02Process

From your CAD to your film.

Five stages, and each one ends with something you can look at. Nothing moves on until you have approved it.

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Stages
5, each signed off
Formats
.easm .step .glb
Length
15 to 90 s
Picture
1080p, 4K on request

Five stages

Each stage has a round of notes; how many rounds is agreed in the scope.

  1. Files and model check

    You send the CAD; we tell you what opens cleanly and what is missing.

    From you
    Your CAD assembly, photographs of the real machine, and the points the film should make.
    Delivered
    A model check, and whether the file can be used as it is.

  2. Scope and quote

    We agree the length, features, deliverables and dates in writing, then fix the price.

    From you
    Where the film will be shown, the length, the languages and your deadline.
    Delivered
    A fixed quote for that scope.

  3. Script and part list

    Every word, figure and part name on screen is locked before anything is rendered.

    From you
    Your spec sheet and the figures you are willing to publish.
    Delivered
    A locked script and part list.

  4. Previews

    You check materials, framing, motion and timing before anything is rendered in full.

    From you
    Notes on the previews.
    Delivered
    Preview frames of every shot and a low-resolution motion preview of the whole film.

  5. Final render and delivery

    The approved film is rendered in full, with sound, and handed over.

    From you
    Notes on the finished cut.
    Delivered
    The film in 1080p, and the shorter versions in the scope.

What you get

Length
15 to 90 seconds, in steps of 15. Longer films are quoted on their own.
Picture
16:9 landscape, 1080p. 4K on request.
Sound
Mechanical sound design and licensed royalty-free music, cut to the motion.
Script
Written in English or Chinese from your spec sheet, and approved by you before anything is rendered.
Voiceover
Available as an add-on, once the script is locked.
Shorter versions
As agreed in the scope.
Uses
Trade show screens, your website and product pages, sales calls, dealer and service training, launches.

Your CAD

Every film is built from your 3D assembly. We do not model machines from drawings or photographs.

Formats we work from
FormatNotes
eDrawings .easmAn eDrawings assembly, with its parts and structure.
STEP .stp, .stepThe neutral format nearly every CAD system exports.
GLB .glbA 3D model you may already have for your website or a configurator.

From SolidWorks, export eDrawings or STEP; from other CAD systems, export STEP.

Send the assembly; we open it before we quote.

Questions about CAD, cost, NDAs or timing? Read the FAQ.

Start with your CAD.

Send a short brief and we reply with a price range; no CAD needed for that. The fixed quote follows once we have seen your CAD.

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