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Elis Kostabi
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3Dstudio.co
Outsource 3D rendering
to a studio that works like your own team
Outsource 3D rendering and get finished images built from your own drawings, with the price and the delivery date agreed before work starts and one project contact from your first upload to the delivery.
- Fixed price and delivery date agreed before work starts
- A reply within 30 minutes of your upload: a fixed price and date, or the 1-2 questions we need answered first
- Built from your real CAD, Revit, SketchUp or PDF files, with NDA and white-label delivery on request
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Architects, developers & interior designers
Working for 215 companies since 2013
125 of 220 clients came back
More than half of our clients have hired us again
What does it mean to outsource 3D rendering?
To outsource 3D rendering is to send your drawings to an outside studio and get finished images back, so you do not need a visualiser on your own payroll. We build the 3D model from your CAD, Revit, SketchUp or PDF files and deliver the renders on a date we agree before we start.
You keep the design and the relationship with your client. We take the modelling, the lighting and the rendering.
Outsourcing 3D rendering works best when the work arrives in waves. A competition deadline, a sales launch or a planning submission needs many images in a few weeks, and then there is little work for a while. A full-time visualiser is idle between those peaks, and a team without one cannot meet them. A studio takes the peak, and the quiet weeks cost you nothing.
The 3D model is built from your real drawings, so heights, window positions and material boundaries come from your files and not from a guess. Every view of a project comes from that one model, which keeps a whole set of images consistent.
When outsourcing makes sense
You have no visualiser in the team, a deadline is close, or your own artists are fully booked. It also suits a project that needs several views, because the first image sets up the model and the next ones cost less.
When it does not
A quick sketch to test an idea at your own desk is usually faster to do yourself. Outsource the images that your client, a jury or a buyer will see.
What stays with you
The design, the choice of view and the final approval. We agree the camera and the light on a grey model before any material is added, so you decide before the detailed work starts.
Wondering what affects the price? The cost factors are listed below, and how a project runs shows each step.
Exterior, interior, aerial and floor plan images
Four kinds of work, all built from your drawings. Most projects start with one and add the others from the same model.
Exterior renders
Buildings and housing schemes seen from the street, at the time of day you choose, for planning, sales and competitions.
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Interior renders
Rooms furnished and lit from your layout and finishes, for marketing, client approval and design decisions.
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Aerial views and site plans
The whole plot from above, with roads, landscaping and the neighbouring buildings, for masterplans and sales.
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3D floor plans
Top-down plans with furniture and materials, for listings, brochures and sales boards.
Read moreHow 3D rendering outsourcing works, in four steps
One fixed price and one delivery date, agreed before any work starts, and one project contact from your first upload to the delivery.
Brief
Send your files, get a reply
Upload CAD, PDF, Revit or SketchUp files, or a photo of a sketch. We prepare the brief from your files, so there is no questionnaire. You get a reply within 30 minutes: a fixed price and a delivery date, or the 1-2 questions we need answered first.
Grey preview
The model, before any material
We build the 3D model without materials and place the camera. You check the view, the layout and the light on the grey model, while a change is still quick. No materials are added until you approve it.
Final render
Materials, light and detail
After you approve the grey preview, we add materials, light, furniture, planting and people. You review the render, and 2 revision rounds are included.
Delivery
Files on the agreed date
You receive the approved images in 4K, with larger sizes for print on request, and without our branding if you need white-label delivery. A later view of the same project uses the model that already exists.
Fixed price and delivery date agreed before work starts, 2 revision rounds included.
What decides the cost of outsourced 3D rendering
One fixed price for the project, agreed before work starts, not a day rate. Here is what moves it. Price ranges are on the pricing page.
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How many images
One view, or a set for a competition or a sales launch. Further views of the same project cost less than the first.
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The size and type of the scheme
A single house is a smaller job than a block with several facades, or a whole site seen from above.
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The state of your drawings
A 3D model or clean CAD drawings are quickest. A PDF or a sketch also works, and we agree the geometry with you before any rendering.
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Detail inside the image
A supplied material list is followed exactly. Furniture, planting and people take more time when we choose them ourselves.
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Changes after approval
2 revision rounds are included. A new design after you approved the image is new work, and we tell you before we start it.
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Later views and repeat work
A later view of a project we have already built costs less than the first. Repeat work is priced project by project in the same way.
Before you send
What to send first
A short list, so that the first reply can be a price and not a question.
- Your drawings: CAD, PDF, Revit, SketchUp or a photo of a sketch
- How many images you need and where they will be used
- Finishes or reference pictures, if you have them
- The date you need the files
Opens the upload form. Send what you have; no sales call.
Who outsources 3D rendering to us
Teams that outsource architectural rendering to us usually have the same need: images for a client, a buyer or a planning submission, without hiring a visualiser.
Architects and design-build firms
You have the design and the drawings, and no visualiser on staff. We turn them into images for clients, planning and competitions.
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Interior designers
Show a client the room before anything is bought. We build it from your plan, finishes and furniture.
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Property developers' marketing teams
Sales images ready before the building exists: exterior, interior, aerial and floor plans from one set of drawings.
Read moreWhat you send and what you get
Send what exists today and we will say what, if anything, is missing.
