AI Rendering for Architects (Revit + Veras)
In this video I will be exploring AI rendering for architects with EvolveLab Veras and Autodesk Revit. AI image creation is no longer a gimmick where you can make goofy photos or NFTs, it is now a new and incredibly useful tool in your design process. We all have books of inspirational works, idea boards, and our favorite projects or architects bookmarked. Imagine being able to iterate through your idea boards DIRECTLY in your Revit models…
Check out Veras Today: www.evolvelab.io/veras
Timestamps:
00:00 Why AI is now a Tool For Architects
01:16 What is EvolveLab Veras for Revit?
02:28 How to Make Your First AI Rendering with Veras in Revit
06:42 AI Rendering Tip 1 - Direct the AI with Materials and Model Elements
12:30 AI Rendering Tip 2 - The More Prompts, the better.
14:06 AI Rendering Tip 3 - Parenthesis for Emphasis
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The last sentence you said is the key 👍🏼👌🏼 Thx for the video!!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
haha I am glad you stayed until the very end!!! :)
@christianhofmann72
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid sure love your content! 💪🏼😉👌🏼
@brunocamargolevy
Жыл бұрын
got goosebumps
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
@@brunocamargolevy 😏
@svpcharls
Жыл бұрын
Exactly! Nailed it!
So incredible! I kind of like how you can pump up the creativity and have it just spit ideas at you too
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Definitely fun! But, also, can be VERY powerful. ;)
Fantastic demo...thanks, Jeff!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
🤘🤘
At first knowing this tool, I wasn't so much attracted to it, but after your sincere explanation, I feel, that I need it as my design tool. Thank you very much!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
Perfect for concept design, or even more preliminary, for inspirations.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
Awesome content, as usual!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!! Cheers!
Absolutely stunning!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
I can see this benefiting designers especially at the concept design stage where you can use basic massing forms to generate 'artist's impressions' of urban places for example.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
You got it! Exactly my thoughts!
beautify introduced and magnificently explained thank you
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
😁🤘🤘
Yes Yes Yes! the quicker we can advance this the better. The most useful future feature - export materials, etc into the existing model....
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Go try it out and be sure to reach out to EvolveLabs with feedback! They are looking to ramp this thing up for sure!!
THis is amazing ! I loved this tool demo and thank you so much to you @Revit Kid for showcasing the real use and the tips !
@TheRevitKid
7 ай бұрын
Cheers! Check back for an updated video soon on the latest features, too!
I also think when you make the prompt input more descriptive and short it works vetter. Your inputting complete lines, think of it as doing a google search. The prompts are attributes or keywords. The shorter the description the more precise it gets its input
Love this! Thank you for sharing!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
🤘🤘
Another GREAT video by The Kid! Nice Job Jeff.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
🤘🤘 hope all is well with you Jim!
@jimbalding5350
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid All is GREAT, busy as "HE double toothpicks." I will have to look into Veras, it looks like a winner.
Very helpful for beginning design or schematics
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
Already bought the subscription. Thanks Revit kid !!! Big hug from Portland.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed!! Have fun!
Than you for the video. The tips are great! Cheers
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed !
Really excellent, helpful. The renderings, around 6:20, where you say "like this and like this" are very cool. Toy robot very interesting. Excellent point made about guiding AI; like with people, you can't just say people, you have to put people in, but then they did make them children. This is getting exciting. I was wondering about stuff like that, was wondering if you could just say the HDRI scene you want in the background, but maybe not. Pretty special to get words from Ben Guler and Bill Allen themselves.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
This is amaaaaazing!!!! Thank you
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Cheers! Thanks for watching!
Great video, thanks!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Cheers! Thanks for tuning in and the kind words!
greaaat! very useful info 👍
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks a lot for this.
Thank you so much for this video 🙏
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for tuning in!!
So interesting! Thanks~
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is so cool!!!
Thank you
Great video jeff
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍 Cheers Scott!
Wonder why when you changed the prompts to horizontal but with the green environment, the outcome still showed vertical sideings. Yet when you removed the greeny, it did show correct siding. Pretty Amazingg tool for concepting. One thing i did NOT de, is when you you have made some renders and switch your prompts, it would be nice if it saves the prompts per image. Because now if you want to itterste on an older image, you can not since that prompt input was not saved
*Thank YOU Brother* 😘😀
@TheRevitKid
10 ай бұрын
🤘🤘
Molto interessante ... da provare !!!😃 Grazie 👍
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
cheers! Thanks for tuning in.
@danidefi
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid 👍
Really interesting! Great video mate. Very interested to see how this develops. Do you reckon if you turned the contour lines off in visibility graphics the grass wouldn't render like waves / ripples?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Great point. I bet it will… I’ll test that out first thing tomorrow !
