Create stunning photorealistic images and videos from any CAD system, real life photo, or even a quick napkin sketch.
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Artlantis was a desktop architectural visualization renderer from Abvent for turning CAD and BIM model imports into still images, animations, panoramas, and VR objects. Its workflow centers on imported geometry, viewpoints, shaders, lights, heliodons, objects, vegetation, and local render settings; the official site now says distribution has ceased while existing perpetual-license users can continue using it.
Artlantis is a prepared-scene architectural renderer: users import CAD or BIM model data, tune shaders, lights, heliodons, objects, vegetation, cameras, and output settings, then render stills, panoramas, VR objects, or animations on desktop hardware. RENDERCAD is a better fit when the useful view already exists as a screenshot, concept image, product angle, or CAD viewport and the goal is a polished render without reopening an Artlantis scene, exporting model files, or maintaining a legacy renderer.
Artlantis and RENDERCAD both serve architectural and design visualization, but they ask for different inputs. Artlantis works from model geometry imported from tools such as Archicad, Revit, Vectorworks, SketchUp, AutoCAD, or interchange formats, then relies on in-application scene setup for materials, lighting, viewpoints, entourage, and final output. That can be useful for studios with old Artlantis files or established CAD-to-render habits, especially when they need scene-linked cameras, panoramas, VR objects, or animation output. RENDERCAD starts from the visible design instead of the render scene. A designer can upload a CAD viewport, facade study, interior screenshot, massing image, or product view and iterate toward a more finished visual in the browser. Use Artlantis when you already have a working Artlantis installation and need to continue a prepared desktop scene. Use RENDERCAD when you want faster visual iteration from existing images, fewer file-export steps, and a workflow that is not tied to a discontinued desktop renderer.
Screenshot the CAD viewport you already have, render in the browser, and download a client-ready still or video without exports, plugins, or GPU setup.
Modeled by CADSharp in Onshape. Rendered with RENDERCAD.
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| Feature | RENDERCAD | Abvent Artlantis |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Radiosity / physical rendering |
| Output | Images + Video | Varies by tool |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | Varies |
| Image Speed | ≈10 - 60 Seconds | Local render time varies by scene and output |
| Video Speed | ≈1 - 5 Minutes | Varies by workflow |
| Scene Set Up | Zero | Varies by workflow |
| Input | Screen Snip | Varies by tool |
| Materials | 2,600+ Textures | Library varies |
| Backgrounds | 1300+ Backgrounds | Tool-dependent |
| Conditions | 40+ Effects | Tool-dependent |
| References | Up to 3 Per Render | Varies |
| Hardware | Cloud (None Required) | Desktop (Windows and macOS legacy releases) |
| Install | None | Varies (web or app) |
| Cost | from $20/mo | No longer distributed; existing perpetual licenses continue |
Side by side, feature by feature. See how RENDERCAD's AI approach compares with Abvent Artlantis's rendering workflow.
Skip the setup tax. Pick the condition, material, and background with just a click while RENDERCAD handles the heavy lifting. No lighting rigs, no environment setup, no 45-minute wait; get photorealistic results in seconds.
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Get StartedCommon questions about RENDERCAD vs Abvent Artlantis
Yes. Add "Golden Hour" to your prompt and the AI handles warm color temperature, long shadows, and soft light automatically.
Prompt "Sunny Forest" or "Urban Street" and RENDERCAD generates a matching environment in 10-60 seconds. No scene file or environment map setup.
RENDERCAD creates videos from a single image in 1-2 minutes using AI. Upload a CAD screenshot, real photo, or hand drawing, select Image to Video, and choose a camera movement - no animation timeline required.
Yes. The Gentle Orbit camera setting generates subtle rotation from a single static image automatically.
Yes. RENDERCAD runs independently as a browser app or overlay, so you continue modeling while renders process in the background.
No. RENDERCAD runs on cloud GPUs, so you can render 4K images on a basic laptop or even a Chromebook. Your computer never slows down.
Minimal. RENDERCAD uses natural language prompts anyone can use immediately - no technical sliders, shader graphs, or render settings to learn.
RENDERCAD starts at $20/month with credits that refresh monthly - predictable costs with no upfront investment or perpetual license fees.
For product marketing, client presentations, and concept work - yes. The Realistic engine is designed to improve lighting, materials, and presentation quality while keeping the original design recognizable.
Yes. RENDERCAD understands materials semantically - it knows what brushed aluminum should look like without you defining roughness values, IOR, or shader parameters.
RENDERCAD generates unique, non-repeating grain patterns that follow your object's form. Prompt "Oak Wood" and the engine handles scale, direction, and variation automatically.
With RENDERCAD, upload your image or snip your screen, type "Carbon Fiber" in the prompt, and the AI retextures your image realistically in 10-60 seconds. No UV mapping or texture coordinates required.
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