3D Rendering Agency: a 3D rendering company run by architects and interior designers

3D rendering services we offer

We render architecture, interiors, products and property marketing, from single still views to animation, tours and AR models. Our 3D visualization services are sold per view, per second of film or per model, and every service we sell, with its turnaround and starting price, is on our 3D rendering services page.

Architectural and real estate rendering

Architectural and real estate rendering gives you exterior, interior and aerial views for design approval, planning and sales, plus floor plans, site plans, animation and virtual tours. Architectural animation is priced at $40 per second of finished film, and a rendered 360 panorama at $499 per room or scene.

Product, furniture and AR

We produce photoreal product and furniture images on white or in a room set, 360 spins, packaging and AR-ready models. Product rendering gives you catalog and marketplace images without a photo shoot, and an AR model is delivered as GLB and USDZ from $129 per product.

3D modeling

We build architectural, product and Revit/BIM models from your drawings and deliver them in the formats you work in. Our 3D modeling services build the model when you do not have one, from $199 for a product and from $499 for a building.

What do I need to send?

Send the drawings or model you already have, reference images for style and materials, the views you want and your deadline. We accept Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, 3ds Max, AutoCAD (DWG and DXF) and Archicad files, the neutral formats IFC, OBJ, FBX and STEP, and PDF drawings, sketches and photos. Our template on how to write a 3D rendering brief lists every file and decision the first draft needs.

Why hire a 3D rendering company staffed by architects

A 3D rendering firm whose artists are architects and interior designers reads drawings correctly the first time, so fewer revision rounds are spent fixing scale, details and materials. An architectural rendering company that understands a wall section knows where a window reveal sits, how deep a parapet is and where the cladding joints fall, without being told.

The difference shows in the revision log. When the person building the scene has drawn buildings and specified interiors, the comments on a draft are about taste (a warmer light, a different rug) rather than corrections (the stair is the wrong width, the tile is the wrong size). Two revision rounds are included in every order, and with drawings read correctly the two rounds go on the design rather than on mistakes. That is what you should expect from a 3D visualization company: a picture you can show a planning board or a buyer because it matches what will be built.

Our work

Our portfolio shows finished views by project type, each labelled as client work or concept work, with the brief, the clay draft and the final image. The full 3D rendering portfolio is grouped by service, so an architect can see exteriors and a furniture brand can see product images without scrolling past the rest.

How much does 3D rendering cost?

A still 3D rendering from us costs $349 per finished interior view and $499 per finished exterior view, with two revision rounds included. Across the 12 studios whose published prices we read, an interior view ranged from $99 to $700 with a median of $350, and an exterior view from $149 to $850 with a median of $499, so our prices sit at the market median.

Here is a worked example. A developer orders two interior views and one exterior view: $349 + $349 + $499 = $1,197. Because the order is over $1,000, 50% ($598.50) is paid to start and 50% before the final files are delivered. Add two more interiors and the order reaches five images, which takes 10% off: $1,895 becomes $1,705.50. A third revision round on any image, if you need one, is $50.

Our 3D rendering pricing page lists the price per view, per animation second and per tour. For a breakdown by exterior, interior, aerial and animation, see what architectural rendering costs across the market.

How much do people charge for 3D renderings?

Published studio prices for one interior view run from $99 to $700, and the price depends on the view type, the detail in the scene and whether the model already exists. What a higher price buys is capacity, a second pair of eyes on the drawings and a delivery date you can plan around. Whether an agency or freelancer suits your project depends on your deadline, your volume and how much checking you want to do yourself.

How to choose a 3D rendering agency

Choose a 3D rendering agency by checking five things, because 3D rendering firms differ most in who builds the scene and what they put in writing: a portfolio in your project type, architects or designers on staff, a written price per view, the number of revision rounds included, and a turnaround they commit to.

1. Look for a portfolio in your project type. A studio that shows only interiors has not proved it can light a tower at dusk.
2. Ask who builds the scene. Architectural rendering companies with architects on staff read drawings without a call to explain a section, which saves a round of corrections.
3. Get a written price per view. A quote that says "from" without a unit cannot be compared with anyone else's.
4. Count the revision rounds included. Two rounds is the norm across the studios we checked, and the price of a further round should be stated before you order.
5. Get the turnaround in writing. A first draft date and a final date, plus what a rush order costs, let you plan a presentation around the images.

