Description:
This Fairbanks Morse project focused on visualizing opposed-piston engine technology for a technical product video. The engine’s design is mechanically fascinating, with paired pistons moving toward one another in each cylinder rather than using a traditional cylinder head. That motion made the internal operation especially interesting to animate, but also made the rigging more complex than a typical engine visualization.
Project Credits:
Company: Fairbanks Morse
Agency: Power Creative
Primary Software Utilized:
3D Studio Max, After Effects
Contributions:
CAD conversion, 3D Production, Technical Direction, Style Development, Animation, Rendering
Because the timeline was limited, we used a stylized architectural-engineering look instead of a fully photorealistic treatment. That approach helped simplify production while still communicating the engine’s structure, movement, and advantages clearly. The supporting script focused on proven performance, serviceability, mission-critical power, and the flexibility of the OP engine design across hospitals, municipalities, universities, manufacturing, and industrial power generation.
Example of a loopable slide.