Vip3D
High-End Outdoor Living Spaces
Our team is thrilled to share with you Version 4, which brings the latest and most revolutionary 3D technology to pool and landscape design. With dramatically improved 3D rendering quality, groundbreaking new features, unprecedented speed, and ...
Our team is thrilled to share with you Version 4, which brings the latest and most revolutionary 3D technology to pool and landscape design. With dramatically improved 3D rendering quality, groundbreaking new features, unprecedented speed, and ...
The 2024 Update was developed to enhance your design experience, these new tools serve to increase both efficiency and productivity. The update offers new scale controls, pool floor design mode, hardscape auto coping grid, a new plant and material ...
We’re delighted to share our latest update, complete with powerful new tools, exciting new features, and an unparalleled 1400 new assets available now for you to design complete outdoor living spaces for your clients. We’re enhancing the ...
When you need to know the exact number of gallons in a pool, precise and accurate measurements are essential. If gallonage is over- or underestimated too much, maintaining a healthy and efficient pool becomes challenging. With the help of some basic ...
Summer is prime season for major home improvements. So we’re very excited to share with you one of our most exciting updates yet, featuring new tools and new features that will make your designs stand out like never before as you design complete ...
Since the arrival of Version 3 earlier this year, we’ve been amazed and delighted to see the spectacular projects our Members are creating using features like 3D Grass, Level Terrain, and Editing Shapes in 3D. So much so, in fact, that when we ...
This year marks a special one for us here at Structure Studios because we released Version 3 — our most significant update yet! The powerful tools in Version 3 have been so popular that our team is already looking forward to sharing even more of the ...
We wrote the book, and we couldn’t have done it without you. Design for Story: Create Immersive Outdoor Living Experiences is for designers who strive to create unforgettable experiences.
Next-level 3D is here! Version 3 is our most significant update yet, and our team is incredibly excited to share it with you. With amazing features, dramatically improved 3D rendering quality, finer controls, and faster speeds, Version 3 combines ...
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This past year, our team has focused on developing new tools that help make it easier for you to get work done on your schedule, no matter when (or where) you’re working. Whether you’re making changes on the spot while you help your client create a ...
With this Spring Update, we are sharing with you new timesaving tools and features that will help you design beautiful projects for your clients. Whether you are working from home this month and presenting projects remotely to clients or you’re ...
This year marks a special one for us here at Structure Studios, because it has been 20 years since Noah designed the very first 3D swimming pool!
Last year, we focused on updates that save you time. This year, we’ve been focusing on updates that save you time — and make it both faster and easier to personalize every detail to achieve incredible results for your clients.
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Two new features in the Hardscapes Stage make it faster, easier, and even more enjoyable to create the perfect custom design for your clients. Whether you’re designing a beach entry or a pool deck, a new driveway or a new sports court — Coping Draw ...
Last year, we focused on developing for you time-saving tools and features that made it faster and easier to personalize projects for your clients. From easy imports to quick exports, beautiful floors to gorgeous windows, hardscape that ...
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We promised to focus each and every update of 2018 on the tools, tips, and features that would make it easier to create and perfect the beautiful custom details that clients love most. With spectacular custom windows and floors, hardscapes that ...
When you’re busy readying designs for prospective clients, scheduling meetings, and getting your designs built — you’ve probably come up now and then against a quick design question that you want answered right away. We know you don’t want to add ...
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We love it when our members share their wish lists with us — and, with this update, we’re happily checking quite a few wished-for items off the list!
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This year, we’ve been focusing on updates that save you time — easier imports, faster pdf exports, even easier ways to personalize your client’s house, from indoor flooring to custom windows, rounded fence posts to wedding cake stairs. We’ve brought ...
Custom details are often the key to truly transforming a design and making it feel like it’s already the homeowner’s very own space.
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Summer’s the season when many families enjoy going on relaxing tours, trips, and holidays — so take your clients on a tour like none other with today’s update! The new tools and features in this update are powerful, flexible — and incredibly easy to ...
