Create stunning photorealistic images and videos from any CAD system, real life photo, or even a quick napkin sketch.
60 SECONDS. ZERO CONFIGURATION. STUNNING RESULTS.
Bloom Unit was a SketchUp-focused rendering service for interactive, physically based visualization using Iray and cloud processing. It served architectural lighting, interiors, landscape, and planning scenes built inside SketchUp.
Bloom Unit was built around SketchUp scenes, Iray materials, lighting, vegetation proxies, and cloud or local GPU rendering for architectural visualization. RENDERCAD is a better fit when the starting point is a SketchUp viewport screenshot, CAD view, concept image, or product visual and the goal is a polished still without installing a renderer, maintaining legacy plugin support, or rebuilding the scene in a dedicated render pipeline.
Bloom Unit suited SketchUp users who wanted physically based control over lights, materials, vegetation, animation frames, and VR-style output from a prepared model. That workflow depended on the SketchUp extension and the public Bloom Unit service, which makes it a legacy choice for new visualization work. RENDERCAD approaches the problem from the image side: upload a viewport screenshot or design image, describe the desired finish, and generate a cleaner render without tying the workflow to SketchUp, Iray setup, GPU hardware, or a discontinued cloud account.
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.
Add | Change | or Remove referenced objects with the stroke of a brush.
Tired of keeping up with the latest gen AI models? RENDERCAD is powered by a proprietary ensemble of the most cutting-edge AI engines, always up to date and fine-tuned to strictly maintain your design intent.
| Feature | RENDERCAD | Bloom (SketchUp) |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Physically based rendering |
| Output | Images + Video | Varies by tool |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | Varies |
| Image Speed | ≈10 - 60 Seconds | Interactive to minutes |
| 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) | SketchUp extension |
| Install | None | Varies (web or app) |
| Cost | from $20/mo | Public service closed |
Side by side, feature by feature. See how RENDERCAD's AI approach compares with Bloom (SketchUp)'s interactive visualization 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 Bloom (SketchUp)
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.
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.
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