Building exterior 3D checklist

This checklist is for exterior building scenes such as a high-rise, commercial building or house. Naturally if there are items here that aren't seen in the renderings then you don't need to provide them.

Plans and the structural 3D model

You can supply the plans in almost any CAD format, or even as a PDF file. To create the structure of the 3D space we need:

• General floor plan to scale and with at least overall dimensions.
• Elevations.
• A site plan with contours and levels.
• Window and door types/designs.
• Balcony and handrail details if they are seen within the renderings.
• Exterior staircase and handrail designs.
• Hard landscaping plans such as garden edging, ornaments, fountains.

Hard surface colors and textures

• Ground, pathway and road types and textures. You can provide this as digital pictures that we will translate into 3D. All pavements, tiles, edging, etc must be supplied to us as digital pictures.
• Wall colors and textures. The best place to get us colors from is www.colorcharts.org, a website that has most colors on it and allows a simple translation for us. If you are applying a specific kind of textured surface then we will need digital pictures of it.

Landscaping

• Plant species, locations and sizes.

Other

• Views that will be seen from around the site. These would ideally be a panoramic 360° photograph but simple wide-angle shots will suffice for basic animations.

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