Smart Render Design Tool for Real-Time Material Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current building design processes are inefficient and time-consuming, requiring repeated iterations between designers and clients for material selections, leading to overwhelming options and costly change orders, without real-time updates or cost calculations for material choices.
Innovation Solution
A smart render design tool that allows designers to generate credentials for clients, associate them with 3D models, and enable clients to select materials in real-time, with synchronization of choices and cost calculations, facilitating immediate updates and reduced errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional iterative design process is used with repeated image renderings, then material selection completeness is improved, but time consumption and process efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses photorealistic image rendering technology to create visual copies of materials in the actual building environment. Instead of repeatedly generating new renderings for each material change, the system allows clients to visualize material selections through high-quality image copies that can be updated efficiently, reducing the time-consuming iterative rendering process while maintaining complete material selection capability
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary preparation by creating a comprehensive material database with photorealistic images and properties before the design process begins. This allows clients to make informed material selections without requiring repeated renderings, as the material visualizations are pre-prepared and can be efficiently integrated into the building model
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive material options are provided to clients, then selection quality is improved, but decision difficulty and overwhelming complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic cost calculation and feedback mechanisms that provide real-time information to clients about the financial implications of material selections. This feedback system helps clients navigate comprehensive material options by immediately showing cost consequences, making the decision process more manageable despite the large number of available materials
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses photorealistic image rendering to visually distinguish different material options through their actual appearance, colors, and textures. This visual differentiation technique helps clients easily identify and compare comprehensive material options without being overwhelmed, as each material's unique visual characteristics are clearly displayed in the building context
3Productivity
If real-time model updates are implemented for material selections, then design process efficiency is improved, but system complexity and development cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the material selection interface, photorealistic rendering engine, cost calculation system, and building model updater into an integrated platform. This consolidation enables real-time model updates when materials are selected, as all components work together seamlessly rather than as separate systems, improving design efficiency while managing overall system complexity through unified architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs an intermediary layer that manages the complex interactions between material selections, visual rendering, and model updates. This intermediary component handles the coordination and data transformation required for real-time updates, isolating the complexity from both the user interface and the core rendering engine, thereby enabling efficient real-time performance without overwhelming system complexity
4Manufacturing precision
If multiple iterations between designer and client are conducted, then design accuracy is improved, but communication overhead and coordination effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses photorealistic image rendering to create accurate visual copies of the building with selected materials, allowing clients to review and approve designs without requiring multiple in-person meetings or telephone discussions. These high-fidelity image copies serve as effective communication tools that convey design accuracy while reducing the need for repeated iterative communications between designer and client
Data Source
AI summary
A smart render design tool includes: (a) a designer side plug-in enabling a designer to generate credentials for a client and associate the credentials with a model for the client, add camera view(s) to the model, select one or more surfaces in the camera view(s) to add in the model, specify one or more materials for each surface of the one or more surfaces of the model, and publish the model including the specified materials for the one or more surfaces of the model; and (b) a client side portal associated with the credentials and the model enabling the client to access the published model using the generated credentials, select desired materials from among the materials specified by the designer for each surface of the published model, and save the desired materials selections of the client for review by the designer using a synchronization function of the designer side plug-in.