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.
CryEngine is a real-time game engine for producing interactive 3D experiences. Its Sandbox editor supports the project work behind a game world: importing assets, creating and editing levels, assigning materials, lighting a scene, previewing the result in real time, and refining content for runtime use. The Material Editor lets artists create, edit, and assign physically based materials to objects and terrain, while level and environment tools help teams establish the visual character of a playable space. This makes CryEngine appropriate when the image is one part of an engine project rather than the final deliverable by itself.
CryEngine is for building an interactive world around the image. A typical Sandbox workflow imports game-ready assets, places them in a level, assigns or refines physically based materials, adjusts environment and lighting settings, tests the view in real time, and then captures the scene as part of a larger engine project. It is well suited to teams whose final deliverable is a playable game, training simulation, or navigable experience. RENDERCAD serves the narrower presentation step: use a clear CryEngine viewport, CAD view, product image, architectural elevation, or concept frame as the starting visual when the immediate goal is a polished still for review or communication. It avoids the need to build a separate interactive scene just to explore a render direction, but it does not replace the engine project that governs the world, assets, and runtime behavior.
Choose CryEngine when the scene must work beyond a single image. Its editor is designed for iterative level creation and in-game preview, with materials, geometry, terrain, lighting, cameras, logic, and performance considerations living together in the project. A team can use its Material Editor to assign and tune surface appearance, then evaluate that work in the context of the level and its real-time lighting. Captured images and video can be useful byproducts, but the source of truth remains the engine project and its approved assets.
Choose RENDERCAD when a still image is the deliverable and an existing view already communicates the form and composition. Start with the most useful viewport or screenshot, such as a well-framed CryEngine level view, a CAD product angle, or an architectural massing image. Use that visual reference to explore a more finished presentation render for a design review, pitch deck, mood board, product discussion, or marketing concept. Treat the result as presentation imagery, not as evidence of final in-engine materials, gameplay, collision, performance, or interactive behavior. Return to CryEngine for those decisions and for runtime deployment. For current RENDERCAD API implementation guidance, see RENDERCAD developer documentation.
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 | CryEngine |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Real-time game engine with physically based materials |
| Output | Images + Video | Varies by tool |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | Varies |
| Image Speed | Image renders complete in 60 seconds. | Real-time viewport rendering |
| Video Speed | Videos complete in 2-5 minutes. | Varies by workflow |
| Scene Set Up | No separate local scene | 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 6 Per Render | Varies |
| Hardware | Cloud (None Required) | Desktop editor for local game-engine projects |
| Install | None | Varies (web or app) |
| Cost | from $9/mo | Royalty-based licensing for games; commercial non-game use may require a separate agreement |
Side by side, feature by feature. See how RENDERCAD's AI approach compares with CryEngine's rendering workflow.
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 vs CryEngine
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.
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.
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