What you send
DrawingsCAD, PDF, Revit, SketchUp or ArchiCAD files, or a photo of a sketch
FinishesA material list or reference pictures, if you have them
ViewsWhich images you need and where they will be used
DateWhen you need the files, if there is a deadline
BrandingWhether the files go out under your name, so we deliver them without ours
What you get
First replyWithin 30 minutes: a fixed price and a delivery date, or the 1-2 questions we need first
Grey previewThe model without materials, to agree the view and the light
Final rendersThe approved images in 4K, with larger sizes for print on request
Revisions2 rounds included
RightsFull usage rights to everything delivered
Want to see how a project runs? Read how it works, or look at the portfolio.
How to choose a studio for architectural rendering outsourcing
Six questions worth asking any studio, including us. A good answer is specific and comes with an example.
Is their work close to what you need?
Look at finished images of the same type as yours: exterior, interior, aerial or floor plan. A studio that is strong in one type can be average in another.
Are the price and the date fixed?
Ask for one price for the whole project and a delivery date before any work starts. An hourly rate or an open estimate leaves the risk with you.
Do they build from your drawings?
Ask whether the geometry comes from your CAD, Revit or SketchUp files. Sizes that are guessed, or generated by an AI tool, produce images that do not match your building.
Can you check the work before it is finished?
Look for a grey model stage, where the view, the layout and the light are agreed before materials are added. Ask how many revision rounds are included.
Who will you talk to?
You need one person who knows your project, not a different name every week. Ask who that is before you send anything.
How do they handle confidentiality?
Ask for an NDA before you send drawings. If you resell the work, ask whether the files come without the studio's branding and whether the project stays out of its portfolio.
In-house visualiser, freelancer or studio
Each one fits a different situation. None of them is the best choice every time.
An in-house visualiser
Best when you need images every week and want the person next to the design team. The costs run all year, including the quiet months, and one person is your only capacity in the busy weeks.
A freelancer
Good for a single image, or for a person you already know and trust. The risk is that everything depends on one person: if they are booked or unavailable, your project waits, and the next image may look different.
A studio
A team covers the model, the light and the finishing, so a project does not stop when one person is away, and a set of images keeps one look. The trade-off is that a studio works to its own process: you brief once and review at agreed stages.
White-label delivery for rendering studios and agencies
If you sell 3D rendering to your own clients, or you need extra capacity when your own team is full, you can use us behind your own brand.
Delivered without our branding
The final images carry no name or logo of ours, so you can send them straight to your own client.
Kept out of our portfolio
If you ask for white-label delivery, the project is not added to our portfolio or posted on our social media. We sign your NDA on request.
One project contact
You write to one person who knows the project, so your questions do not pass through several people.
The same steps as any project
A reply within 30 minutes, a fixed price and date, a grey preview, 2 revision rounds and 4K files.
Rooted in Estonia, with offices and clients worldwide
We work with developers, architects and agencies across Europe, North America, Australia and the Middle East. Each market we work in has its own page: Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, London, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Miami, Toronto, Sydney and Dubai.
Outsourcing questions, answered
What people usually ask before they outsource their first project. Still unsure? Send the drawings anyway; the reply says what is missing.
Ask us directlyHow is the cost of outsourced 3D rendering worked out?
Every project gets one fixed price and a delivery date, agreed before work starts. It is not an hourly rate. The price depends on how many images you need, the size of the scheme, the state of your drawings and how much detail the images need, as listed in the cost section above. Further views of the same project cost less than the first. Price ranges are on the pricing page.
How does the time difference work if my team is in another country?
We are an Estonian studio, working since 2013 and delivering to 17 countries. We keep European working hours, so clients in Europe share the working day with us. If your team is further west, for example in the US, send your comments at the end of your day. The changes are made during our day, and the new version is waiting when you start the next morning.
Do you work under an NDA?
Yes, on request. We sign your NDA before the drawings arrive and keep the project private. If you need white-label delivery as well, the files come without our branding and the project is not shown in our portfolio or on social media.
Which files can I send, and what do I get back?
Send what you have: CAD or PDF drawings, Revit, SketchUp or ArchiCAD files, or a photo of a sketch. A 3D model is quickest, but it is not required. We build the 3D model from your drawings, so the sizes and positions in the images match your design. You get the approved images in 4K, with larger sizes for print on request.
What happens if the first version is not right?
Before the final render you see a grey preview, so the view, the layout and the light are agreed while changes are still quick. After the final render, 2 revision rounds are included. If a change goes beyond a revision, for example a new design after you approved the image, we tell you before we start it.
Can I use you for ongoing work, not only for one project?
Yes. 125 of our 220 clients have hired us again. Each project is still priced and dated before it starts, so you know the cost and the delivery date every time. If you expect regular work, or extra work in busy periods, say so in your first message.
What should I send first?
The drawings you already have, the number of images you need and the date you need them. A short note on where the images will be used helps us choose the right views. You do not need to write a brief or fill in a questionnaire, because we prepare the brief from your files. You get a reply within 30 minutes: a fixed price and delivery date, or the 1-2 questions we need answered first.
Can you deliver the renders under my brand, not yours?
Yes. For white-label delivery the files come without our branding, and your project is not added to our portfolio or posted on our social media. Tell us when you upload that the work is white-label, and your project contact handles it from there.
Send your drawings, get a reply within 30 minutes
Upload CAD, PDF, Revit or SketchUp files, or a photo of a sketch. The reply is a fixed price and a delivery date, or the 1-2 questions we need answered first.