AR Lot Previews: See a Home on the Real Lot
Quick answer: An AR lot preview uses augmented reality to place a proposed home onto a real, empty lot through a phone or tablet, at correct scale and position. Builders and developers use it to help buyers visualize a new build on the actual site, turning bare land into a tangible future home.
Standing on an empty lot, most buyers see dirt, not their future home. An AR lot preview changes that: the buyer raises a phone and sees the proposed house standing on the lot, at the right scale and orientation, as if it were already built.
What an AR lot preview does
- Places the model in the real world through a phone or tablet camera.
- Holds correct scale and position on the actual lot.
- Lets buyers walk around and view it from angles.
- Connects to finishes and options, like a configurator.
Where it helps
AR lot previews are powerful for land sales, custom and production homebuilders, and master-planned communities where buyers tour the site. On the lot, the experience makes an abstract plan immediate, which supports the decision to buy. It complements superimposed renderings used in marketing.
What it requires
You bring the building design; Rendimension builds the 3D model and the AR-enabled app or web experience, then sets it up for the devices your buyers and agents use.
Rendimension delivers AR lot previews alongside the 3D models built for its 3D rendering services.
Selling lots or new builds on site? Ask about AR lot previews.
Frequently asked questions
What is an AR lot preview?
An augmented reality experience that places a proposed home onto a real, empty lot through a phone or tablet, at correct scale and position, so buyers can visualize the new build on site.
Who uses AR lot previews?
Land sellers, custom and production homebuilders, and master-planned communities where buyers tour the actual site and benefit from seeing the home in place.
How is an AR lot preview different from a superimposed rendering?
A superimposed rendering is a still image of the building on a site photo. An AR lot preview is live and interactive on the buyer device, viewable from different angles on location.
What does an AR lot preview require?
A 3D model of the home and an AR-enabled app or web experience on the buyer device, both of which Rendimension builds and sets up for the supported devices on your project.