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Virtual Reality takes your business marketing into the 21st Century. This fantastic digital experience is a great tool and add-on that can help you:

• Drive traffic to your marketing platforms and promote your venue or products.
• Increase exposure by sharing your VR Space online and worldwide.
• Reach remote customers so they may feel as if they are there in person.
• Differentiate our business and venue from your competitors.
• Reduce costs by visiting in VR first, before visiting in person.
• Connect with the tech-savvy millennial market.

By using Virtual Reality tours of your business or venue, you not only create a memorable experience for your clients but also offer them the opportunity to explore the location without leaving their seat. This completely immersive experience, are not made from a CGI render of your property, nor are they made from stitched together 360° photographs. It is created with the latest 3D scanning technology, combined with photo-accurate imaging and lifelike dimensions.

Virtual reality property tours work seamlessly with all of the major VR hardware, including Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, and SmartVR. All you need is a modern smartphone and headset.

Applications:

• Draw and reach the masses at trade-shows and expos with an exciting real-life virtual experience.
• Keep a VR headset at your office and build excitement by showing a property or venue in VR before visiting it in person.
• Take your venue or business directly to the decision makers.
• Influence the right people at presentations and meetings using an immersive virtual reality 3D tour.
• Showcase any space to geographically distributed decision makers and overseas buyers.
• Use VR to effectively create a 24/7 open house, accessible from anywhere in the world.
• Manage the client experience and give guests peace of mind before they even arrive.
• Virtually explore hotels, gyms, hotels, lecture halls, libraries or any facility before visiting in person.
• Incorporate VR technology in your training, staff inductions and in preparation for visiting hazardous or remote sites.

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The 3D scanning and reality capturing ability offers the construction and engineering industry numerous advantages. It enhances documentation, monitor progress, and collaborate with ease.

3DVirtualAfrica work collaboratively with architects, Virtual Reality and CAD engineers to capture detailed 3D point cloud data of existing buildings for a range of different uses. Using cutting edge Lidar technology with our Leica BLK 360, we creates extremely accurate point clouds of the interior of any space. It is delivered in a xyz format. Exported point clouds, floor plans, and reflected ceiling plans can be imported into CAD/BIM programs such as ArchiCad; AutoCAD and Revit.

Mattertags can be applied with more information. Inspection feedback, updates and progress can be added with ease. Matterport gives you everything you need for milestone documentation. By sharing a link, any shareholder can view and interact with the 3D space and get realistic up to date progress information without having to put on any hard hats or illumination vests. Management can keep track of key project milestones and immediately assess project status.

3DVirtualAfrica work collaboratively with architects, Virtual Reality and CAD engineers to capture detailed 3D point cloud data of existing buildings, for a range of different uses. The 3D scanning of each project creates an extremely accurate point cloud of the interior- delivered in a xyz format. Exported point clouds, floor plans, and reflected ceiling plans can be imported into CAD/BIM programs.

Option A:

3DVirtualAfrica has their own experienced CAD/BIM experts to provide professional CAD drawings of any space with the use of the accurate data provided by the 3D Point clouds and 3D floor plans. We provide you with a 3D Interactive Virtual Showcase, Point Cloud and 2D Cad drawings. This will save you time and effort and you can only focus your skills at re-designing the existing space to the client’s specifications.

Contact us to discuss your project needs and to request a quote.

Option B:

This option is suitable for architects who have the time and man-power available to do the initial Cad drawing themselves, when working on a project where NO floor plans or drawings are available. Architects will be provided with only a 3D interactive Virtual Showcase and point cloud but will need to draw the Cad drawings for the as-built themselves.

Case studies proved that as-built modeling time can be reduced by 50% and that architects gain 15% more business, due to the use of the 3D Data Point cloud.

Many Architects produce as-built documentation for all of their projects. For complex homes, offices and renovation projects, these can be difficult and time consuming. Hand-drawn, manual plans often miss details or leave out anomalies. This can result in many return visits for up to 33% of all projects.

3DVirtualAfrica scan these spaces first. Point clouds are generated and consist of many 3 dimensional data points, which together form a highly accurate 3D representation of an existing interior space. The scanning process also captures RGB colour data, which can be applied to the point cloud. The point cloud data can then be imported into any of the CAD software programs as a scale to begin drawing. Because the Matterport floor plan is dimensionally accurate, it can also be used to identify walls containing plumbing or other features via thickness. By navigating the immersive 3D Showcase provided, architects can easily clarify unusual or complicated features, which might not have been captured at all.

By using this point cloud data, architects can speed up the as-built drawing process by 2x, and are now able to accommodate 15% more business, provide more competitive prices and meet deadlines on time.

A schematic floor plan can be provided from each 3D Showcase.

These schematic floor plans not only include individual room measurements and illustrations of property features, but also include the total floor area calculation.

Each schematic floor plan includes the estimated size of the property based on the floor area of the uploaded model.

The size is based on the Gross Internal Area (GIA) which is calculated from the inside perimeter of the property and includes all internal areas excluding voids or areas below 1.5m head-height.

Garages, conservatories and patios will not be included in the internal area calculation.

Beside the area calculation of the property, schematic floor plans also includes the following information regarding the property:

• An area calculation for individual floors
• Individual room measurements
• Room labels/ names
• Illustrations of permanent features (such as kitchen units, toilets, sinks and bathtubs)

The use of schematic floor plans is ideal for:

• Real Estate Marketing.
• Health and Safety Training.
• Fire Evacuation Plans.
• Staff Handbooks and Induction Programs.
• Public buildings and information boards/desks.
• Space restructuring and interior design.

