Rendimension Blog
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Perspectives on architectural visualization, pre-construction decisions, and the business of 3D rendering.
RV Site Design and RV Park Layout: Pad Sizes, Roads and Density
RV site design and RV park layout explained: pull-through versus back-in pads, pad dimensions, utility placement, road widths, density per acre, amenities and the drawings needed f...
Read article →Storage Unit Layout: Unit Mix, Corridors and Self Storage Floor Plans
How a storage unit layout is planned: unit mix by size, single-story drive-up versus multi-story climate-controlled, corridor widths, elevators and loading, office and site plan, a...
Read article →Auto Dealership Design: Showroom, Service and Site Layout
How auto dealership design works: showroom size and display count, sales offices and delivery bay, service drive and shop bays, parts, site layout for inventory and customer parkin...
Read article →Interior Design for Senior Living: Principles, Spaces and Approval
How interior design for senior living works: lighting, contrast and wayfinding, furniture and flooring rules, the main spaces from lobby to memory care, and how renders help operat...
Read article →Pool Design Services: What Designers Deliver and How 3D Renders Fit
What pool design services include, from site analysis and concept to construction drawings and engineering, the difference between builder design and independent designers, costs a...
Read article →Architectural Illustration: Styles, Uses and How to Commission One
What architectural illustration is today, the main styles from watercolor to photoreal 3D, when each one fits, how architectural illustrators work with firms and developers, and wh...
Read article →CAD Rendering: From CAD Files to Photoreal Images
What CAD rendering is, how CAD and BIM files from AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp and SolidWorks are turned into photoreal images, what a studio needs from the file, common problems and t...
Read article →Architectural Design Development: What Happens in the DD Phase
The design development phase of an architecture project explained: where it sits among the phases, what the architect and engineers produce, what the owner decides, typical deliver...
Read article →How a 3D Rendering Business Works: Services, Clients and Pricing
Inside a 3D rendering business: the services offered, who the clients are, how projects are priced and delivered, the team and software behind a studio, and how to evaluate a rende...
Read article →Architectural 3D Visualizer: What They Do and How to Hire One
What an architectural 3D visualizer does, the skills and software involved, freelancer versus studio, what a visualizer needs from you, and how to brief and evaluate one for an arc...
Read article →Plan Rendering: Rendered Floor Plans and Site Plans Explained
What plan rendering means, the difference between a rendered floor plan and a rendered site plan, 2D color plans versus 3D plans, what each is used for, what a studio needs and typ...
Read article →Building Permit Expediting: What Expediters Do and When to Hire One
What building permit expediting is, what a permit expediter actually does, when a project needs one, typical fees, how they work with architects and contractors, and how renderings...
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