I’m part of a recently created architectural team in what is predominantly an engineering firm. Visualisation and concepts are currently generated using a combination of Sketchup Pro and Photoshop on one of our standard Core2Duo 2GB workstations.
We’re now looking to create more sophisicated visuals and perhaps animations too, but I’m not quite clued up on current hardware and software trends so could do with some guidance.
The software side seems clearer, with me leaning towards a combination of Max Design and Vray for modelling and rendering, and Premiere for video editing. Any thoughts on this?
The hardware side feels a lot more muddled. Our contract is with Dell, so I at least know it’ll be one of their workstations, but would people suggest 64-bit or 32-bit, single quad core, duel quad core, 4GB ram or 8GB ram etc. I gather it’s simply a case of more expensive the better, but are there any generally agreed recommendations?
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Paul