3D Physical vs. Virtual
To all the 3D builders both physical and virtual,
No doubt that 3D computer rendering and animation has brought many benefits and
has been a great innovation to design visualization and presentations. Photo
realistic renderings are now widely used where 3D physical models made of
paper, wood, and plastic were needed in the past.
The questions I pose for this new thread are:
1. Physical models do provide a type of information to the viewer that a flat
print or screen can not provide. What is this intangible benefit to using a 3d
physical model?
2. Is the 3D computer model really faster to create than its physical counter
part?
3. I would like to hear from those people that still build physical models.
Why do you choose to build physical models? Are they quicker, cheaper, easier,
more effective?
I believe that physical model building is alive and well today. Why…?
Scott Gaul