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.
Gravity Sketch is a spatial 3D design workspace for exploring product ideas in VR, with desktop and web access for reviewing and collaborating on shared work. Designers can bring in image references and 3D assets, sketch and model at human scale, then communicate form, proportion, color, texture, and surface intent before an engineering or visualization handoff. Its workflow supports mesh and NURBS-oriented exports alongside screenshots, so an early concept can move into downstream modeling, rendering, or presentation work without treating the headset view as the only deliverable.
Gravity Sketch is for the exploratory part of 3D product design: standing inside a concept, drawing and shaping it in space, placing references, and reviewing the result with collaborators. A useful handoff to RENDERCAD begins with a deliberate Gravity Sketch screenshot or a downstream viewport that clearly shows the chosen angle, silhouette, and major design decisions. RENDERCAD can turn that view into render variations for a concept deck, product direction review, or marketing exploration while the team continues iterating the actual model in Gravity Sketch. It is not a substitute for spatial sketching, editable geometry, or live design review.
Gravity Sketch helps industrial, transportation, footwear, furniture, and other product teams develop form in an immersive workspace. Reference images and imported models can give a sketch context, while viewpoints, color, textures, and material controls help the team discuss design intent. Its export choices can carry geometry to downstream CAD, DCC, or dedicated rendering tools; screenshots can also record a moment in the design review. For photorealistic work, the model and its intended finish still need enough detail, and exported geometry may need further material, lighting, or production preparation in the destination workflow.
RENDERCAD is most practical after the concept has a readable hero view. Capture a clean Gravity Sketch view with the product unobscured, a stable camera angle, and visible key features, then use it as the visual starting point for alternate materials, environments, lighting directions, or presentation treatments. This can help teams compare visual directions before committing time to a full render setup. Keep Gravity Sketch, CAD, or the downstream modeling tool as the source of truth for geometry, dimensions, manufacturability, and revisions. For current RENDERCAD API implementation details, use 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 | Gravity Sketch |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Real-time 3D design |
| Output | Images + Video | Varies by tool |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | Varies |
| Image Speed | Image renders complete in 60 seconds. | Real-time design viewport; final presentation rendering may use a separate workflow |
| 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) | VR creation with desktop and web review and collaboration |
| Install | None | Varies (web or app) |
| Cost | from $9/mo | Free and paid individual/team options |
Side by side, feature by feature. See how RENDERCAD's AI approach compares with Gravity Sketch's interactive visualization 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 Gravity Sketch
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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