AI Render Enchancer Extensions or tools
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For what it's worth, I’ve heard of many of the services mentioned above. I work with D5 Render or Rayscaper, but when I want to test an AI solution directly from 2D captures, the issue of maintaining consistency between viewpoints doesn't seem to have been solved yet.
That said, I do think rendering engines will be replaced by AI fairly soon.
As for in-depth client presentations, it’s not quite ready for use yet because the results are too unpredictable.
However, for a single image or two, you can certainly achieve a much more photorealistic look than with standard 3D rendering.For now, I have to create high-quality textures with complex mapping, and then I can perform an "inventive upscale" using Magnific.ai. This allows for different, yet consistent, viewpoints of the model.
You can always try using AI to place a character or sculpture so that it appears across multiple views—but what a massive undertaking that is! -
@arunb24
about https://vibe3d.ai/
I think it’s reminiscent of D5 Lite, which can be very faithful to the model's geometry. The issue is that this service doesn't let you test it with your own models, so I'm giving it a pass. -
Sherpa is really just a gimmick if you can't write a prompt—especially compared to tools like GPT image inpainting or Nano B.
These tools won't replace rendering engines until they can interpret 3D data rather than just images. I have clients asking for stone cladding from a specific region in the south of France... though, on the other hand, ChatGPT is great at generating seamless textures from poor-quality photos. -
@Krass I actually agree with most of what you're saying.
Consistency between multiple viewpoints is still one of the big unsolved problems with image-based AI, and if a client specifies an exact stone from a quarry in southern France, I wouldn't trust an AI render to reproduce that accurately enough for final approval either.
Where I disagree is that “no prompt” makes it a gimmick. That was actually a deliberate choice.
In Sherpa you can still direct the image, lighting, time of day, people, styling, and materials per element but I wanted to avoid making architects learn how to write prompts just to get a useful result. For example, instead of describing the whole scene, you can simply set floor: limestone, walls: warm plaster, change the lighting and leave the rest alone.
It’s definitely not trying to solve the same problem as a fully controlled V-Ray/D5 workflow. I see it more as the step between a SketchUp viewport and that level of visualisation.
And yes, longer term I think you're right that the really interesting breakthrough will come when these systems understand the actual 3D scene rather than only interpreting a 2D image.
If you ever feel like throwing one of your own SketchUp views at Sherpa, I'd genuinely be interested in where it fails for you. That kind of test is much more useful to me than a polished demo image
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@sherparender
The input image...
The AI output image...
Look like it doesn't like or understand top down views. Also the 10min wait is a tad excessive.
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@Rich-O-Brien At first, Thanks for trying it out!
I guess thats why we have added this page; https://sherpa-render.com/en/learn/common-mistakes
I think it also helps if you choose interior instead of exterior for this view
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Not really I'm afraid
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@Rich-O-Brien Still you choose exterior instead of interior...
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i just gave it a try with your screenshot and choose the interior option
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Rich, you're really being too hard on the AI by choosing the Eicher view.
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@sherparender
The issue is the sheer number of offers like this and the lack of available credits for thorough testing. As someone who does rendering almost daily and is keenly interested in AI for this purpose, I believe the service that truly offers a substantial free trial will stand out. If I want to test 3D modeling quality from photos, I go to Tencent HY 3D—20 free generations a day!
Where can you find an offer like that for ArchViz AI? -
@Rich O Brien
My Architect Ai : same as most other. Pay first and you will see ! I was able to do a test and it went completely haywire.
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