Questions people ask before they start

The real answers on cost, timelines, files and rights, grouped so you are not reading the same cost answer under five different headings. If your question is not here, the button below reaches a person.

  • One fixed quote per project, back in 30 minutes
  • 2 revision rounds included, then refined until you sign off
  • Answers grouped by pricing, files, rights and working with us
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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.

Pricing and process

What it costs and how long it takes

The two questions before any other, and what a quote actually resets to zero.

Ask about pricing
How much does 3D rendering cost?
Every project is priced as a whole, never per image and never by the hour. What moves the number is the mix of views, how complex the scene is, how ready your files are, the resolution you need and how much art direction the brief calls for. The first view carries the whole scene build; each further angle of the same building costs a fraction of the first, because the scene already exists. Upload what you have and one fixed price comes back within 30 minutes, without a sales call.
How long does a project take?
A single view is usually about a week from the day we have your files. A full set runs two to three weeks. You see the building as an untextured clay model within the first few days, which is the cheapest point to move the camera or change the hour, then a photoreal first-look preview early enough to still change materials and light cheaply. The rest of the set comes off that same finished scene.
How many revisions are included?
Two rounds are included in every project. After that we refine until you sign off; the fee buys the result, not a fixed number of tries. Locking the camera at the clay stage, before materials go on, is what keeps most projects well inside the two included rounds.
Do you offer volume discounts?
Yes, in shape rather than in a published number. Extra angles of a building we have already built cost a fraction of the first, because the scene exists and does not need rebuilding. A set of six views of one project is priced very differently from six views of six unrelated ones, and we will show you that ratio on request rather than publish one number that fits no actual brief.
Files and formats

What to send and what you get back

Nothing needs to be tidy before you send it.

Ask about files
What do I need to send to get started?
Whatever you already have. Ideally CAD or PDF plans and elevations, or the native Revit, ArchiCAD, SketchUp or 3ds Max file, plus material specs and any mood or reference imagery. A rough sketch or a photograph of one is enough to get a quote; we build the brief from your files rather than a questionnaire.
What file formats do you work with?
We work natively in 3ds Max, Corona, V-Ray, SketchUp, Revit, ArchiCAD, AutoCAD and Photoshop, and accept CAD (.dwg), PDF, IFC and the common 3D and BIM formats. If you are not sure whether a file will open, send it; it almost always does.
What resolution do you deliver, and how many images will I get?
4K is standard and covers web, social and most print; for large-format print, hero walls or billboards we deliver up to 8K to 12K on request. Every crop you need, hero, web, social and print, comes off the one scene, so nothing is re-ordered separately for a different aspect ratio.
Rights and confidentiality

Who owns what, and who sees it

Two questions that come up as soon as a project is real.

Ask about rights
Who owns the images?
You do. Full usage rights to every delivered image are included: brochures, portals, hoardings, press, social and planning submissions, for as long as you like. There is no separate licence and no per-use fee. The 3D scene itself stays with us, which is what keeps a later view of the same building cheap; if you need the geometry itself, that is 3D modeling, priced separately, on the 3D modeling page.
Do you sign NDAs and keep projects confidential?
Yes, as standard, and without being asked. We work under NDA, keep every scene and file private, and never publish a project or use it in the portfolio without written permission. Unbuilt developments and competition entries are exactly the kind of work we are trusted with.
Working with us

Getting started and finding the right service

Where you are and what to order, answered plainly.

Ask us directly
Can you work on a project in my country?
Almost certainly. We have worked remotely since 2013, for clients in 17 countries, among them Estonia, Finland, Norway, Germany, France, the UK, Canada and Australia. Drawings, comments and files move by upload and email; nobody has needed to visit, and the only thing your location changes is what time of day a call happens.
Which service do I actually need?
Usually more than one, and it depends on who has to be convinced. A planning committee wants an aerial and street-level exteriors; a buyer wants the rooms, so interiors and a floor plan; an investor wants the film. See the full breakdown on the services page, or send your drawings and say what the images are for and we will tell you what the scheme actually calls for.
Start a project

Still deciding? Send the drawings and get the number in 30 minutes

Attach what exists so far, even if it is a massing model and a site plan. There is no budget dropdown, and the first reply is the price and the date.