@beyondmax1
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid what was your result
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
@@beyondmax1 it did help!! Great observation ! Makes sense when you think about it
When you create you revit model, you assign materials? or with the prompts you tell the AI what materials wants. excellent video
fantastico video!
@TheRevitKid
11 ай бұрын
Cheers!!
Awesome
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!!
Very nice. This is a more controlled alternative to midjourney.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Exactly! Midjourney feels like the wild wild west sometimes!
I was really inspired by your video! It reminded me of another AI-based design tool I came across, known as Stylar ai. This web tool has a feel similar to Photoshop, offering features like architectural design styles, and it's more user-friendly. However, it's still quite basic and seems to be in a beta phase.
That’s a daaaaark path to go down.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
It's not dark if you know how to use a flashlight ;)
@StevieMoore
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid hey, I’ll say this, this is a much much more ethical use of AI, as far as it seems compared with the scraping done by mid journey.
are there similar things for archicad or even sketchup ? or other architecture modeling soft
Thanks again revitkid, Ai be taking over
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
importantly, does it give u the iteration on the 3D ITSELF? For example, like if they enlarge the window on the render, does ur 3d model gets its window enlarged too? Or is it just purely the final render that gets the iteration and the 3d model itself doesnt get updated?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Purely render … it’s a design iteration and inspiration tool more than anything right now … heck out Hypar for some actual modeling FROM prompts tool…
Great video. I'm curious if you've ever taken any of those same Revit draft images into Mid Journey (and using the same added prompts) to compare? Obviously not the interactivity of Veras. But it would be interesting to see how the AI's differ in their results.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I I have not attempted taking revit images into Midjourney.
@MrObeytok
8 ай бұрын
It doesn’t work with mid journey
hi , could u tell us to get the render that we need without any changed in our model please , thank u so much btw
Pretty cool. Some ambiguity between description and guiding geometry. And it will be quite cool when it works in geometry, instead of just imagery. And it's probably not a big leap since its internal mental model probably has a sense of the geometry already. Although backsides could be a little tricky I guess.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Agreed!
Did you use another post production pluggin or any other complement beside veras?, because I haven´t managed to make it respect the geometry 100%, always add doors or windows, or change the geometry of several elements
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
No post production in any of the examples I show. Raw Vera’s renderings …
thank you
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
No, thank you!
Excellent video! I got a bit odd question, I noticed that opened views have orange heads, how exactly did you manage to set that up? Would be a very useful answear :)
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Cheers! PyRevit … free plugin that has colored tabs!
@michalhruska3332
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid oh thanks, I´m using it but never noticed that function
it's a pity that there is no version for the sketch up yet at the concept stage this tool can be used right now, but not for a detailed revit model thx! waiting for the sketch up version! :)
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
It’s easy… just learn how to use Revit for concept design, too!
I have a question please , can I use the same rendering effect for multiple angles of the building ?
@TheRevitKid
10 ай бұрын
It is iterative so the results will not be the same.
Neat ❤
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
👍👍
Awesome, I'm about to lay off half my staff on Monday.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
If this eliminates half your staff I think you might want to reconsider your hiring process 😜
This is replacing rendering work, but it's not there quite yet. Eventually importing a 3D model from Revit, SketchUp, etc, we will have the ability to GUIDE the AI to do exactly what we want. That is where this is going. Eventually you will be able to edit specific groups and material sets immediately. This is huge. Now if only I can get AI to help create the 3D models
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
There are people working on that, too!
@sheikahamedwasim4180
Жыл бұрын
Look up for chatgpt +auto desk inventor
What is the competition or want are the alternatives?
Great video! Is there anything similar for Blender?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Not that I’m aware of but I’d think so by now ?
What a great tool!!! I wander if this will be a one-time-purchase-you-can-keep-and-update-w-small-fees-thru-years-to-come? Or it is a lease base thing?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Check out their website. It is currently a monthly/yearly subscription model.
@EdgarTheEagle
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid great! Thanks
Is there any free licence version for students? I really liked how effortlessly it gave the output. That's the power of AI!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
I don't know about educational... but I am sure you can reach out to EvolveLabs and ask
As an architecture student, I find their pricing to be a little expensive. But it makes sense for somebody that is already in the profession and is creating hundreds of these a month. They should add another moderate plan similar to midjourney's 200 images for $10/mo.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Reach out to EvolveLab and see if they are willing to offer student rates! I'm sure if enough students were interested they might do it!
@ArkoAI
Жыл бұрын
ArkoAI has a better product that works with Sketchup, Rhino and Revit and it is also cheaper, in case you want to try it out.
