Create stunning photorealistic images and videos from any CAD system, real life photo, or even a quick napkin sketch.
IMAGE RENDERS COMPLETE IN 60 SECONDS.
Chaos V-Ray is a physically based production renderer for architectural visualization, VFX, product imagery, and 3D content work. It works through supported CAD, BIM, and DCC integrations, where artists build a scene from geometry, cameras, lights, materials, textures, assets, and render settings. Its CPU, GPU, and hybrid rendering options support interactive look development as well as detailed still and animation output.
Chaos V-Ray is strongest when a team already has a modeled scene in a supported 3D application and needs renderer-level control over physically based lighting, cameras, material response, render elements, and final output. It is well suited to an approved architectural interior, product hero scene, or animation that must preserve the actual 3D setup. RENDERCAD fits an earlier or lighter handoff: start with a clean CAD or BIM viewport, a product angle, a massing view, or a design screenshot, then create polished visual directions without exporting, lighting, and tuning a complete V-Ray scene. The useful input is a view that clearly communicates shape, proportions, and the intended camera angle.
V-Ray gives artists deep control over scene-based rendering. A prepared model can be paired with V-Ray materials and textures, physical or image-based lighting, cameras, assets, and render settings; render elements can then support compositing and image adjustment after rendering. Interactive previews help teams refine the look, while production rendering can be selected when the scene needs a finished still, panorama, sequence, or animation. The time and technical work are justified when the scene itself is the source of truth and the deliverable needs repeatable material, lighting, camera, and pass-level control.
RENDERCAD serves a different moment in the visualization workflow. Instead of requiring a V-Ray-ready scene, it can begin from an existing viewport screenshot, product view, concept image, or architectural elevation or perspective. A practical workflow is to capture a clear design view, use RENDERCAD to explore realistic material, environment, and presentation directions, then select images for a client review, design proposal, marketing concept, or product presentation. This can be useful when a designer needs a convincing still quickly and does not need the image to inherit an exact V-Ray shader network or scene configuration.
RENDERCAD does not replace V-Ray for final production work that requires exact geometry fidelity, deterministic camera matching, render passes, compositing controls, or animation rendered from the 3D scene. Use V-Ray when the prepared scene and its technical controls must remain authoritative. Use RENDERCAD when speed, low setup, and software-agnostic visual iteration matter more than renderer-level reproducibility.
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.
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 | Chaos V-Ray |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Physically Based CPU, GPU, and Hybrid Rendering |
| Output | Images + Video | Photoreal stills, animations, render passes, panoramas, and viewport previews |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | User-defined; limited by scene settings and available compute |
| Image Speed | Image renders complete in 60 seconds. | Interactive previews to longer final renders, depending on scene and hardware |
| Video Speed | Videos complete in 2-5 minutes. | Animation render time depends on frame count, quality settings, and compute |
| Scene Set Up | No separate local scene | Prepared 3D scene with geometry, materials, lights, cameras, render settings, and host-app integration |
| Input | Screen Snip | 3D scenes from supported CAD, BIM, and DCC integrations plus V-Ray scene workflows |
| Materials | 2,600+ Textures | Physically based V-Ray materials, scanned and library assets, textures, lights, and host-app materials prepared for rendering |
| Backgrounds | 1300+ Backgrounds | Tool-dependent |
| Conditions | 40+ Effects | Tool-dependent |
| References | Up to 6 Per Render | Varies |
| Hardware | Cloud (None Required) | Desktop integrations for supported CAD, BIM, and DCC applications |
| Install | None | Installed in supported desktop host applications; local hardware or configured render resources required |
| Cost | from $9/mo | Commercial subscription licensing; cost varies by seat type and team needs |
Compare the workflows side by side and choose the one that fits the next task.
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 questions about RENDERCAD and this workflow
RENDERCAD avoids much of the scene, shader, and local-renderer setup used by traditional rendering tools. Users still need to prepare a useful source image, choose suitable options, describe the intended result, and review generated details.
RENDERCAD starts at $9/month with credits that refresh monthly - predictable costs with no upfront investment or perpetual license fees.
RENDERCAD is designed to create more polished, realistic-looking presentation images from a source view. Results vary by input and settings, and generated images should be checked against the original model before they are used to communicate exact design details.
RENDERCAD can generate a visual interpretation of a described or referenced material without requiring shader parameters. It does not guarantee physically measured or specification-accurate material behavior, so validate critical color, grain, reflectivity, and finish details against approved references.
Describe the wood species and finish you want, and provide a reference image when scale or grain direction matters. RENDERCAD can generate a wood-like visual treatment, but it does not replace model-level texture mapping or guarantee an exact, repeatable grain pattern.
With RENDERCAD, upload or snip a clear image, describe carbon fiber, and add a material reference when exact visual direction matters. Image renders complete in 60 seconds.
Yes. Request a golden-hour look and describe the mood or direction you want. The generated warmth, shadows, and light direction can vary between results, so compare important design details with the source image.
Describe an environment such as a sunny forest or urban street and use a reference image when needed. Image renders complete in 60 seconds without building a local scene file or environment map.
RENDERCAD's Create Video workflow generates a video from a single image and provides Camera and Product Motion controls. Videos complete in 2-5 minutes.
RENDERCAD can generate orbit-style motion from a single image using a Camera option. Because the motion is inferred rather than rendered from a complete 3D model, review geometry and hidden-side details before publishing the result.
Usually. Generation runs in the cloud, so it does not occupy a local renderer. Keep the relevant browser workflow available as required, and expect normal network and browser resource use while the job is submitted and results are loaded.
RENDERCAD processes generation in the cloud, so it does not require a dedicated local rendering GPU. You still need a supported browser and internet connection, and normal browser, upload, and download activity can use local device resources.
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