Alterations to a 3D architectural renderings

The old fashioned hand painted artwork required that an artist paint over the original. Sometimes the alterations were so extensive that a complete re-paint was needed. With 3D we only need to alter the affected area of the architectural virtual reality scene and then we re-process (re-render). The alterations can happen at any stage of the process with relative ease. Archiform 3D's build/price by scene workflow ensures that alterations take a minimum amount of time. While the re-processing time requires little or no attendance by the artist it may take a few hours or computer time.

As an example of timing, assume you wanted to change the color of the sofa in the above images. It would take less than 5 minutes for the artist to change the fabric, and then about 10 minutes for him to see a preview of the final rendering with the alteration. It may then take a few hours to render the final image, which would be some on a different computer and not require any attendance.

Alterations to 3d architectural renderings only take large amounts of time if the scene has been animated. This is not due to any additional manpower requirements but due to the extended rendering times. An animation consists of hundreds or thousands of still renderings combined to create motion video. One small change to an animated scene can mean days of re-processing! It's best to ensure all your alterations are done prior to a scene being animated.

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Updated December 2005