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LUXIGON IS A CGI STUDIO SPECIALIZED IN ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATION 3D RENDERING, ANIMATION AND REALTIME 3D

LUXIGON'S

MODUS OPERANDI

LUXIGON PARIS11 BIS RUE BACHAUMONT 75002 [email protected]: +33 9 52 75 37 95

LUXIGON-ALOHA JACTA EST INC. LOS ANGELES1999 HYPERION AVE. LOS ANGELES CA 90026

[email protected]: +1 323.522.3542

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All requests should be made 6 to 8 weeks in advance. Of course try anytime as we may have an unexpected available slot.

All jobs must be confirmed at least 10 days before we start to work. We have had some really bad experiences.

Requests must include :

• Name of the project • Type : housing, retail, library, station, urban... • Scope of work• Quantity and type of images required

(typically: exterior-eye level, aerial, interior)• Size of images and/or ratio • Date of material delivery (final model or plans)• Deadline

We may ask for a deposit before starting depending on the amount of work.

MATERIAL DELIVERY Approximately 2 weeks prior to the deadline (for up to 5 images) if we don’t model - otherwise 2 to 4 weeks. Ideally.

DELIVERABLES AND FILE TYPESThe final drafts renderings are normally provided in JPEG format, on a basis of 5.000 pixel wide image size.

PAYMENTInvoices are to be paid in full no later than 60 days from their date of issue. Good Kharma.

LEGALNone of our work may be copied, distributed, licensed, modified, published, reproduced or used to create derivative work without the express written permission of Luxigon.

- Deadline. We won’t work after the deadline. Seriously.- It’s not a joy to work late at night or over the week-end. Neither is it mandatory.- Do not send documents in the evening of a Friday- As a general idea the more freedom we have the better the images. We have been doing this job for quite a long time, we’re not perfect, but sometimes we can have some really clever ideas. - It is better to work on final documents - redoing things two or three times never leads to a good result.- Pressure is never helping.

INQUIRIES

PLEASE DO NOTE



TO START WORKING, WE NEEDPreferably in a nice PDF document

Scope of the project

Summary of project program / functions

Furniture: 3D model, description or reference Pictures of the site

Material descriptions or references

Brief conceptual description of the project Site localization / Google coordinates

Competition?

Diagrams are better, but sketches are useful too

it’s not mandatory but it helps a lot when we need to model the context. Google is great but real pictures, taken on site, provide more comprehensive information about the current situation of the location.

Long term project? Agreement?



TO START WORKING, WE NEED

Technical drawings in .dwg

Landscape description

Possible or already known viewpoints Lighting and mood reference

(masterplan/plans/sections/elevations) in a separate .zip folder



FILES TYPES WE LIKE

In the end your folder should look like this:

Click "Send"!

2D 3D

We’re mostly working with Cinema 4D and its integrated renderer (AR) or Vray. We also use 3DS Max with Vray.

Models done in other softwares need to be converted to files we can import. Generally .fbx or .obj are our friends.

If in doubt, ask us before making any move.

For 2D drawings we use dwg. PDF or Illustrator files are not suitable for modeling but are OK for patterns or

graphics.



3D MODEL (YOU DO)

Make the file comprehensible

Keep it light

Try to keep the model clean and readable

Organize

layer for roofs

layer for green areas

layer for pavements

layer for main buildings

layer for buildingslayer for roads

Name the different layers and objects in a way a human can understand (and not CH$-4Y-AA or Polygon 666).

Keep only relevant information. People, cars, trees are only making the file heavier. We will add them in post-

production or use our own.

Keep your model as tidy as possible, make sure there isn’t any hidden geometry or hidden layers.

The best is to organize layers by elements: slabs/columns/wall/partition walls/stairs/furniture...

Miscellaneous



3D MODEL (YOU DO)

Build your model with an efficient topology. Use polygons only where you need them.

Check that some objects are not duplicated at the same position.

Set your system and project units (for your software) to work consistently. Working in the right scale is important for both lighting

and physics simulation.

Optimize your geometry.

Glass without thickness is better. If you want a thick glass, make it 0.5 cm.

Please check for and remove non-welded points and coplanar surfaces.

Be careful when exporting complex geometries from external libraries.

If you want us to work with your textures, please provide them in high-resolution.

Place your model at 0,0,0 before exporting it.

CAD Documents we need (clean, needless to say)



3D MODEL (WE DO) Extra cost and time

NEED AN ANIMATION?

Masterplan

Elevations

Please send us a model that is detailed from all sides. Nobody wants to see holes.

Plans

Indications of functions, landscape and materials

Please provide a synopsis of the animation describing key moments.

Some quick sketches can save a lot of time

If you don’t have a soundtrack you may send us some reference sounds. We usually edit the sequences according to the soundtrack.

Please, no jazz-rock.

Sections

The white cubes syndrome

3D Model in a single layer Nobody knows what "dusk" really is

Let's all be nice



IMPORTANT

Please do not send us white cubes with reference imagesAlthough many of us are architects, we cannot transform cubes into an architectural project.

For obvious reasons it does not help.

That's how great work is done.

Please send us some reference images. Dusk can be a vast term, better be precise.



PROCESSFor an average week of work

day 5-6Final render

“Le grand jeu!”

day 3-4

PreviewTest for light, textures and ambiance

Generally one or two rounds

Rough previewPoint of viewModel check

Generally one or two roundsday 1-2

day 7Adjustments :(

Two rounds



COMMENTS

Try to group all comments in a single PDF and not in a constant flow. We give preference to written

comments over comments by phone or Skype.

Only one interluctor is highly desirable.It's mayhem if not.

We reserve the right to charge extra depending on the complexity of the adjustments

(changes in model, recomputing the scene...)

Be consistentConsolidate comments

Annotate on the views

So you know...

REMOVE PALMMORE BIRDS

MORE GLOW

REPLACE BY AN ELEPHANT

LUXIGON PARIS11 BIS RUE BACHAUMONT 75002 [email protected]: +33 9 52 75 37 95

LUXIGON-ALOHA JACTA EST INC. LOS ANGELES1999 HYPERION AVE. LOS ANGELES CA 90026

[email protected]: +1 323.522.3542

LUXIGON.COMFACEBOOK PARIS

FACEBOOK LAFLICKR

TWITTER



RECAP SHEET

Send Luxigon

No Go

Working after the deadlineReceiving docs on a Friday evening

Working late at night or over the week-endTurning white cubes into projects

Cleaning really ugly 3D modelsPressure

Being rude

3D Model Check

Scope of Project It is clean and readable

Brief conceptual description It is organized by layers

Units are consistent

Model is at 0.0.0

Textures are attached

Site localization / Google coordinates There are no hidden layers or objects

Summary of project program / functions It does not contain unnecessary information

Material descriptions or references Points are welded and faces not coplanar

Furniture: 3D model, description or references No multiple objects at the same position

Pictures of the site Glass is without thickness or thickness = 0.5 cm

Technical drawings in .dwg

Possible or already known viewpoints

Lighting and mood reference

Landscape Description Geometry is optimized

http://www.luxigon.com

https://www.facebook.com/luxigonaloha

https://www.facebook.com/AlohaJactaEst/

http://www.flickr.com/luxigon

https://twitter.com/luxigon

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