From a rendering standpoint, it was a great project. It combined interesting design with lots of water and plant life that made the final images really pop.

As with our eco-tourism rendering project, rendering helped to get a sense of the impact the development would have on the environment in a way normal plans can’t achieve. In this case, it also showed off the aesthetics of the design beautifully.

Hopefully our visualizations help our clients win their contract. Their design is great, we wish them the best of luck.

We are now testing an offering targeted towards interior designers where we create a number of low resolution drafts where the designer can refine colours schemes and big design decisions. Then we incorporate that feedback and create on polished final rendering.

For more information please see our rendering services page, or better yet, contact us!

Recently we completed a really interesting 3D rendering project creating some images for an eco-tourism company. The project was visualizing several towers and platforms for a zip line project.

We really enjoyed the project because it has some unique challenges, and was a nice change to do a project so based around natural objects and vegetation. When quoting the project we realized that this type of work was very cost effective for the client, as most of the scene was vegetation from our library. This meant that the images were a lot less expensive per image than an architecture project.

We felt that this was a very interesting rendering niche because of all the regulatory and government requirements of the industry. The renders we produced were all showcasing how the company was working to minimize the environmental impact. Even with a background in looking at and working with engineering drawings we were surprised how different the designs were when put in context.

The company that we were working with was very forward thinking, but it got us thinking about how much the rest of the eco-tourism industry could benefit from 3D rendering during the application and approval process. We hope to get to work on similar projects in the future.

Simulators have been used for years by pilots and the military, but now they are affordable for training in any industry. Simulators are effective in equipment training, from fork lifts to bulldozers to cranes. Simulators can run effective training drills for emergencies like fire or earthquakes. Simulators can train new employees on company and safety procedures, or help old ones keep sharp.

The benefits of a virtual reality environment are well established. Realistic training environments lead to effective training, training on virtual equipment saves money by freeing up real equipment, and training in worst-case scenarios – impossible in the real world – leads to better preparedness.

Check out our Fire Safety Simulator to see a live demo, and find out if you can escape a burning home!

We have found that Blender has been very advantageous for exporting scenes to our simulation software. The documentation, community, and ability to view and make changes to the source code have made it a pleasure to work with.

With this switch we are currently looking for sub-contractors. We are aiming to build a network of companies and individuals who are willing to help us on projects. Please apply on our contractor sign-up page.

As with our other virtual reality safety programs, our mining safety simulator  ensures that proper procedures – such as radio procedures and rules of the road – are followed, and allows for trainees to learn from their mistakes. In the case of mining training, simulators can also save  money by not tying up valuable machine time.

The bulldozer was an interesting vehicle to simulate because it is fixed axle, but hinged chassis. It demonstrates that the Bullet engine can simulate non-standard vehicles. We have been very happy with our decision to use Bullet. It has proved a robust and realistic engine, even under difficult-to-simulate situations involving large masses and large mass ratios.