LKE Design is a Danish architectural visualization studio led by Lars Knapmann Egerrup, a 3D artist with more than 30 years of experience. The studio specializes in high-quality stills and animations for architects and developers.
For a recent project, LKE Design faced the challenge of producing a multi-thousand-frame animation based on a detailed AutoCAD model originally built for stills, not animation. The team had to restructure the scene and meet a tight client deadline.
Before Helio, Lars had struggled with other render farms:
🚨 Poor Support – Previous providers offered little real help, leaving him to “try again” without real solutions.
🚨 Confusing Error Messages – Upload failures gave no clear cause, costing hours of guesswork.
🚨 Blocked Workflows – Rendering tied up local workstations, slowing down productivity.
🚨 Unreliable Health Checks – Other platforms flagged irrelevant or unused assets, wasting valuable time.
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“It was the best experience I’ve had with a render farm. When things went off track, the team guided me back immediately.” – Lars Knapmann Egerrup, Founder, LKE Design
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LKE Design turned to Helio to handle the demanding animation project.
✅ Proactive Support – Helio’s team monitored jobs in real time, correcting issues as they appeared.
✅ Seamless Workflow – Submissions via Pulse and the 3ds Max plug-in felt as easy as “hitting Print.”
✅ Smarter Error Handling – Focused on solving real issues, not blocking jobs with irrelevant warnings.
✅ Scalable Power – For critical deadlines, Helio could spin up hundreds or even thousands of nodes instantly.
With Helio, Lars could keep his workstation free for creative work while large-scale animations rendered in the background.