By definition, Architectural Animation is an architectural short-film. The movie can be about a building or an industrial structure created along with landscaping, walkways, and sometimes may have moving parts, people and vehicles. Unlike an architectural rendering, which is a single image from a single point of view, such animation can be made of 100s of still images run in a sequence to give it a movie effect. Although, 3D models are still popular, the popularity of architectural animation is on the rise.
The benefit:
In modern day commercial and residential construction projects, the dependency is largely on the support documents created by the contractors and sub-contractors. These documents are generally CAD designs that revolve around plans, elevations, working drawings, sections and other crucial things. However, with conventional methods, these architectural designs and planning require uncountable hours to produce useful documents that have reliable information.
To survive in this highly competitive environment, you need to deliver high quality output within specific budgets and time; walk through animation in architecture will help you do this. 3D animated walkthroughs is a technology that allows you to enliven the design before the product is even built. You are able to create a virtual scenario that will allow you to “walk” through a commercial or a residential project now; in the present day, while in reality the project might take another couple years to complete…it’s an experience by itself!
The virtual tours created using architectural animation, will allow you to not only understand your customer’s designs better, but will also allow you to probe into their minds and heart. You are able to visualize their dream and can help them to take a tour in the real world of their dream project.
