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Architectural animation

Alright kiddo, have you ever seen a cartoon or a movie where buildings and structures move and come to life? Architectural animation is like that but it shows real buildings and structures in a computer-generated animation.

So, you know how architects make plans and designs for buildings before they are built? With architectural animation, those plans and designs are used to create a 3D digital model of the building. And from this digital model, a virtual tour is made, which shows how the building will look like from inside and outside when it's completed.

This virtual tour is like it's showing a movie where the camera moves around and through the building, making it feel like you're walking through it. You can see each room, hallway, stairway, and even the view from the windows. And, since it's not a real building, you can see how it would look like if it was day or night, if it was cloudy or sunny, and even different seasons like spring, summer, fall, and winter.

All this helps architects, builders, and their clients to get a clear understanding of how the building will look like, how space will be utilized, and how people can move around in it when it's completed. It also helps in marketing and promoting the building before it's constructed, which can be useful to get investors, sell it to potential buyers, or even get public approval.

So, in summary, architectural animation is like a virtual tour of a building that shows how it will look like after it's built. It helps planners, architects, builders, and clients better understand the design of the building and market it to potential buyers.
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