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For many clients, visualizing and understanding the true scale of a project remains one of the most challenging steps when beginning an outdoor living design project.
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Last year, we shared updates that covered every square inch of your clients' outdoor living spaces — the sky really was the limit, with tips on how to use your drone to map a client’s property quickly. Calculators to make measuring layouts a snap, ...
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When you invite your client to explore the new pool and spa you've designed for them, you can make your 3D tours even more enticing by adding thoughtful details that will help them understand exactly why your design is so perfect for their family.
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Helping you make your already incredible designs even better is what motivates us to develop and share brand-new tools and features. With each and every update, we put the power of the most awesome new technology to work, improving lives through 3D ...
As soon as a new client walks into designer Jim Bellamy of California Pools’ office, they’re immersed in a unique experience that incorporates visuals, sound, and even sample design materials ready for their inspection.
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When clients ask for custom landscape designs that transform their outdoor living space, designing even the most innovative elements of your client’s new backyard is easy with 3D design software. Until now, however, taking the measurements so your ...
Do you feel like you spend more time drawing a client's home than designing their outdoor living space? Is it sometimes tedious to get their home to look exactly right? Or is it time consuming to measure everything you need on their home? Wouldn’t ...
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Delivering the custom results your clients want just got easier. With the Fall 2017 update, you get access to streamlined tools designed to help you create those detailed custom results your clients are looking for — while also streamlining your ...
The first time that Tod Brown of Barrington Pools saw a 3D pool design, he knew it would change for the better the way he shared his work with his clients. He already knew that clients loved seeing pictures of potential pools — and as a pool guy ...
Fast, good, or cheap: pick any two. That well-known truism often crops up, ready to fit nearly every topic — including how to choose a computer and when to buy a PC. But does that advice really apply to computers?
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When many homeowners begin thinking about hiring a professional to update their outdoor living space, a deck is often a default item on their list. That’s why decks often rank as one of the top upgraded outdoor structures, according to Houzz — and ...
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When you need to create the most incredibly precise, accurate, and detailed custom projects, the right tools mean the difference between good enough — and absolutely spectacular. With all-new 3D Measurements, you can now share an extra level of ...
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Summer is a great season for kicking back and relaxing on the deck — for your clients, at least! Today’s update offers you awesome new options, incredible new features, and some of the most precise tools to help you create amazing wood decks (and ...
Every week, we offer training workshops designed to help you create your best work. From the fundamentals to the most advanced strategies, our workshops cover everything you need to know to create the most impressive — and the most client-amazing — ...
The question of whether to charge clients for pool and landscape design work is one that many designers — from those just starting out to seasoned professionals — often face as they consider strategies to grow their business.
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Welcome to the Spring Update! Whether you’re already enjoying sunny weather or you’re waiting out a few more snow days, today’s Spring Update brings you brand-new tools, features, and improvements that will get your clients excited to start their ...
Twelve years ago, Chris Anderson’s company was one of the first to start using Pool Studio for contemporary backyard design. Then a senior in college, Anderson had grown up in the pool industry, and he recognized a great opportunity when he saw one.
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Smart Data, Virtual Reality, and so much more — 2016 has been a pretty amazing year. Here at Structure Studios, we’re incredibly happy today to share with you an extra-special update to mark the end of an extra-special year: we’re celebrating our ...
Perhaps you’re familiar with the saying, "fast, good, cheap: pick two.” It's a popular truism — one that often gets shared when comparing software options. The fastest and best option probably won’t be the rock-bottom cheapest; the fastest and ...
Virtual Reality is the most exciting, most engaging technology on the market today, and it's already completely changing how we experience movies, video games, and architecture. Today, virtual landscape software is ready for you — ready for you to ...
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Welcome to the Fantastic Freehand Fall Update 2.220! When Pool Studio was released in 2005, the common pencil became obsolete for pool designers all over the world. Today, we’ve reinvented the pencil. With today's update, we merge the best of the ...
