Our current range of services include
Product design visualisation and animation
3D modelling and asset building
Exhibition visualisation (walk-through / fly-around)
Architectural / Interior design renderings
Computer game character skins - rigged
3D 'real time' graphics (Unity 3D)
Interactive presentation graphics
Sales & marketing media imagery
With an engineering and product design background, I can readily understand
and interpret complex designs, difficult to understand engineering or
scientific principles, CAD data or engineering drawings.
If you would like to explore the possibility of using 3D I can informally advise you on the various formats and production processes and discuss how your brief can best be achieved.
Allows you to turn your preliminary design
work into professional photorealstic visualisations to present in
a clear and universal format that everyone can understand.
I've worked from 'back of napkin' sketches, architectural blueprints, right through to fully
integrated CAD systems, such as CATIA, SolidWorks and Inventor.
3D visualisation works where single image CAD renders or photography can't.
Uses state of the art animation
software to produce motion
graphics of designs and 3D data, which allow full exploration
of 3D models. The create huge visual impact and understanding.
Photography can't always show the whole picture, or the motion may be too intricate to show in static
imagery.
My mechanical design background allows me to easily understand
and visualise complex motion. Using clever animation 'rigs' models are designed as realistically
as possible so they can be both triggered by both traditional methods and software expressions. From the flight control linkages of a Lynx helicopter
through, to a cutaway of the Eurofighter's Mauser BK-27 mini-gun firing cycle, over the
years we have been asked to undertake a wide variety
of interesting and challenging work.
A misconception about 3D animation is that it's
expensive to produce. While modelling and setting the up the scene are usually the most
time consuming part of the job, a simple animation (such as
a camera sweep) can work out to be only a small percentage
to the overall cost. Providing there is time allowed for the
production of the the animation (as it usually requires
lengthy processing times) it would always be worthwhile
to consider the value this adds to a project or presentation.
Uses both visualisation and solid
modelling CAD packages VISUALS-3D can produce most types
of model to suit your desired use from a
full engineering solid CAD model for CNC or rapid prototyping, 3D
poly-mesh asset for an animation or design scheme, right through to a low-poly rigged model for a game / virtual reality engine.
My product design background enables my to make a significant contribution to clients' projects if required. I can add as little or as much design input as you require so please feel free to discuss how I can help.
With the rapid developemnt of VR systems and computer hardware, the time for real-time 3D is really coming of age. Having been involved with this technolgy for over 20 years, I have always looked for the best VR engines to develop for. I have experienced their limitations, frustrations and learnt the hard way of how to optimise their capability. Thankfully production of real-time solutions has become easier, cheaper, and has more impact. This frees up time working through the limitations enabling more time to deliver worthwhile content. Using Unity 3D has led me to delve into the vast world of scripting and programming, which has opened up endless possibilies to the way 3D animation is delivered.
I have a broad
knowledge of cuttent multimedia formats,
applications and delivery methods. If you have
any specific requirements which you are unable to fulfil,
please contact me as I will invariably be able
to help.