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Media Catalog

Media enable the project to be dressed by dragging and dropping the thumbnail view onto a scene element.

Media Catalog window

This is divided into two areas: Previews and Categories.

There are three types of Media: Shaders, Objects, and Images are available in the lower part of the Catalog. They are organized in five categories, each of which has subcategories.

1. Media Preview
• Drags and drops the thumbnail of the Media onto the scene.
2. Media categories and subcategories

15 predefined category icons from left to right:

Five Shaders: Miscellaneous, Wall Display, Floor Display, Exterior Display, and Natural Display.



Eight 3D objects: Furniture, Decoration, Lamps, Office, Transportation, Plants, People, and Exterior.



Billboard and Images



• When clicking on a category all the elements contained in all of its subcategories are displayed.
• Right clicking on an icon displays the subcategories.

Example - Furniture:





NB: Subcategories can be added to the menu using the detached Catalog or the Artlantis Media Converter.

3. Favorites

Lists the user defined catalogs in any category. If you have added new catalogs from Artlantis Media Converter, they will be displayed.



Displays only the Media recently used by the user.



4. Drawer

Two icons at both sides in the upper part of the Catalog.

They are used to display/close the Catalog.

5. Detaching the Catalog
• Undock the catalog from the main Artlantis window in order to display it on a second screen...



• Close the new window to dock the Catalog again.

• Add a new Media catalog.

NB: Artlantis 5 will only read version 5 media; if you have catalogs of media created before version 5 you will need to convert them using the Artlantis Media Converter available alongside the Artlantis application.

NB: Additional Media are available from ourArtlantis Media Store.

NB: By default, the Media folder is located in HD/Users/Shared/Abvent/Artlantis/Media. You can set another location using the Preferences in Artlantis.

Dressing the Scene with Media