A random side question: I wonder if you keep track of how much time you invest in the whole process in average per project?
From the site assessment to the delivery of the render?
You clearly have it dialed in for your actual business, so I know for us not doing it all the time it would certainly be slower.
But now I'm curious... the whole feel feels so attainable I want to take a crack at it while treating it like a real-world project.
Hm ... that's a loaded question.
I don't think I have a definitive answer to it. It all depends on the project and complexity. The first site assessment is usually pretty quick, at least if everything is accessible. After doing it for so long I usually see most problems by simply glancing at the site. Measurements depend on the location and again on accessibility, how much is in the way. For example for this project the site was pretty much empty and not too complex. Taking the laser to it to measure was easy, so that didn't take more than maybe 15 mins, double checking corners, plumb, level and stuff.
Then sketching with the client and going over things, and of course all the chatting with the clients after which you usually know their whole family history and more 🤣 That can be quick and can drag on.
Ideally after sketching with the clients the basic plan is already done. I got a bunch of different cabinets, fronts and of course Knobs 'n' Pulls (shameless plug) saved to the asset browser so that I can throw a scene together pretty quickly once I have the room built. The longest part is usually looking for hardware and stuff the client wants and plan how to integrate that and make it all fit. Some special items can require some more planning.
I think all in all I try to get a design together within a day max, hours wise. Bigger projects like a kitchen for example can of course take longer.
I often send out WIPs to dial in details too, then you wait for answers and revisit.
There's so much that can influence the time it takes, it's hard to say it usually takes x-amount of time.
That's fair. I kinda expected it to be the answer, lol.
But that gives me something... I'll try to make my final project in a day then! I don't think I can get to it before Labor Day, but it'll happen.
But this level of render is quite amazing. We had our outdoor living space put together last year and when they said we'd get a few renders for visualization I was very excited. The result was quite underwhelming, though very effective for us to make decisions. We'll see how my project turns out and I'll go recommend our local contractor to start learning Blender 😅
Sketchup "renders"?
I wouldn't sweat the speed too much. Experience plays such a big factor in it too, when deciding what makes sense structurally and visually. There's a lot of stuff that I do on autopilot by now, that I wouldn't expect the average DIYer to do in the same time.
Yup, you know it! Lol.
Cool. I'll keep it in mind. Though now I feel like "challenge accepted" 😅
Will keep track of the time, to see how bad it gets.
