3D render of a cylindrical sonar unit resting on the sea floor in clear green-blue water, underwater caustics playing across its lid

Technical & subsea

Underwater sonar.

Modelled to sub-millimetre accuracy and used in place of photographs. The unit sits in a built environment with underwater caustics and aquatic wildlife, so the hardware reads at the scale it will work at.

Client: Lockheed MartinDeliverables: 3D stillsAccuracy: Under 1 mm

Challenge

Precision subsea technology that photography can’t capture in situ.

Solution

Sonar models built to sub-millimetre accuracy and rendered in their operating environment.

Impact

“Ironfin’s 3D renders showcased our SONAR technology with amazing accuracy and realism. The visuals were so compelling we used them in our brochures instead of actual photographs.”

SONAR Team, Lockheed Martin