http://idsportland.org/renderings-by-hand-or-machine-by-pamela-sandall Residential Interior Design Professionals Wed, 01 Jun 2011 03:29:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://idsportland.org/renderings-by-hand-or-machine-by-pamela-sandall#comment-56 Diane Plesset Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:16:00 +0000 http://idsportland.org/?p=463#comment-56 You're absolutely right, Angela, that most consumers would rather put their investment into the products and design services rather than full-color renderings. Perspective sketches, whether drawn by hand or a CAD program, are effective tools when there is going to be a major layout change in a kitchen, bathroom, or addition, or any structural changes such as new windows or raising the ceiling. Using an object-oriented or building information modeling (BIM)program makes it easy to place a virtual camera anywhere in the space, to show what the room is going to look like -- to scale! -- in hidden-line or photorealistic views. CAD plans, elevations, and perspectives are easy to e-mail or share in one of the virtual meeting sites. Technology can be wonderful (when it works well). You’re absolutely right, Angela, that most consumers would rather put their investment into the products and design services rather than full-color renderings. Perspective sketches, whether drawn by hand or a CAD program, are effective tools when there is going to be a major layout change in a kitchen, bathroom, or addition, or any structural changes such as new windows or raising the ceiling. Using an object-oriented or building information modeling (BIM)program makes it easy to place a virtual camera anywhere in the space, to show what the room is going to look like — to scale! — in hidden-line or photorealistic views. CAD plans, elevations, and perspectives are easy to e-mail or share in one of the virtual meeting sites. Technology can be wonderful (when it works well).

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