|
3D Designs
Many people simply cannot visualize how their room will turn out from a scale drawing… or even from a “storyboard” showing catalogue cuttings of the proposed furniture surrounded by small samples of carpeting, fabrics, wallpaper and paint swatches.
To obtain a simulated 3-dimensional (3D) impression of how an area will turn out… many computer programs are now available to create virtual rooms which can be rotated to see the proposed look from a number of different angles.
Most of these use furniture models, textures and patterns similar to those proposed by the designer… but some show the actual items... although they invariably cost more as each item has to be created specifically for and usually only for that presentation.
As good as these programs are, however… they can take weeks to learn and months to become proficient at… and that’s apart from the hours still required to create and furnish each room!
That’s because every project (and of course every room) is different… so they each have to be ‘built’ from scratch according to their unique shapes and measurements… including angled walls, alcoves, doors, windows, fitted cupboards, ceiling heights, etc.
Then, only once the ‘room’ has been ‘built’… can the designer start applying their creativity to the internal layouts, window treatments, wall textures, colors, etc.
All this is extremely time consuming and requires a special talent and skill… which is why re-imbursive charges are levied for each area required as a 3D.
The 3D’s perspectives described above are just that… ‘basic perspectives’ of the proposed designs including their proportions, colors, shapes, styles, etc… but they can look quite ‘flat’ and even ‘amateurish’.
To bring them ‘to life’… requires an additional process called ’rendering’… which enhances them to look more realistic by creating shadows, lighting effects and moods… but again this takes time and carries extra charges.
The benefits, however, can be extremely useful…
They offer the next-best-thing… to actually seeing the finished product in advance of its delivery or installation.
They clarify the divide… between what the designer is conveying and what the client is understanding… and can therefore prevent many misconceptions and disappointments.
They can be an emotional safety net… which removes weeks of anxious moments for the client during the delivery phase… where they might constantly worry whether it’ll turn out anything like they envisaged or were promised.
The costs of modifying the 3D… with alternatives are proportionately quite low.
The additional costs of modifying physical items… after they have been delivered or installed can be quite substantial compared with the modest cost of creating the 3D’s in advance.
|
|