The successful bidding on urban, commercial, or industrial construction projects will often rest on the architect’s conceptual 3D rendering of the creative and structural elements of the building. The 3D rendered visualization of the building and grounds as it will stand within the existing landscape is even more important for public projects where urban planning requires the approval of many stakeholders.
Today, projects are awarded to those architectural firms that can present stunning visualizations of the project along with animated walk-throughs of the structure or fly-overs of the proposed landscape. 3D Rendering Services provide virtual images of retail complexes, mixed-use office campus, manufacturing and public construction projects that exceed the possibilities of board, pen, and ink presentations.
3D rendering combines the interior and/or exterior 3D project model with computer-generated visual effects that simulate real world materials, textures, shading, reflections, and light sources. The end result is a photo-realistic or a stylized version of the project to be used for client review or public presentation. Most projects are rendered with one of the following three methods:
- Software 3D Render – relies on sophisticated proprietary rendering software along with a robust CPU and graphics card to generate life-like visual results, similar to those on today’s most popular video games. The most popular rendering software programs used by architects include 3DS Max, Revit, SketchUp, and AutoCad Architecture. Expect high-quality realistic graphical rendition of your construction project and is most effective for residential, commercial, and interior design projects.
- Vector Rendering – is installed as part of all the leading CAD software programs to generate stylized renderings which are very similar to the traditional hand-drawn presentation graphics created with pen and watercolor or ink. Vector graphics rendering is an effective way to impart warmth, softness, or an artistic effect on projects such as public parks, industrial campus, and urban or mixed-use projects.
- Cloud Rendering – is used for photorealistic visualizations which require the computing power of the scan-to-cloud technology. Extremely high resolution detail is possible as reality capture software converts images into detailed 3D images. Consider Cloud 3D Rendering to visualize projects in their natural landscape and is often used for urban, commercial or industrial projects that are designed to fit within the existing architecture of the community.
When your project demands accurate 3D rendering using a powerful graphics card and CPU processing, contact INDBIM to discuss our visualization services and to view our portfolio of 3D rendered architectural projects.