3D animations can be very helpful in understanding what a new home will look like, before it is built. 3D still views can help a lot, but being able to "walk through" or "fly around" a building is even more valuable. I've been experimenting with my CAD software's ability to generate 3D animations. I can walk through the interior of a home or fly around the outside of it, and I'd like to start offering these views to my clients. The difficult decision is always how much detail to put into the animations. The more detail and nuance, the more time it takes to create the CAD model, and the longer it takes to render it. In my CAD program, Vectorworks, adding lighting to the drawing, in particular, dramatically increases the size of the rendering but also creates a more interesting and lifelike animation.
For now, at least, I plan to offer fairly simple animations with a limited amount of detail, that will give clients a good sense of what their new home will look like on the inside and outside but will certainly not be considered photorealistic. I can add more detail and complexity to animations for clients who are interested in paying for that level of detail.
Below are a flyaround and a walkthrough of a current project that I did as experiments. The videos can be paused at any point to take a longer look at a particular area.
For now, at least, I plan to offer fairly simple animations with a limited amount of detail, that will give clients a good sense of what their new home will look like on the inside and outside but will certainly not be considered photorealistic. I can add more detail and complexity to animations for clients who are interested in paying for that level of detail.
Below are a flyaround and a walkthrough of a current project that I did as experiments. The videos can be paused at any point to take a longer look at a particular area.
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