Aerial 3D Rendering: How to See Your Project From Above
What an aerial 3D render is.
An aerial 3D render is the project seen from above, as if photographed with a drone: building, land, circulation, parking, pool, landscaping and relationship with the surroundings all read at once. It is the image that explains a whole project in a single view.
When an aerial view is worth requesting.
- Real estate developments: showing the plot grid, streets, common areas and units.
- Projects with pool and garden: understanding how the land is used.
- Presentations to district boards: urban scale reads better from above.
- Pre-sale of units: the buyer locates their unit inside the complex.
- Comparing layout variants: two lot designs are evaluated immediately.
Types of aerial angle.
A pure top-down view, which flattens the project and works as a plan, is not the same as an angled aerial view, which keeps volume and shadow. The top-down view works for master plans and catalogs; the angled view works to sell the project.
How it is built.
The existing 3D model is photographed virtually from an elevated camera. If the project only has plans, the volumetry and land are modeled first, which takes 2 to 4 days, and the aerial views are then generated from the same scene.
The surroundings are worked with the real vegetation of the site, access roads, parking and finished surfaces. Without that context the aerial view loses meaning: what is being sold is the relationship between the building and its land, not only the volume.
How long delivery takes.
Between 3 and 7 days, depending on the size of the development. Additional views from the same model are delivered together with the main images, without recreating the scene.
How many aerial views to request.
One aerial view covers the general presentation of the project. Additional views from the same model work as zoom: the main access, the pool area, the unit grid or the parking. Requesting them from the already built model takes less time than recreating the scene, so it is best to define them in the initial quote.
\nOne aerial view is usually enough for the catalog cover or the website, because it explains the scale of the project better than several close-up views.
In developments with several phases, the aerial view also shows what is built and what is still pending, which buyers and investors use to understand the real progress of the project.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The project seen from above: buildings, land, accesses, parking, pool, vegetation and surroundings, with real volume and shadows.
Yes. The volumetry and land are modeled first from plans, photos or measurements; that modeling takes 2 to 4 days before the views are generated.
The top-down view looks straight from above and works as a master plan; the angled view shows height, volume and context, which is why it works better for presenting and selling.
From 3 to 7 days depending on the size of the development; if the 3D model already exists, aerial views are added to the same scene without rebuilding it.
As visual support, yes, because it shows land occupation and circulation; the technical documents required by the district board remain the dimensioned plans.
