Here are some tips to help you and your team find new ways to improve efficiency. Here are five productivity hacks for architects and designers. (Spoiler alert: real-time rendering must be used!).
1. Exploration and inspiration should be a priority
By engaging in constant exploration, architecture teams can remain agile. To maintain a continuous flow of inspiration, you must look in new directions and branch out.
You can still have fun in the digital world if you cannot travel. Architecture sites like Archdaily Architect’s Journal or World Architecture can be a great place to start. Follow Enscape accounts to see what other designers are doing. Facebook and Twitter are all examples of social media tags.
Exploration can be learned through practice. Our 3D visualization software allows your team to experiment quickly and easily. Play with different concepts and see what happens.
2. Holistic visualization tools can streamline your design process
The design process is traditionally very stop-and-go. The design process is traditionally very stop-and-go. Clients request revisions, and then a new visualization is created for the updated version. Each stage takes a considerable amount of time.
Increasing the efficiency of the process can not only reduce project timelines but also increase their success. Enscape’s plugin for real-time rendering allows you to make immediately visible edits as you show the design to your clients. Your team can then design more accurately according to the client’s requirements since they can give immediate feedback. You can save time and create more satisfying designs by avoiding the excessively iterative flow, which slows down so many projects.
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3. Consider note digitization
When notes and requests are nestled deep within many emails and instant messages, it’s easy to see projects grind to a stop. Keeping important notices about a project in a digital format can be incredibly helpful for team efficiency.
Enscape has made this possible by adding the collaborative annotation feature. The comments can be added directly to the 3D model. This allows your team to communicate clearly and maintain context. We’ve made Collaborative annotation compatible with BIM Track for maximum convenience. Your issues are now tracked in one location, so you can focus on any outstanding projects and keep them moving forward.
Markup Hero is an excellent tool when you don’t have Enscape installed and need to take a screenshot or add annotations to an image.
4. Re-evaluate your meeting schedule
Meetings can be a necessity in design work. However, they are notorious for taking up a lot of time. With the right tools, you can reduce the number of meetings and speed up project timelines while keeping everyone productive.
Enscape is a collaborative design software that makes it easy to keep everyone in the loop about all the changes and developments. You will only have to hold a few meetings if you can keep all your design notes, project visuals, and BIM information in one place.
5. Use pre-curated asset collections
finding 3D models to insert each object can be a tedious task. This difficulty is exacerbated when trying to find models that match your style to make your design visualizations look as professional as possible.
Using asset collections, you can create a collection of 3D models that are visually consistent by using asset models. Enscape offers over 3,000 models ready to be dropped into your scene. Low poly models are regularly added, including street props, vehicles, and furniture. This gives you all the assets needed to create realistic visualizations.
