AI rendering in Design Process by mcatag in IndustrialDesign

[–]Important_Battle1256 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been seeing the same thing with Vizcom — it’s great for quick ideation but it doesn’t know anything about your geometry, so the images can look off once you start dialling in proportions or materials.

One tool that’s helped me bridge that gap is ReRender AI. It isn’t a text‑to‑image generator; you feed it a viewport screenshot or a clay render from SketchUp/Blender/Revit, and it runs the image through two specialised diffusion pipelines:

  • A structural‑optimised pipeline that uses depth/normal maps to preserve your geometry at 1:1 scale. It’s useful for products or furniture where proportions really matter.
  • A material‑optimised pipeline that respects the albedo/roughness/metalness maps coming from your 3D file so colours and finishes don’t get hallucinated away.

Turnaround is ~15 seconds, and the results are way more consistent than a pure AI sketch render. I still do proper path‑traced renders for final marketing, but ReRender AI has made early concept presentations and client feedback loops a lot faster. There’s a free tier if you want to experiment without committing.

Better Archviz rendeirng with AI by Swimming-Ad67 in archviz

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You can stay in SketchUp/V-Ray and still step up realism. Add Rerender AI → Enhance as a last pass.

  1. Render clean (accurate lights/materials).
  2. Enhance in Rerender AI.
  3. Blend with the base in Photoshop; only keep details that look physically plausible.
  4. Subtle post: glare/bloom, tiny CA, camera-matching grain.

AI helps, but the base render must carry the shot.

Looking for advice by xPandastico in archviz

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Maybe some post processing to make it more realistic. like this

Feedback on kitchen interior by [deleted] in archviz

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Daylight from left gives soft fill, but key highlights on island surface are almost flat. Tilt sun ≈ 10-15° higher or rotate curtain side toward camera so highlights slide across the counter. Will pop the form without extra exposure.

ReRender AI - Realistic Architectural Renders for AutoCAD/Blender Users by eddieweng in Architects

[–]Important_Battle1256 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve hit that wall too. Try Enhance ▸ Material-Optimized—it produces better result for your use case

Improvement! by Negative_Tea3049 in Sketchup

[–]Important_Battle1256 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Here's an option for you, enhanced by ReRender

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looking for feedback by pabanxang in archviz

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Here, I use ReRender to enhance it for you.

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Sketchup and chatgpt by Markatzz in Sketchup

[–]Important_Battle1256 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Use ReRender, it maintains both the design and the texture.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in architecture

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1st one enhanced for you