Asymetrie has collaborated on a variety of projects, including the design of urban areas, private homes, museums, and schools.

Join us on April 30 to learn how to export an ArchiCAD model to Artlantis to create jaw-dropping, photo-realistic renderings and animations!

Space is Limited - Register Today!

Please register for any of the dates below to join the free, online seminar!

For Australia and Asia:

• Tue, Apr 30, 2013 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM AEST
  register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/170259694

For Europe, Middle-East and Africa:

• Tue, Apr 30, 2013 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BST
  register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/802537782

For the Americas:

• Tue, Apr 30, 2013 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST (12:00 PM - 13:00 PM EST)
  register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/811137718

Once you have registered, you will receive an email confirming your registration with information needed to join the webinar.

System Requirements

• PC-based attendees: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
• Macintosh®-based attendees: Mac OS® X 10.5 (Leopard) or newer

Don't have ArchiCAD yet? Please proceed to our download & registration page to get it for FREE!

As published by GRAPHISOFT at: www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/webinars.html

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MultiCad Design Solutions CC. was founded at the end of 2010 by Francois Swanepoel as the local ArchiCad Solution Centre for the Western Cape Region, working with Graphisoft South Africa. Francois is an experienced ArchiCad user (2001) and a qualified Graphisoft Registered Consultant since ArchiCad 13 (2010). "MultiCad" also serves end users as an accredited Graphisoft Trainer & User Support Center in both the Western & Eastern Cape. "MultiCad" is a national Reseller in South Africa.

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