When Lea Frederick started out in the aquatics industry, she didn’t enter the industry expecting that she would one day be the only woman in the world to attain accreditation as a member of the prestigious Society of Watershape Designers, by the ...
Achieving the perfect balance of sunshine and shade in an outdoor living space is a skill that sometimes goes overlooked by clients — even though creating just the right balance is one of the key ways that designers transform a yard from something ...
Outdoor living projects are the second largest investment most homeowners will ever make, next to the house itself. Perhaps your client is finally going to be able to realize their longstanding dream of building the perfect pool for their dream ...
Summer often inspires homeowners to start thinking about building a pool of their own — one that will be the perfect summer oasis, the ideal way to stay cool and make even the hottest days of summer enjoyable.
When Jeromey Naugle joined the pool and landscape industry in 1999, he started out stocking the shelves at a pool store in Gilbert, Arizona. Since then, he has built his own company, Premier Paradise, Inc., to not just earn seven-figure contracts — ...
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The first day of summer is here! Summer update 2.210 brings to you brand-new tools that make creating super-spectacular projects a breeze. Want to show your clients exactly where you’ve created a perfect sunny spot or the perfect shady nook for ...
Designer Shane LeBlanc has built a career that takes him both around the country and around the world to design the spectacular pools that have helped him grow from a once-small landscaping company into an award-winning outdoor living design company ...
If you’ve been in the industry for awhile — or even if you’ve just been checking out some of the case studies we’ve shared — you've probably noticed just how many different routes to success there can be. But what is it that really distinguishes the ...
Using drones to capture aerial shots of a build in progress, sharing screenshots to lock in contracts even before the design’s fully complete, and networking to get discovered by clients — these are all strategies John Kay uses to sell his clients ...
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When we rounded up the shortlist of member-favorite tools in 2015, we promised that our next update would help you shave time off your design process. Today, we're following through. With new and improved features that will help you make your Vip3D, ...
When designer Sherman Kellow of Standing Stone Pools and Patio wanted to improve his closing ratio, he set out to find ways to create a better customer experience.
A good design is more than a sketch or print out. You pour your blood, sweat and tears into crafting the perfect design for your customers — bringing their pool and landscape wish lists to life. While it may sometimes seem like a simple process to ...
Custom Pool Designer Chris Adamczyk uses Pool Studio to Create Designs Featured on TV and in Multimillion-Dollar Homes When award-winning designer Chris Adamczyk of Watercolors Custom Pools in Atlanta decided to make the switch from digging pools to ...
You’ve talked with your prospect over the phone about what they’re looking for with a landscape project. But until you see the actual property, you’re pretty much in the dark on where to begin. Instead of wasting gas driving to your prospect’s home ...
Have you ever heard a client say his pool deck is too large? I doubt it. It’s much more likely you’ve had clients ask for a deck expansion because the space isn’t big enough for entertaining, or they underestimated how much space furniture takes up. ...
Deciding to start a business can be one of the most exciting — and terrifying — times for any landscape designer. There are so many unknown factors as you head into this uncharted territory. Whether you’ve been thinking about starting a business for ...
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As we look forward to 2016, and wrap up a year in which we released some pretty big updates, we decided to check in with thousands of our Vip3D, Pool Studio, and VizTerra members to get a feel for what our users liked best — and what they want to ...
Considering the numerous landscaping business models that exist — with landscape design playing an important role in each — our customers often ask us, “What is the best way to charge for landscape design services?” As your design software partners, ...
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Just because there is a big new movie coming out this week, doesn’t mean we're too busy to update Pool Studio, VizTerra, and Vip3D! Today we’re sharing some great updates that will make your designs look amazing — and your life easier. From an ...
Embracing Innovation: Designer Tommy Davis has grown his company’s reach by taking advantage of all technology has to offer to delight his customers For Tommy Davis of the award-winning, Texas-based Krause Landscape Contractors, transitioning from ...
When your clients say they want a tropical oasis, what are they envisioning? Maybe they see a tranquil water feature, warm breeze and, of course, some lush and colorful foliage. You can bring this vision to life for your pool clients by installing a ...