Schematic floor plans comes as an additional product to the 3D Virtual Showcase of a property and is not a stand-alone product. Each schematic floor plan comes with an interactive 3D Virtual Showcase, 3D Floor Plans and a Virtual Reality Link.

Beautiful high-res ‘print ready’ HDR photography can easily be extracted from the virtual showcases and used as marketing media wherever you like. Because the camera always captures in high dynamic range or HDR you can rest assured that the lightning and colors of the photos will always appear to ‘pop-out’. Depending on your needs all photos can be extracted as either standard photographs or 360 panoramic images (perfect for immersive social media posts).

Being able to have multiple brochure quality photos available from different angles and locations, offers the most cost-effective solution to obtaining marketing or progress photos. Especially considering this is effectively a bonus feature of doing the 3D virtual showcase. Additional to HD Photos and 360 Photography, we also offers 360 Video Tours. Although video tours are not interactive like a 3D Virtual Tour, it still allows the viewer to explore their surroundings at 360 degrees through-out the Video Tour and is popular as an add-on for social media and email marketing campaigns.

Aerial Photography & Drone Services

At 3DVirtualAfrica we are passionate about aerial photography and offer creativity, professionalism and value for money utilizing the latest technology and equipment. We offer cost effective solutions with fast turnaround whilst maintaining the upmost levels of operational safety.

We offer a range of services and can offer tailor made solutions based on your individual requirements.

Construction & Progress Reporting

Aerial photography offers the best progress overview on any building site. We provide 4K quality progress photos that can be taken at regular intervals during the building process. Marketing images of completed projects and promotional drone videos can also be provided. The uses for drones are endless but include CAD integration, progress reporting, 3D modelling and mapping and many companies are now seeing the use of drones as integral to their construction process and progress reporting.

Roof Inspections

Traditional roofing inspections were costly and time consuming. We offer detailed, accurate and safe means of inspections.

Asset and Equipment Inspections

This typically includes buildings, structures, chimney stacks and towers. We are able to get detailed, useful and cost-effective insights into your asset from areas not previously accessible. Ideal for general information gathering, planning or marketing purposes.

Mapping

This includes 2D photo mosaics and 3D point cloud digital surface models. We use automated flying to collect accurately and quickly which can be used in a variety of ways depending on your needs. Aerial data can then be exported for a variety of uses in CAD and GIS applications.

Events

Make your event stand out. We are able to capture unique and cinematic footage for a wide range of needs. We use state of the art 4k video and 2D Photography to create our films and can offer post production and editing services.

Real Estate

We are able to capture unique and interesting shots that are otherwise impossible to capture. These images in-conjunction with an 3D Virtual Showcase can really help your property to stand out and is perfect for premium listings.

3D Modelling

We can generate accurate and engaging 3D models, ideal for building surveys, geological sites or even tourist attractions. The 3D models can be generated for either internal or public use.

The 3D Scanning and the creating of interactive immersive 3D Showcases; 3D Floor Plans & Dollhouses or the creation of detailed CAD drawings with the use of the point cloud, are limited to existing structures only.

3DVirtualAfrica can however ALSO offer the 3D rendering and creation of Virtual Reality tours off spaces, which only exist on paper.

By providing us with CAD drawings of the future project, detailed life-like 3D models and Virtual Reality tours can be created.

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are changing the AEC industry, introducing a fresh approach towards the marketing, planning and presenting of new builds.

It fulfils a crucial role for Architects, Interior Designers Building Contractors and Property Developers as well as Engineers, mines etc.

The benefits of 3D Rendering:

• Visualise and Virtually explore a building before it has actually been built.
• Market new “off the plan” developments with VR as if the show houses are already built.
• Training, staff inductions, health and safety planning of new sites.
• Ideal for simulated training.

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3DVirtualAfrica gives you everything you need, to market your business online and attract more guests. With every 3D scan, you’ll get:

• Google-ready 3D Virtual Showcase
• HD 2D photography
• Interactive 3D Walk-Through
• Information points and embedded information or booking links
• VR link

to use on your website, marketing campaigns and social media. More importantly- it places your establishment where it really counts - on Google. Integrate your venue or business’s 3D Showcase with the Google Street View Platform and allowing your clients to explore your premises interactively-directly from Google Maps.

Be Everywhere Your Guests Are

A 3D Virtual Showcase offers the most immersive online experience of your brand, venue, service and unique offerings. Engage with a global audience and win more business by inviting online visitors from around the world to explore your venue/business on Google’s platform with the ease of the Google Street View functionality.

Drive Traffic from Google to Your Website

Reach millions, attract new clients, and drive more traffic from Google to your business. Reap the search benefits of interactive 3D and boost your visibility by enhancing your Google Business Listing and increasing time-on-page.

Sell on the Go

Empower your sales-force to sell anywhere. 3D Virtual Showcases are optimised for on-the-go display, meaning your reps and prospective guests can fully engage with all your amenities in VR or 3D anytime, on any device.

Boost Booking Confidence

Providing customers and decision makers with a next-generation, immersive experience gives them unprecedented confidence that your amenities will meet their expectations, even when they can’t visit in person.