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Opening an Artlantis File

Either by:

Double clicking on an ATL or AOF file.

When the following dialog appears when the file is opened, this means that one of the Medias associated with the project is missing. Click on the missing element(s)

• Delete: permanently deletes the missing linked Media, it will no longer be requested when the document is opened.
• Folder...: lets you browse through the hard disk to define the folder containing the missing listed elements.
• Replace by...: allows the missing Media to be substituted by another.
• Continue: closes the dialog box taking account of the options selected.

Opening a File when the Application Launches

Open Recent

• Lists the last 10 Artlantis documents opened.

Open...

• Displays the dialog box for opening documents.

Artlantis files saved in a version earlier than 2.0 must be converted when they are opened. When this occurs, Artlantis displays a data conversion dialog:

Convert lamp power:

In version 1.2, lamp powers varied from 0.10 to 5000. From version 2.1, the power varies from 1 to 1000000.

• Box checked: The lamp power values will be readjusted according to the new 1 to 1000000 scale. If you use the digital field to set the value beyond that, the power values will not be replaced.
• Box unchecked: Lamp power values are retained. Note: the lamps will not have the same intensity.

The neon Shaders are not activated, so they will not take part in the lighting of the scene:

By default, the neon Shaders in version 1 will be deactivated. You can activate them using the viewpoint inspector drop-down menu.

Replace current background with natural sun and sky:

• Box checked: The sky and sun replace the background defined in version 1.2.
• Box unchecked: The version 1.2 background is not changed.

Activate infinite ground:

• Box checked: An infinite ground will be placed at an altitude of 0. The altitude setting will be made in the Object inspector.
• Box unchecked: No infinite ground. However, infinite ground may be activated in the Object inspector.

Quit

• Closes the program without opening any document.

Drag/Drop a file to the Artlantis icon

NB: Artlantis also reads the old OPT/DB file formats produced by Artlantis 4.0