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INFRASTRUCTURE

3D Animation

in infrastructure projects

From vision to reality

The specialised community of 3D infrastructure animators are seldom
seen during the inaugurations of massive infrastructure projects in the
country. They work silently in the background, creating walk-throughs,
mechanical process sequences and films that provide solutions to
complex engineering structures through animated simulations, from
inception to construction, completion and implementation. These 3D
animations can be used to positively project the client’s capabilities,
improve sales, bring in investors, comply with government statutory
requirements and educate staff, among others. Founder Director of
Springboard Animation, Harish Ramakrishnan, takes us through
some prestigious animation projects his studio has implemented since
its inception.

D walkthroughs are client’s requirement, giving it a to understand the topography,
easy to order, rapidly photorealistic dimension. geology, tunnelling methodologies
delivered, and have adopted, the engineer’s points
The Kishanganga Hydro Electric
more WOW factor than Project in Bandipora, Kashmir, was of view and equipment used.
any other marketing Elaborate notes were made based
3 tool. A finished 3D initiated to address the needs of on understanding of drawings and
walkthrough can be linked to a energy for the state of J&K. The power point presentations. Daily
website, downloaded onto a PC project is a run of the river scheme site visits to various locations of the
or played on a mobile device. We designed to divert the water of project were conducted, including
strive to make our animations Kishanganga river in Gurez Valley the power house through its
to an underground power plant
simple and easy while retaining numerous under-construction
interest levels through different at Bandipora in Kashmir valley tunnels, getting lowered into
camera angles, sound effects through 23km of head race tunnel an 80 feet deep surge shaft to
and music. These interactive and 764m inclined pressure shaft. understand the climber formwork
multimedia presentations allow The water is then discharged into and a breath-taking drive through
viewers to see the project Bonar nallah through 881m of tail the snow-capped Pir Panjal
taking shape, from the exteriors race tunnel. mountains to the dam location
down to intricate details such The Springboard Animation at Gurez where the Kishanganga
as building materials, the film team including a civil river flowed. “It was exciting to
environment, landscaping, engineer and a photographer/ walk through the cold tunnels in
machinery used, roads and the videographer, along with the muck in dim lights, seeing man
neighbourhood. The project can client HCC, made three site visits and machine in action to build
be viewed from all angles as per under extreme weather conditions an incredibly challenging 23 km

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