True architectural 3D landscaping vs Flat 3D
Have you ever seen an exterior 3D
architectural animation that had weird trees that appeared
to spin around like they were on roller skates? Or some that
looked like creepy eyes in a haunted house picture that seem
to follow you? The effect is from the use of flat pictures placed
in 3D virtual reality scenes. While faster to render and often
effective it has severe limitations such as the effect mentioned
above and no true blending between the 3D and photographic objects
used. It's like having a cardboard cutout of a person with someone
behind it turning it so it's always looking at you. You know
that you could never be fooled by it, so why would you use a
company that tries to use this technique on your buyers?
When you can see an obvious difference in lighting, color and
texture between the 3D virtual reality building and the plants
around them it is because of this technique and it's inability
to truly combine with the architectural scene.
Photographic landscaping on 3D faces was introduced a long time
ago, back when computers were much less powerful than today's.
They render faster and use less memory, and were the only way last
decade to get half decent landscaping in an architectural
rendering.
But Archiform 3D saw the down-side of flat plants in the 1990s
and we set to find techniques to get true 3D landscaping that is
highly realistic. The solution was a combination of 3D skill, virtual
reality innovation and expanding the software/hardware to cope
with large calculations and memory requirements. The result is
a technique that leads the world in the true 3D representation
of lush architectural landscaped scenes.
All Archiform 3D foreground plants are pure virtual reality 3D
- not chunky unrealistic models but "photo-perfect" examples
built from the simulation of exact species. We have a precise,
extensive 3D nursery of plants that grows steadily in volume as
we find newer species.
The movies below, which you can download, are a perfect example
of the two techniques. You will see what most other companies do
for 3D landscaping and some Archiform 3D true 3D plants. The flat
plants (other architectural rendering companies) rotate around
like on a turntable to ensure you always see the front of them.
The Archiform 3D plants are true 3D objects, casting real shadows
and they look great from any angle.
Download sample animation  >
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