Our answers to the same five checks: architects and interior designers build every scene, interior views are $349, two revision rounds are included, a further round is $50 per image, and first drafts arrive in 3 to 5 business days, or in 48 hours for 35% more when capacity allows. The full guide on how to choose a 3D rendering agency adds the questions to ask on a call and a checklist you can download.

What are the top 3D rendering companies?

The top 3D rendering companies are the studios whose portfolio, staff and terms match your project, and the right one for a condo tower is rarely the right one for a sofa catalog. We compare the best 3D rendering companies in the US and abroad on portfolio, staff, price and terms.

Where we work: 3D rendering services across the USA

We render for clients anywhere in the US remotely from our base in Newark, Delaware, so a search for rendering near me is answered by a service that does not need you in the room. We are an online 3D rendering service: you upload files, we send drafts and finals, and messages are answered in under an hour, any day. Our pages on the cities we render for show the project types and planning context we see in each place.

Cities we work in most

• 3D rendering in Chicago: exterior, interior and aerial views for Chicago architects, developers and brokers, drawn with the brick and limestone of the surrounding blocks.
• 3D rendering in New York: views for New York architects and developers that show true height, the neighbors and street-level context.
• 3D rendering in Los Angeles: exterior, interior, night and aerial views for Los Angeles architects, developers and homeowners.
• 3D rendering in Houston: renderings for Houston builders and developers, including build-to-rent and industrial projects.
• 3D rendering in Dallas: exteriors, interiors and 3D floor plans for Dallas multifamily and build-to-rent projects.
• 3D rendering in Miami: exterior, amenity and view renderings for Miami projects, including off-plan condo sales.

Can ChatGPT or AI create renderings?

ChatGPT and other AI image tools can produce concept images from a prompt or a sketch, but they do not hold your dimensions, specified products or exact materials, so they suit early ideas rather than approval or marketing images. What AI rendering tools can and cannot do for architecture is set out in our guide to them.

The difference between CGI vs AI images comes down to whether the picture is computed from a measured model. A rendering made from your drawings has the right number of windows because the windows are in the model. An AI image has whatever number of windows the tool guessed, and a buyer or a planning officer can count.

Which AI is best for 3D rendering?

The AI tools that help most work on top of a 3D model rather than from text alone, and which is best depends on the modeling program you use. One example is Veras, which Chaos describes as running inside Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad and Vectorworks and turning the model into images while keeping its massing. Tools like it are useful for early options; the final image a client signs still comes from a full scene.

What software do we use for 3D architectural rendering?

We render in 3ds Max with Corona and V-Ray as our main production renderers, and also work in Blender with Cycles, Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, AutoCAD and Photoshop. We accept native files from Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, 3ds Max, AutoCAD and Archicad, so you send the model you already have. Our comparison of architectural rendering software covers the tools architects use in-house and where each one stops.

Who we render for

We render for architects, real estate developers, home builders and interior designers, and each has its own page showing the work they buy. See who we render for and what each buyer orders most.

• 3D rendering for architects covers competition, planning and client presentation work.
• Renderings for real estate developers sell units before construction starts.
• Renderings for home builders show plans and elevations as finished homes.
• 3D rendering for interior designers turns a scheme into an image a client signs off.

Learn about 3D rendering

Our guides and reference pages explain how rendering works, the software and file formats involved, design styles and the terms you will meet on a project. A 3D render, in the sense we use it, is the finished image we produce from a model; the reference pages explain how that image is made.

• Our reference on 3D rendering explained covers how images are made, from modeling to light.
• Our 3D rendering software section explains and compares the programs in use.
• Our pages on 3D and CAD file formats say which files to send and why.
• Design styles in 3D rendering are shown side by side in the same room.
• The 3D rendering glossary defines the terms that appear in briefs and feedback.
• Our guides to buying 3D rendering cover briefs, outsourcing and choosing a studio.

About the studio

We are a 3D rendering studio of architects and interior designers who work remotely across time zones, with a mailing address at 132 Christiana Mall, Newark, DE 19702, United States. Read about 3D Rendering Agency, the team and how to check the business before you order.

How do I get a quote?

Send your drawings or model and the views you need through the form below, and you get a fixed quote within 12 hours of us receiving the files. Orders under $1,000 are paid in full when you order; larger orders are paid 50% to start and 50% before final files are delivered.