Designing Furniture
Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) involves creating an accurate 3D scale model of an item of furniture; including as much detail as necessary to represent the item. On the computer, the model can be placed in a scene with other such items and viewed from any angle.
Rendering is the process of adding surfaces and lighting to the model. The tools available to this can make models look highly realistic when surface rendered.
What can be created in cGI
Modern modelling software in the hands of a skilled technician , can in the context of furniture, be used to model virtually any furniture item, hard and soft in whatever level of detail required.
Below is a model of a sofa including cushions and fabric, all of which are modelled and rendered to look real. Light and dark effects and colour as well as scans of real fabrics can be brought into the rendering process to add photo realism.
Hard materials such as wood, plastics, metals...
can be incorporated into the design model of sn item:
Wood effects can be easily incorporated
Metal surfaces can be easily represented
Leather can also be represented in a highly realistic way.
What are CGI Scenes?
CGI Scenes are typically a collection of CGI 3D models positioned together to form a realistic scene.
CGI Scenes can be a group of furniture items
- A table and chairs set out to represent a dining room layout.
- Items can then be positioned on the table top such as ornaments or a vase of flowers
- At another level table mats and cutlery, typically stock model items , can add realism detail
A typical 3D scene
Every object in a Scene exists as a discrete 3D object so its position can be changed as can viewing angles. Depending on requirement, image quality is variable and dictates the size of image.
