Athens-South Visual and Graphic Design

Large 3D Models

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3D models of large objects

Large structures, such as buildings, towers and statues can be captured in 3D. High resolution drone images are shot in 360º from various altitudes, and stitched into an interactive 3D model. This imagery (.obj) can be embedded into a website, or integrated into other 3D programs.

The 40 foot tall Nashville Peace Monument below was shot with 200 overlapping high resolution images, to produce the model below.

Peace
by Aerial 3D360
on Sketchfab

#createtn #3ddrone

Athens of the South Visual Design

417 Prestwick Court
Nashville, TN 37205
United States (US)
Phone: (615) 477-0737


21st Century Imagery

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3D and 360º Virtual Tours

Do you need your property or business updated into the 21st century?

I provide multiple solutions for modern business’s and individuals looking to address the growing demand for virtual representations of their space.

This means filming by air (drone), ground (360), or building 3D models. These services can truly allow you or your business to stick out both conventional and unconventional ways!

Sincerely, Bob Henderson

 

Affordable 3D models
This is ideal for buildings under construction. As low as 7 cents per square foot. View a 3D model.

 

 

3D Like Tours
Indoor and outdoor virtual tours. Experience a 360º virtual tour of this Nashville luxury apartment complex.

 

 

Drone Certified
Don’t risk hiring an aerial photographer that is not licensed. By law, any payed operator is required to be licensed. Beach Aerial

 

 


Local Tour Guide
Closing in on 10 million views of my photography, Google has promoted me to level 7. Most of my content is 360º panoramas.

 

Bob Henderson
(615) 477-0737
bob@athens-south.com
360º Imagery| Drone Video | Graphic Design

3D Models

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3D Models from Floor Plans

Affordable 3D models of floor plans. Create a virtual tour from architectural designs. This is ideal for real estate and apartments that are under construction. 24 turn around time in most cases. Pricing is as low as 7 cents per square foot… read more

See the real-world live version apartment virtual tour.

Elliston 23 Apartments in Midtown Nashville

Model A4

2 Story Nashville Home

#3dtour #floorplan #apartment #home

Athens of the South Visual Design

417 Prestwick Court
Nashville, TN 37205
United States (US)
Phone: (615) 477-0737


Eyes Don’t Lie

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Best Virtual Tours Inside and Outside

The best way to get top quality 3D like virtual tours is with a manual camera system – there is no other way around it. The human eye has yet to be replicated.

Sun, or overcast lighting poses the biggest challenge, inside and out. This requires a skilled, knowledgable photographer using light meters, multiple exposure settings and post-production software, but to name a few.

If you have a virtual tour that is limited to indoor imagery, there are probably at least 4 reasons to consider an independent phortography service like mine:

  1. Window shots will look better
  2. Outside shots will be available (critical to pool, patio, rooftop area’s etc.)
  3. They can be added to Google Maps
  4. You can embed the tour on your website!

Manual 360º Photography by Bob Henderson

Website Version A

Website Version B

This content requires HTML5/CSS3, WebGL, or Adobe Flash Player Version 9 or higher.

 

Google Maps Version

3D Model Version

Best Practices Manual Camera Settings for each shot per tour point:

  1. Manual Focus
  2. Manual Shutter Speed
  3. Manual ISO (100 for most shoots)
  4. Consistent f-stop per tour point
  5. Manual Color Balance
  6. Balanced tripod
  7. Balanced lens
  8. No flash

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#virtualtours #createtn

Athens of the South Visual Design

417 Prestwick Court
Nashville, TN 37205
United States (US)
Phone: (615) 477-0737

Blueprints to 3D

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Virtual Tours from Blueprints:

New from Athens-South Marketing 

Create this from blueprints. Click on the image below:

blueprint 3d

Athens of the South Visual Design

417 Prestwick Court
Nashville, TN 37205
United States (US)
Phone: (615) 477-0737

#blueprint #virtualtour

Posting 3D Images

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How to Post 3D Images to your website

blue bird 3d3D images are a great way to display merchandise for online items. One of my clients sells custom made, hand crafted mosaic tile sculptures of animals, such as dogs, cats and birds.

Basset Hound
by belmontguy
on Sketchfab

The scanning process  with 3D images involves a series of photographs that can be shot with a smart-phone application. I used 123D, by Autodesk that stitches about 30 shots together and loads them to a viewer that can be linked to a page, or post with an iframe code.

Objects that are made of glass, or highly reflective, are not suitable for 3D scanning. Lighting is also key. Overcast days are great for scanning, so the objects do not cast a shadow. Background contrast is also a consideration; it needs to be broken up, unlike the process of using a green-screen.

  • Use your smart phone to scan an image in 3D using AutoDesk 123D Catch
  • Download the .obj file (downloads in the mesh folder)
  • Modify the .obj image in Meshmixer by AutoDesk
  • Enhance the .obj image in Photoshop 3D
  • Upload the file to Scetchfab from Photoshop
  • Imbed the iframe code to your page or post page

Cardinal
by belmontguy
on Sketchfab

Meshmixer requires some basic knowledge of 3D objects, such as the X, Y & Z. axis. One of the first things to do is modify the orientation of the object in the “edit” mode. Then go to “transform” in the sub-menu to select the object and rotate it to the correct orientation on the plane. Usually by default, it’s on it’s side with the ground plane sliced through the center of the object. After that, go to the “select” mode to grab the unwanted background imagery using “command-X” to delete it.

Photoshop 3D can be used for additional cleaning up, but does have a fairly steep learning curve.

Using the viewing platform with 123D eliminates the need for a plug-in or loading the .obj file, which was problematic on my WordPress sites. I ended up using Scetchfab Pro viewer because it uploads directly from Photoshop. The pro plan allows me 20 annotations per month for $10. The basic plan is free with 5 annotations per month.

Athens of the South Visual Design

417 Prestwick Court
Nashville, TN 37205
United States (US)
Phone: (615) 477-0737

 

 

3D Images

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View 3D images on your website

Mosaic sculptures by Bell Buckle, Tennessee mosaic artist Lynn Driver using 123D models. Images may not load on a phone or tablet.

Blue Bird
by belmontguy
on Sketchfab

Athens of the South Visual Design

417 Prestwick Court
Nashville, TN 37205
United States (US)
Phone: (615) 477-0737

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