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Artlantis Batch Render

Artlantis Batch Render is an independent Artlantis application. It launches the Artlantis Batch Render calculation. It is located in the Artlantis installed folder.

When launched, the render later manager displays the renderings on standby.

If any Render later documents have been saved in Artlantis, the documents are listed. Otherwise, the list is empty.

The render later list manager can be used to change settings on documents to render, thus editing the rendering settings without reopening Artlantis' Batch Rendering window.

1- The Viewpoints list can be sorted by Index, Scene, View Name, View Type or Status by clicking on the names.

2- Document management enables you to edit the name, the file format, and the destination of the document.

3- The list manager allows you to refresh the list, stop/resume a rendering, and open the rendering preview window.

4- Pause/Resume a rendering.

5- Rendering report.

6- Drawer tabs.

7- Quit the batch.

  1. Viewpoints List
  2. The list can be sorted by Index, Scene, View Name, View Type or Status by clicking on the names. The list is divided into columns. From left to right:

    Check box

    If checked, the document is ready to render.

    Index

    Indicates the rendering order of priority. Click on the pop-up menu to redefine the order.

    Rendering Engine Type

    Artlantis or Maxwell.

    Scene

    The names of the Atlantis files.

    View Name

    The names of the viewpoints.

    View Type

    Indicates the type of viewpoint: Perspectives, Parallel, Panoramas, Animations or VR Objects.

    Status

    Indicates what has been processed, what is processing and what is still to be processed.

    Status

    Waiting to be rendered and Rendering with date and hour, defined by color.

    Color codes

    Color

    Status

    Comments

    Gray

    Not rendered yet

    Waiting for processing by Artlantis Batch Render if the box is checked.

    Green

    Rendered

     

    Orange

    Error occurred during rendering

    Check the information at the bottom of the Batch Rendering window

    Red

    Not rendered due to one or more errors

    Check the information at the bottom of the Batch Rendering window

    Time

    Displays the final rendering time.

    NB: The position of a column can be reorganized by selecting the title and moving it to another position. Use the tab to enlarge or reduce a column.

  3. Document Management
  4. Document Name and File Type

    Perspectives and Parallel Views:

    VR Objects and Panoramas

    Animations

    Naming Rule

    Indexed

    Renderings with the same name will be indexed numerically.

    Replace

    Renderings with the same name will replace the existing file.

    Destination button: to redefine the destination of the rendering file.

  5. Toolbars
  6. Refreshes the list.

    If changes concerning viewpoints have been made in Artlantis, click on this icon to update the viewpoints list.

    Stops the image calculation in progress.

    Launches the calculation of checked viewpoints according to their index level.

    Pause: Stops the image calculation in progress.

    Resume: Resumes the paused image calculation.

    Displays the preview window of the current rendering.

    Closes the preview window.

    The preview displays the current rendering. The Elapsed Time and the Estimated Remaining Time are displayed in the bottom right-hand part of the window.

  7. Recalculate or Delete
  8. Recalculate button

    Marks the selected view as needing to be calculated, even if it has already been rendered.

    Delete button

    Deletes the selected view.

  9. Rendering Report
  10. The report provides details on:

  11. Drawer Tab
  12. Clicking on the tab displays or hides the information zone. Click twice on the tab to keep the drawer open.

  13. Quit the batch
  14. In the window bar, click on the X icon. If a rendering is in progress, a message will be displayed asking you if you want to stop it. If you confirm, the rendering in progress will be lost.

Rendering tip:
- Optimize RAM when rendering.
- In Artlantis, set the views as Render Later, then quit Artlantis and all unnecessary applications, then use the Artlantis Batch Render.

 

Artlantis User Guide:Artlantis Batch Render

 

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