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Does your laptop feel slow in our 3D pool and landscape design software? Do you feel sad when your line won’t keep up with your mouse? After a long journey, searching many catacombs for the answers, on an adventure that would rival Indiana Jones, we ...
Each stage of the design process calls for a different landscape design tool. To find qualified leads, you need a solid sales process. When it comes to closing a deal during a presentation, you’ll need a stunning design. But in between those, you’ll ...
I started consulting with pool companies in 2001. At the beginning, helping pool companies create 3D pool templates was all we did at Structure Studios. That gave us a lot of insight into what pool builders needed: a better way to design the unique, ...
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What would make the best Pool and Landscape Design Software even better? How about great new construction tools? New timesaving enhancements to design stages? Stunning new textures and 3D objects? Yes, Yes, and Yes! Last update, we made some pretty ...
We all get on a soapbox about work sometimes, whether it’s talking about a certain project or client issue. We all complain about things that aren’t working or are slowing us down. While landscape design software can help you close more deals and ...
Offering an all-natural organic pool as a pool design option to green-savvy homeowners will soon be essential to meet client demand. After all, the organic market is a $39 billion industry— and it’s overflowing into the swimming pool design ...
There’s so much to do and think about during the landscape design process. You have to schedule appointments, balance current projects, incorporate your prospect’s wants and needs, come up with unique ideas, prepare presentations and — oh yeah — ...
Adding a few tons of rock to a poolscape could be massively rewarding or disastrous, depending on how you go about installing them. Large boulders add texture, colors, focal points and natural elements to poolscape projects. You can even orient them ...
Creating a contract is a vital part of a successful landscape project. As the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) said in one of its presentations on contracts, “You get what you negotiate — not necessarily what you deserve.” So make ...
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So what makes this update so exciting? We’re showcasing great new features — plus some detailed refinements that will save you real time. Perhaps you’ve heard us say that our goal is to give you the best pool and landscape design software. In ...
Your client’s first impression of you normally comes from your design presentation. So you’ll want to wow them with your ideas, understanding of their visions and personalized approach. But it can be difficult to know how to present a landscape ...
Landing a new client takes a lot of time, effort and resources. So once you have them, wouldn’t it be nice to keep them for years to come? To make clients happy and improve their outdoor living areas, you can do the landscape construction in stages. ...
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This might be the most important piece of pool sales information you will ever receive. If I were to ask you who your biggest competitor is, you might be inclined to give me the name of another local swimming pool company. I'm going to suggest that ...
Every week, we talk to hundreds of successful swimming pool designers and landscape designers. And from those conversations, we've picked up on an interesting pattern: The successful designers who consistently land large contracts — and make their ...
We’ve all heard it before: “You need to have it in writing.” That’s especially true when there are thousands of dollars on the line with a pool installation. You need a contract — or agreement, as I prefer to say — that protects your business and ...
Whether you are creating a design for a difficult terrain on a tight deadline or having trouble getting features to fit together, it can help to get back to the basics. One way to do that in the early stages of the design development is by using ...
Poolscape Inc.: An International Award-Winning, High-End Pool Designer Elevates His Efficiency And His Revenues With Pool Studio’s 3D Pool Designs Barry Justus founded Poolscape Inc. in 1991 with the goal of building one-of-a-kind concrete pools for ...
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Winter brought us new walls and fences, plus the awesome new Video Mode. What does our Spring Update bring? We can’t wait to share it with you: starting today, you’re going to be able to take advantage of the incredible new features that have been ...
As landscape design software continues to become more sophisticated, presenting sophisticated landscape designs has become increasingly critical to the pitch process.
Damon Lang is the owner of Green Planet Landscaping, an award-winning landscape design and construction firm headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since founding his company 16 years ago, Lang has established himself as one of the country’s leading ...
People turn to talented landscape designers like you to make their outdoor living spaces shine and dream up creative solutions to their landscape challenges. But you can’t just show up to an initial meeting with product books about plants, pots and ...