Жыл бұрын
Wait until Midjourney are forced to actually pay for the images they used in training their model.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
@ truth. I’ve heard it becomes very expensive very fast!
@josuedavid3786
Жыл бұрын
I heard something about that...
you think the ai can notice pointclouds in the backround? or just model elements?
@eastudio-K
Жыл бұрын
already out of free renderings, haha, so 34 a month, I cant wait for revit to have something like this, not sure if worth it yet
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Haha I ran out of 30 renderings VERY fast myself lol
I think I will finally get this tool, curious Ive heard these tools can corrupt the revit file, this one seems stable?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
I haven’t had any issues of corruption … or heard of it corrupting any files? It’s not putting anything into the Revit database… just pulling info out.
@eastudio-K
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid Ah ok got it thank you as always! was thinking of Veras vs Midjourney I missed your live session yesterday but was able to watch it after, I can totally relate to the conversation I believe I am same generation with both of you, and I work for myself, exclusively on revit. For me Revit changed my whole trajectory, I was great in Autocad and now refuse to go near it! Sorry for long message, I've been also wanting to mention a revit youtube channel "Bin He ‘s Revit Study Channel" his approach to making videos about revit is interesting, he picks a structure and then shows how he would go about trying to build it. Just mentioning I've found its another great channel to learn from, no affiliation
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
@@eastudio-K bins channel is great! I’ve been meaning to reach out and invite him on the show! Cheers!
Im guessing in Revit Veras kinda knows which object is which according to the codes. How is this handled in Rhino? I kinda have the feeling it cannot distinguish what is supposed to be what
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Yes, it is using the metadata in Revit... I have not idea about Rhino.... I don't think there is a Veras and Rhino?
Great presentation ! Can it be used with other platforms, say Vectorworks !?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
You’ll have to check their website … they’ve added more software support over the last months ….
This ( 6:21 ) looks GRAND
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
haha you like my train model? haha
@TabuDavidMukuha
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid I was referring to the image before that (with what looks like CLT timber cladding NOT metal siding)
Question: The Veras AI renderer does NOT use the geometry of the scene to create the renderings. It takes the edges from the actual viewport similar to preprocessors in stable diffusion, right? 2:08
@TheRevitKid
6 ай бұрын
It does now... Check the channel in a week or so for a NEW video ... :)
@maxobolika
6 ай бұрын
@@TheRevitKidwhere is ur new video about veras using 3d geometry for generating pictures?
I'm more impressed by the little robot than the AI itself hahahaha
@TheRevitKid
9 ай бұрын
I’ll admit… the robot is super cool! Haha
Why does the AI change elements like windows and awnings and sometimes massing when it isn't prompted?
as a person doing architectural visualization a don't know that i should happy about it or not ! OMG
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Haha embrace the change!!!
@Lifner
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKidi can't wait to see a version for sketchup and 3ds max this year . it such a bomb
@HatesRacists
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid The change will be him out of a job, followed by Architects. At the end of the day, property managers and banks will have everything they need to get the job done without designers.
@ItWasntAPhase
Жыл бұрын
Adapt or die is always the case in the face of progress. I think at first it will empower workflow and increase productivity. In the end it will take away jobs but that is still a ways off....at least I think but who knows
This is amazing !!! ...and a little scary tbh
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Scary and amazing are both good things … :)
I have a question. If I change the position of the camera, can it keep the material or the material will change
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
you will have to re-run the prompt, so, no.
how to make it consistent render style in one project for multiple angle of building?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Right now that is not really doable. This is an iteration tool first, rendering engine second. The team is working towards more consistency if users want it
you should use 2 lights and also softbox for harsh lights
way cool
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Cheers! Thanks for watching!!
Do you use veras rendering in your design workflow for your projects now?
it's amazing link between IA and architect, but i'm frencha architect...in next futur i hope that we could use french language! thanks for your return!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
haha sorry... I think most language models are setup in english for now lol
Can Veras go backward? That is; after the ai rendering is done, can it go backward and produce a revit model that is the same as the ai rendering?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
No.
Well, Damn!
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
hehe
i just used veras now , daaaaaam thats true magic , sadly i have only 30 free pics
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
haha you go through 30 SO fast lol
@ TheRevitKid With such kind of A.I what happens to rendering softwares like LUMION /TWIN MOTION/5D RENDER as an examples. Are there chances that this rendering softwares will be relaced by such A.I and wount be neccessarry
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Not anytime soon… but, I’m guessing we will start seeing “AI” tools built within those programs before long.
This a.i. rendering is fascinating and both terrifying when you really think about the applications. My question is....can it cut a section? Have we reached a point where a.i. can apply assembly, thermal seal & insulation, structural and mep coordination? Or is that still down the line to come.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
This is no generating modes from the AI. Just renderings BASED on models.
