3D elevation design, rendered from your architect's drawings

In India, elevation is the everyday word for the front or outside view of a building. A 2D elevation is the flat line drawing an architect prepares. A 3D elevation is a photoreal image of that drawing, with real materials, depth, shadows and light. Some people call it a 3D view of the house.

Many firms that advertise 3D elevation design both design the facade and render it. We only render. An architect or a designer decides how the building looks. We show that decision as a picture you can check, share and approve. Our guide to 3D elevation, 3D view and other terms explains the words.

The elevation drawing is the starting point. A floor plan alone is not enough, because it does not show heights or what the outside looks like.

If the drawings are hand sketches, send them. We confirm the dimensions with you or your architect before modelling.

• Elevation drawings of every face you want shown: CAD or PDF
• Floor plans and a section, for depths and levels
• The plot size and the position of the road
• Materials and colours, or pictures of the look you want
• The facade lighting plan, if you want a night view
• A SketchUp or Revit model, if your architect has one

A night view is a common addition. It shows how the facade lights, the window light and the gate lights will look after dark, which a daytime picture cannot show. It is worth ordering when lighting is part of the design, or when the building is commercial and will be seen at night.

Material options are ordered when the owner has not decided. The building and the camera stay the same, and only the finish changes. Each option is a separate image. If you already have a finished render and only want it shown in a different light, see day-to-night renders.

A 3D elevation is quoted per view. The price depends on the number of floors and the width of the building, on how detailed the facade is, and on how much of the compound and the street is shown. Grilles, jaalis, mouldings and cladding patterns all take modelling time. A bungalow 3D elevation with a plain facade is less work than a multi-storey commercial building with glazing and signage.

A night view or a material option of the same elevation costs less than a new view, because the model already exists. Tell us the type of building, the number of floors and the views you want, and we send a quotation. 3D rendering cost in India explains how per-view charges work.