3D models have become an integral part of varied industries. They are no longer used solely in movies and video games. Depending on your industry, 3D models can help define your business for the better. Whether you are into architecture, product design, engineering or medicine, 3D models can make your work much easier.
Once you have adopted 3D models in your work, you need to find ways of using them in a more cost-effective way. Here’s how to save money with 3D models:
A number of businesses rely on studio photography when marketing their products. Nothing wrong with that. However, video photography can prove to be too expensive. In its place, you could create 3D models of products such as clothing and furniture. You can then use the 3D renders in marketing materials such as catalogs.
If you have created a line of 20 dresses in different colors, you don’t have to take a photograph of each one of them. After designing one dress, all you need is to change the colors. If it is furniture, you can use 3D models to show how the pieces will look in different settings.
Photographs are highly customized and hard to alter with changes in settings and campaigns. Not so for 3D models of your products. You can keep the 3D models in a database and use them again in future for other marketing campaigns. It will not be necessary to invest in another round of expensive photography to actualize your campaigns.
If you have a 3D model of a chair, you can use it in a different room to create a totally different look. You don’t have to physically alter the set and pay a photographer to do the job for you.
Forget about those 2D drafts. Explaining concepts in architecture and design is much easier using 3D models. You can use them to represent a room, floor layout, and entire building the way it will look after completion. It becomes possible to have a clear vision of the end product with the possibility of testing the idea in real-world conditions. Convincing buyers and investors are also made very easy.
In 3D, it is also possible to visualize a product in its finished form. Where you detect anomalies, you can correct them in a timely way. Creating a functional product is, therefore, much easier using 3D models. All that with just a single prototype. 2D models are expensive given the number of prototypes you may need.
Unlike 2D models, 3D models give you a complete understanding of the project at hand. If you have a 3D prototype of a product, it will communicate exactly what you want. If a piece of clothing, you will be able to communicate details such as patterns, colors, materials, and exact shape of what you want. Thus the design will be accurate when you finally get it.
Not so for a 2D draft which may not work. After all, certain elements of design such as shape cannot be accurately captured in 2D. If you were to receive a product with defects after using 2D drafts, that means loss of money. Using 3D models is the only way to save unnecessary costs in the product design process.
If you are creating architectural and engineering products, the use of 3D models can help you to reduce the lead times. The time used in the design phase is greatly diminished using 3D models. Thus an engineer will dedicate a lot of time on the actual creation of the products.
With a 3D model, an engineer can identify problems long before they happen. This eliminates the likelihood of accidents. There is no need to redesign and recreate the products. The budget is predictable and is unlikely to result in unexpected changes. In the end, you will be able to put your products on the shelves in the shortest possible time.
Well-designed 3D models give your marketing team an opportunity to interact with the products up close. Without proper knowledge of what they are selling, marketers will find it very hard to penetrate the market. When they go to meet prospective customers, your marketing representatives will have a good idea of exactly what they are talking about.
You can also use 3D models in other types of marketing including advertising. When your salespeople meet prospective customers, they can pitch using a 3D representation of a real object.
The Bottom Line
As you can see, there are many ways you can use 3D models to save money for your business. They work very well when it comes to designing products. Detecting possible defects becomes very easy. It also takes a short time to come up with products when you start with 3D models. Why don’t you embrace it today?
