Artlantis is the fastest stand-alone 3D rendering application developed especially for architects, interior designers, urban planners, landscapers, etc. Artlantis offers a product line suited to different needs and practices. Artlantis Render is designed for those who seek very high quality ren- dering. Artlantis Studio, on the other hand, is the ideal tool for anyone who wants very high resolution rendering not only for images, but for iVisit 3D Panoramas, VR Objects, and animations as well. Artlantis combines the most advanced and efficient functions for realistic simulation of hardware and lighting needed forany 3D project. Communicating directly with the leading CAD architecture software (such as ArchiCAD™, Vectorworks™, SketchUp™ Pro, Autodesk Revit™ and Arc+"), Artlantis has the advantage of import functions for the main CAD Real-time Preview Artlantis provides an object manager that makes it easier to expand a scene layout and make it even more realistic. Whether you are working with vegetation, people, furniture or simple, decora- tive knickknacks, you can maneuver all of these either in 3D or 2D, and make graphic control of these objects dependent on scene-specific fac- tors (such as hierarchy, catch point, season).This makes scene layout easierthan ever. Like its predecessor, Artlantis 4 is designed based on the original concept of preview window inte- ractivity, with user-defined settings and modifi- cations. The new and improved rendering engine allows you to generate accurate radiosity images in real-time within the 3D preview window. Lighting highlights the objects, just like in the real world. From the low-key lighting of dawn to the glare of midday, from the solitude of a crypt light sources (spotlight, bulb, sun, sky) and aerial effects (atmospheres, radiosity, turbulence, dif- fraction, halo) needed to compute the most realis- Each projected view, clipping and perspective can be stored independently and recalled from the user-defined list at any time. Every view that is recalled in this manner will be recalculated with the parameters that make up its environment (geographical position, camera placement and focal distance, light sources, date and time, fore- ground and background, etc.) The Batch Render function can be used to calculate these views at any time, on final rendering, with a single click of For more information, and to download the free trial version of Artlantis now, visit:

©  Natalia Malinowska What’s new in Artlantis 4.0  Quality Improvements As in photography, the respect of color is essential in rendering. The new radiosity engine improves images for a better perception of colors, textures, and materials. Tone correction is a new post-process tool that allows users to lighten dark images and vice versa. A new Fresnel Shader has been added to the library, which is particularly suitable for metallic car bodies. Transparent surfaces are now better-managed in this new engine.  Performance Improvements Artlantis 4 is faster than ever. The average render time is two...