How do I configure ArtiCAD for Blender exports?

To use the Blender export, you will first need to download Version 3 (onwards) onto your PC.

https://www.blender.org/download

You need to make a note of the location where you have installed Blender on to your PC.

Once installed, you will need to open Blender for the first time - you will only have to open the program directly once.

In ArtiCAD:

1. Select 'File' and from the drop-down select 'Run Wizard'

2. Highlight 'BlenderRender-config' from the menu and select 'OK'

1. Image Width and Height - The resulting image size in pixels
   
2. GPU - Whether Blender will use your PC GPU to accelerate the rendering process 
   

If your render fails with GPU enabled, try using 'CPU Only' instead.

1. Working directory - Where the finished render files and images will be saved
   
2. Blender executable location - The file path of where you installed Blender (as mentioned above)
   

Once completed, click 'OK'

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