AI render concepts from Vectorworks Designer and Design Suite viewports.
Presentation-ready rendering concepts from Vectorworks Designer and Design Suite views for architecture, landscape, interiors, and entertainment design.
Presentation-ready rendering concepts from Vectorworks Designer and Design Suite views for architecture, landscape, interiors, and entertainment design.
Vectorworks Designer, now represented by Vectorworks Design Suite, brings architectural, landscape, and entertainment workflows together. A composed view can show a building and site, interiors and millwork, planting and hardscape, or scenic geometry with lighting and venue context. RENDERCAD fits once that Vectorworks view has established the camera, proportions, circulation, and discipline-specific elements. Use a clean perspective, axonometric, or sheet layer viewport as the visual brief, then explore a more polished still for a client presentation, proposal, planning discussion, design board, or event concept. It is most useful when the original view is legible but needs stronger material character, weather, daylight, stage mood, or surrounding context without rebuilding the scene in a separate visualization tool. Treat the result as a presentation concept: Vectorworks remains the source of truth for the coordinated model, object data, schedules, drawings, and technical decisions.
In the Vectorworks file, choose a design layer or sheet layer viewport that tells one clear story: a facade and site, interior option, planted courtyard, event floor plan in perspective, exhibit booth, stage look, or campus view. Use classes and layers to remove dimensions, construction-only objects, schedules, and markup, while retaining the model, material zones, planting, scenery, lighting, and background cues that establish the intended design. Prefer a view with readable foreground, scale, and depth rather than a crowded drawing sheet. Export or capture the composed viewport as an image, upload it to RENDERCAD, and specify the desired presentation direction while preserving the camera, layout, and important elements. Compare the output with the Vectorworks view before sharing it. Return to Vectorworks for any changes to geometry, quantities, lighting documentation, or construction information.
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 | Vectorworks Renderworks |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Renderworks styles with Realistic or Redshift by Maxon render types for presentation rendering |
| Output | Images + Video | Rendered design and sheet layer viewports, still images, and other exported presentation views |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | Controlled by viewport and export settings; practical output depends on file complexity and available hardware |
| Image Speed | Image renders complete in 60 seconds. | Depends on model complexity, render style, lighting, textures, effects, and available hardware |
| Video Speed | Videos complete in 2-5 minutes. | Animation output depends on the sequence, rendering settings, and available hardware |
| Scene Set Up | No separate local scene | A Vectorworks model with a chosen view or camera, class and layer visibility, render style, materials, lights, and backgrounds |
| Input | Screen Snip | Vectorworks design layers, sheet layer viewports, model resources, and rendering settings |
| Hardware | Cloud GPU | Vectorworks desktop workflow on supported Windows and macOS systems |
| Install | None | Available within the installed Vectorworks workflow; features depend on the product configuration and hardware support |
| Cost | from $9/mo | Vectorworks licensing terms vary by product configuration, region, and account type |
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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 solutions for Vectorworks Designer users
Use the Realistic engine with a clear input, a specific material description, and a suitable background or reference. Results vary, so review the output against the source product.
It supports fast visual feedback from a clear viewport capture. Image renders complete in 60 seconds.
The current desktop app or browser extension can capture a selected viewport region and send that screenshot into the image workflow. The web upload path remains available without a CAD plugin.
Choose a background or describe the intended environment and lighting. Generated reflections and illumination are visual interpretations, not a scene-based light simulation.
4K is an optional output-resolution step. It increases pixel dimensions but does not restore missing source detail or guarantee print suitability.
It guides the video toward a looping transition. Review continuity after export because the first and last frames may still need editing.
Yes, if you are authorized to use it. A background reference guides environment, lighting, and composition, but generated placement and perspective can vary.
Masking lets you target a region of a CAD screenshot, real photo, or hand drawing with a reference image or instruction. Generation can still affect other regions, so inspect the full result.
Yes. Mask the product and direct the background with an authorized environment reference. Review the full result because product details can still drift.
Describe the velvet color, pile direction, and lighting, or add an authorized material reference. Review the generated texture because fiber scale and light response can vary.
Choose the Dusty condition and describe the intended atmosphere. Generated dust is illustrative, so review how it affects important product details.
Videos complete in 2-5 minutes.