>None even had an option of making tweaks to the project with real-time 3D feedback. That is - change something and see how it looks in 3D on the second monitor

>None even had an option of making tweaks to the project with real-time 3D feedback. That is - change something and see how it looks in 3D on the second monitor, move the camera around, change time of the day, turn lights on and off, then try it differently, check again, try third, etc. Aim for dozens of "revisions" in a scope of one hour - that's not even remotely possible. It's totally possible. 99.999% of clients aren't willing to pay for it, and architects aren't interested in having you do a dozen revisions no matter how much effort you think that is (an hour lol!). I can tell you that simple walkthrough stuff is simple in sketchup (time of year/day built in), but most house builds don't require a detailed sketchup model with lighting real textures, rendering, etc. You also have to remember that they are interviewing you as a client. If your expectation is 12 revisions in an hour as a reasonable, then there's very little they can do to make themselves competitive and I can understand why they wouldn't offer a likely unreasonable client an atypical contract. You're going to them to get a proposal/quote. I can understand not being willing to offer you something you're clearly not willing to pay for. And from their perspective there's a lot of risk involved in taking you if they have someone else who isn't asking for atypical free extras knocking on their door.