For quite some time, computers have been producing 3D visualizations (also called “renderings”) that are similar to photographs. In many cases it is difficult to discern a visualization from a photograph. But the experienced eye knows what to look for. Here are the signs of a 3D visualization, compiled by an expert visualizer (it often…
Drafting services are subject to fluctuations in work inflow just like everyone else. The work inflow also fluctuates wildly, a situation that only some producers are subject to. TMG has its own way of dealing with this situation. For starters, we maintain a constant slack in our in-house workforce to absorb moderate increases in client…
The term “drafting services” encompasses several activities. Examples are 2D drafting, 3D drafting and 3D visualization. The subject of this article is 3D visualization, and some of the on-the-ground realities associated with it. 3D visualization is the creation of a computer-generated drawing which is remarkably lifelike, so lifelike that the viewer must wonder, “Is that…
It’s one of the the most innovative designs the world has ever seen. It’s the Helix Hotel, soon to be built in the Persian Gulf. It looks like a stack of irregularly shaped dinner plates; in reality it contains 208 rooms, an atrium and a waterfall. The design was chosen from amongst many in a…
