Now everybody is capbale of 3d modelling. I wonder if the scale model business still has future? If the most architects say no,
I might layoff all my 7 staffs, and start something else.
considering the guy has 2 minimally relevent postings on modeling and rendering, and both culminate w/ links to his model building/rendering company. what we're looking at here is a case of forum spam, mmkay?
Not an effective advertising method. Basically he's saying "Is my company worth anything? Maybe I should close up shop." Are we supposed to feel guilty and have this guy make models for us? That said, they are pretty nice models. But, not the best marketing technique.
I'm building a model right now! It's for an exterior signage/graphic identity treatment on an existing warehouse building. This seemed like the best way to make sure our client understands our proposal.
For client groups like churches, composed mainly of people who don't have any kind of architecture/art/visualization background, physical models are very, very valuable. Especially if there is fundraising involved - people can actually understand a dollhouse-sized version of the project far better than they can understand a drawing, even a photo-realistic 3D walkthrough.
People like the god's-eye view. It makes them feel in control.
Thanks to randomized and liberty bell for their positive vision in the scale model business.
the model business in 2009 is really bad, even I have a a very good website. We(my wife and I) are spending money to support scale model staffs, and trying to maintain this firm for another half year. The guys in workshop did great jobs. They don't have anything to blame!
Fortunately we are still having some rendering business going on, and we are working in home and the cost is really minimum. I think we will make even this year.
There will always be a market for physical models. It's the best way to represent space, a perspective rendering is still on a 2d sheet.
At my office we use physical models quite extensively, both as a design tool and for presentations to clients.
The modeling industry won't be replaced by CG renderings, but just as digital renderings replaced hand drawing, cad/cam will replace hand-modeling. A lot of architecture firms contract out modeling jobs to specialists because they dont have the technology or knowledge for some of the advanced techniques, because they dont build a cnc 5-directional milled objects every day, and nor should they.
The way to grow your business would be to adapt to advancing technologies. Start with a laser cutter, if you dont already have one. It will increase your speed and precision exponentially. Then you might think about adding a 3d-printer or cnc milling machine. Situ Studio has gone so far as to do full scale fabrication.
The thing is: People pay other people to provide services that they can't do for themselves. Why would any architectural firm contract you to do a model for them when it's cheaper for an intern to do it? Now if you provide a service or product that the intern can't match, then that's your market isn't it?
Also, on the other hand, consider your market, if you cater to architects who primarily do traditional buildings, like as shown on your website. Then cad/cam might not help you. In that case, I would look to expand into renderings and other types of consultancy.
For me it show the old issue solved with a fresh new aproach, becaurse what is it that is wrong. Is it wrong to have a model not at all, as long as one know the limitations that this is anything but the real thing except the looks at a smaller scale.
There are no need to bore you with this the model has been like it is today allway's. --- and that is exactly what is wrong with it. It allway's had the same porous, it allway's was an image with a very limited use. But it allway's belonged in architecture, belong to the way we percive and project a building, but not the building structure. Case building compoments are generated from a 3D digital model, Then it would make a lot more sense, as then you could use the same building compoments just in a smaller scale, and build a real scale model, --- you would see that the modules fit together, you could examine the basic structure, you could use the digital 3d model for something much wiser than a model only to sell the thing.
These guy's are on the right track, as it seem they fabricate the beams as scale models, there are a use for the sheet router, it is very different than the tradisional aproach.
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Does The Scale Model Business Have Future?
Now everybody is capbale of 3d modelling. I wonder if the scale model business still has future? If the most architects say no,
I might layoff all my 7 staffs, and start something else.
www.archivisionmodels.com/
3d modelling on the computer is something different than having a physical scale model in your hands. so I would say yes.
spam, son!
it's only spam if you click the link, no?
considering the guy has 2 minimally relevent postings on modeling and rendering, and both culminate w/ links to his model building/rendering company. what we're looking at here is a case of forum spam, mmkay?
mmkay
Not an effective advertising method. Basically he's saying "Is my company worth anything? Maybe I should close up shop." Are we supposed to feel guilty and have this guy make models for us? That said, they are pretty nice models. But, not the best marketing technique.
I'm building a model right now! It's for an exterior signage/graphic identity treatment on an existing warehouse building. This seemed like the best way to make sure our client understands our proposal.
For client groups like churches, composed mainly of people who don't have any kind of architecture/art/visualization background, physical models are very, very valuable. Especially if there is fundraising involved - people can actually understand a dollhouse-sized version of the project far better than they can understand a drawing, even a photo-realistic 3D walkthrough.
People like the god's-eye view. It makes them feel in control.
i'm for the firing and selling of your eqpt on this cool new site Kick Ass Deals...
Thanks to randomized and liberty bell for their positive vision in the scale model business.
the model business in 2009 is really bad, even I have a a very good website. We(my wife and I) are spending money to support scale model staffs, and trying to maintain this firm for another half year. The guys in workshop did great jobs. They don't have anything to blame!
Fortunately we are still having some rendering business going on, and we are working in home and the cost is really minimum. I think we will make even this year.
stop...drop...close up shop.... send your clients to me.....
I get all my models from China....jealous now?
if they're supermodels.
@thomascui
There will always be a market for physical models. It's the best way to represent space, a perspective rendering is still on a 2d sheet.
At my office we use physical models quite extensively, both as a design tool and for presentations to clients.
The modeling industry won't be replaced by CG renderings, but just as digital renderings replaced hand drawing, cad/cam will replace hand-modeling. A lot of architecture firms contract out modeling jobs to specialists because they dont have the technology or knowledge for some of the advanced techniques, because they dont build a cnc 5-directional milled objects every day, and nor should they.
See these guys for inspiration: http://www.situstudio.com/
The way to grow your business would be to adapt to advancing technologies. Start with a laser cutter, if you dont already have one. It will increase your speed and precision exponentially. Then you might think about adding a 3d-printer or cnc milling machine. Situ Studio has gone so far as to do full scale fabrication.
The thing is: People pay other people to provide services that they can't do for themselves. Why would any architectural firm contract you to do a model for them when it's cheaper for an intern to do it? Now if you provide a service or product that the intern can't match, then that's your market isn't it?
Also, on the other hand, consider your market, if you cater to architects who primarily do traditional buildings, like as shown on your website. Then cad/cam might not help you. In that case, I would look to expand into renderings and other types of consultancy.
Hope this helps.
Inspiring link jplourde .
For me it show the old issue solved with a fresh new aproach, becaurse what is it that is wrong. Is it wrong to have a model not at all, as long as one know the limitations that this is anything but the real thing except the looks at a smaller scale.
There are no need to bore you with this the model has been like it is today allway's. --- and that is exactly what is wrong with it. It allway's had the same porous, it allway's was an image with a very limited use. But it allway's belonged in architecture, belong to the way we percive and project a building, but not the building structure. Case building compoments are generated from a 3D digital model, Then it would make a lot more sense, as then you could use the same building compoments just in a smaller scale, and build a real scale model, --- you would see that the modules fit together, you could examine the basic structure, you could use the digital 3d model for something much wiser than a model only to sell the thing.
These guy's are on the right track, as it seem they fabricate the beams as scale models, there are a use for the sheet router, it is very different than the tradisional aproach.
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