Turn Bentley Navigator coordination views into clearer infrastructure visuals.
Infrastructure model review software for inspecting i-model content, design context, and coordination conditions across a project. Its navigable 3D views can help teams discuss how civil, structural, building, rail, or plant elements relate before a decision is communicated beyond the technical review.
Infrastructure model review software for inspecting i-model content, design context, and coordination conditions across a project. Its navigable 3D views can help teams discuss how civil, structural, building, rail, or plant elements relate before a decision is communicated beyond the technical review.
Bentley Navigator is suited to examining coordinated infrastructure information in a navigable model view. That makes a carefully prepared viewport useful when a team needs to explain a condition that is difficult to read from a plan, issue list, or raw model screenshot: clearance around a bridge support, the relationship between a rail corridor and utilities, a plant-area routing concern, or the interface between building systems. RENDERCAD fits after the technical review has identified the message. Frame the relevant location, keep the needed disciplines visible, and use an angle that establishes both the affected element and its surrounding context. A clean capture can then become a more approachable presentation visual for a design review, owner update, issue summary, proposal, or public project explanation. It is not a substitute for Navigator or the underlying i-model when checking geometry, properties, clashes, status, or approvals; use the source review environment for those engineering decisions.
Open the relevant i-model in Bentley Navigator and navigate to the saved view, section, or coordination condition that explains the decision. Confirm that the view represents the intended project state, then filter out unrelated disciplines and isolate the asset, system, or alignment being discussed. Hide panels, selection highlights, measurements, and temporary markup unless one is necessary to the explanation. Choose a camera that gives the viewer a sense of scale and orientation, with enough surrounding model context to show why the condition matters, and capture a clean viewport. Upload that image to RENDERCAD with the intended audience in mind, such as an understated design-review visual, a clear issue explanation, or a polished stakeholder image. Use the generated image to support communication without treating it as a revised model. Return to Navigator and the i-model for authoritative geometry, element information, coordination review, and project records. For repeatable image-generation workflows, see RENDERCAD developer documentation.
Modeled by CADSharp in Onshape. Rendered with RENDERCAD.
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RENDERCAD uses a maintained selection of image-generation models for different rendering tasks. Results can vary by model and input, so compare generated output with the source design before relying on geometry, materials, or dimensions.
| Feature | RENDERCAD | Bentley Navigator model review viewport |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Interactive i-model review and coordination viewing rather than a dedicated photorealistic rendering engine |
| Output | Images + Video | Model review views, coordination context, markups, and captured screenshots |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | Limited by the viewport and capture settings used for the review image |
| Image Speed | Image renders complete in 60 seconds. | Interactive model viewing depends on model complexity and available hardware |
| Video Speed | Videos complete in 2-5 minutes. | Not a dedicated video rendering workflow |
| Scene Set Up | No separate local scene | Open the i-model, navigate to the relevant condition, filter model content, and prepare a clean review view for capture |
| Input | Screen Snip | Published i-models and coordinated infrastructure model data |
| Hardware | Cloud GPU | Desktop infrastructure model review workflows |
| Install | None | Bentley Navigator access and prepared project model data are required |
| Cost | from $9/mo | Bentley licensing and access arrangements vary by organization |
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Skip a separate local scene build. Pick a condition, material, and background while RENDERCAD handles the image-generation step. Image renders complete in 60 seconds.
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Use the browser workflow directly, capture a selected view with the desktop app, or start from the browser extension.
Get StartedCommon solutions for Bentley Navigator users
A supported browser can submit a clear 2D input without a local rendering GPU.
The current desktop app or browser extension can capture a selected view and send the screenshot into RENDERCAD without a CAD rendering plugin.
Use an authorized photo with the intended studio, outdoor, or dramatic lighting as a reference. It guides the look but does not reproduce a measured lighting setup.
Mask visible components separately when they need different material or color direction. Keep the source model or drawing beside the output because generated boundaries and part relationships can drift.
Yes, when you are authorized to use them. A generated concept can guide the visual direction of a later render, but product fidelity and style consistency still require review.
Describe the intended anodized color and matte or satin finish, then review the generated metal appearance against an authorized material reference when color and finish matter.
Upload a clear image, choose the Realistic engine, and describe a large soft light source or overcast lighting. Generated shadows are visual approximations, not a physical lighting calculation.
Choose the Orbit camera preset in the Video panel. Review the generated clip because viewpoint changes and product details can vary from a single-image input.
No local NVIDIA rendering GPU is required. Use a supported browser to upload an image or a current capture tool to select a screenshot; generation runs on cloud infrastructure.
The Render History page lets you browse and download retained images and videos. Storage duration depends on the account plan, so download assets you need before they expire.
Start with a sharp input, choose the Realistic engine, and use 4K when additional output resolution is needed. Higher resolution does not recover source detail that is missing or guarantee geometry fidelity.
The core workflow starts from a selected 2D view, so it does not require native CAD-file conversion or source-model upload.