For some reason it won't let me change the width of the image.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
I think that might be a limitation of the free version... I think.
What's the point of the revit model if the AI can't understand where the windows are located? It's would help a lot to have a slider that could allow the AI not to re-interpret the window locations. I appreciate the effort, but i've gotten awful results when attempting to use it on a larger building.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
It literally has those sliders....? Check out at the bottom of this post >> forum.evolvelab.io/t/rendering-exterior-school-building-the-rac-advanced-sample-revit-model/542
@DanielYontz
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid the “creativity” and “style” sliders don’t address the fact that it will fundamentally change your model, especially when dealing with a larger, more complicated building. Personally, I think adding sliders for the landscape, while maintaining the building would be far more helpful. I’ve used the blend tool within midjourney to good effect, but I really struggled to get this ai tool to achieve a good outcome. Smaller revit models may have more success.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
@@DanielYontz Sounds like awesome feedback for the Veras team! Be sure to join the forum and submit it!!
How did you get the topo lines to show on your topography?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
They are on by default in Revit… but you can check by going visibility and graphics (“VG” on your keyboard) for that view and making sure contours are turned on under the topography category.
@hu5tle-
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid Yeah, mine are black though. Gonna dig into the settings to change that. Your view just looks nicer. :)
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
@@hu5tle- hm… if the whole topography is black you might want to check the material you have applied sto it and it’s appearance settings
@hu5tle-
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid No, just the lines were black. I changed them.
@brendanclarke1979
Жыл бұрын
You can also adjust the interval of contours if you want a shallow slope to have more frequently spaced lines (say every 250mm instead of 500mm or 1000mm)
Can it work on floor plans?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Site plans I’ve had some results with… not sure floor plans would work but I have not tried … the constraints and rules that exist for floor plans might far exceed the collage style AI of this tool… I could be wrong, though.?
I used the same method, but the rendering is very poor, what should I do?
@TheRevitKid
10 ай бұрын
Play with the settings and prompts! Its an art in and of itself
is this VERAS plugin for SKETCHUP to?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
No. Just Revit.
what kind of a graphic card you need use this software?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
For this video I was actually using my older laptop which has a RTX2070 in it …. You’ll have to ask Veras or check their site for minimum system requirements.
@trngysf4443
Жыл бұрын
i couldnt find it in there website, does render in a cloud of the software or on my graphic card?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
@@trngysf4443 reach out to Ben at Veras (he’s on their forum)
Do we have any for Archicad?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
No idea … not this specific plugin, no. Google it? 🤪
Would this work with Nescafé assets?
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
🤷🏻♂️ sure?
@joshuaisaac7
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid enscape sorry lol
Nice & Thank you for Good Intro for Veras. However, Do you agree with me, VERAS Ai is more suitable for design at the proposal level. Because, if it has reached the level of As-Built, it involves the accuracy of all aspects to be realized. At As-Built, the designer MUST build it accurately in 2D, & 3D.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Well, yes, considering it is just making collaged images of ideas... you can't build from any of these images and you still have to design a building in Revit afterwards...I agree. lol
is there sketchup version of this :)
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Nope... Revit for LIFE! ;)
@babides
Жыл бұрын
Plugin sketchup is so top
@babides
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid you dont know so shut up
Will the outcome remain the same if views are changed
@TheRevitKid
Ай бұрын
Check out my updated video on Veras. You can now “seed” prompts and maintain the output in different views
Whow
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
😬
This is crazy😶
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Right!?!🙃
this is not fair :)
Still, gonna look into it. As much as I dislike AI, can’t fight the future
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
As you should... the tech is coming whether you look into it or not .... 😉
@marysketch4772
Жыл бұрын
I'm not in favor of it to design, or to "generate ideas;" I see it as a really fast (and realistic) renderer. I actually haven't used it yet - waiting for the SketchUp version.
@marysketch4772
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRevitKid but no "shoulds?" that is a little harsh, repeating whether you look into it or not
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
@@marysketch4772 ??
Who needs highly skilled 3D Viz artist when a 5 year can do this kind of stuff.
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Exactly. 😜
AI render is great but if it allow to designers to control material & light, will be accurate, but this way it is just for fun & nice shots
Welcome to the 5th Industrial revolution Versa is bea
😀
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
😁
Start with a quick snapshot of what it can do
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
Okay?
😲😳
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
🤪
You already have hundreds of websites for textures and probably have your own library with stunning materials so I don’t think it’s really that useful, but we will see what the future brings
@TheRevitKid
Жыл бұрын
This will not be replacing your rendering engine... yet... Think of it more as an idea starter/creator and a way to iterate through concepts FASTER. :)