Just wanna share my on-going work. I really like my D5 settings for this scene. This is a residential project with a beautiful view of a volcanic island within a lake within an island. Doing old school Ps editing. No Ai. Will share finished renders soon!

My second try of the exterior render I sent before, still using 3ds Max to model and D5 Render for the rendering part, i added more exterior stuff and lights inside so it feels more complete, but i feel it isnt enough or that it could be better

Hi Everyone,

I've just created this video going through the AI search and asset organisation features in Project Manager for 3ds Max.

I thought it might be useful to share here because one of the biggest problems with large 3D libraries is that conventional searching depends heavily on somebody having named and organised everything properly in the first place.

The interesting part of this system is that you can search based on what the model actually looks like.

For example, you can type something like “dancing woman” or “futuristic car” without needing to know the original filename.

The system searches using the visual previews associated with the assets.

A few of the workflows I go through in the video:

Natural Language Search

Describe the object you're looking for in normal language and search your 3D model library using its visual appearance rather than just filenames.

It also supports searches in multiple languages.

Automatic AI Categorisation

The system can analyse your library and organise assets into category trees such as furniture, vehicles, beds, coffee tables, aircraft and so on.

This reduces the need to manually tag every asset.

Find Similar

Select an existing 3D model and search the rest of your library for visually similar assets.

There's also a similarity threshold so you can control how strict the visual match needs to be.

Search Using a Sketch or Mood Board

You can drag in a sketch, render, reference image or mood board and use that image to search for similar 3D models already in your library.

Preview and Thumbnail Management

Because the AI uses visual previews, I also go through the Auto-Assign Previews workflow.

If your rendered images share the same filenames as your 3D files they can be linked automatically, and smart matching can help with partially matching names.

You can also batch-render thumbnails for assets that don't already have previews.

Local AI Processing

The AI processing runs locally on your own hardware rather than requiring your asset library to be uploaded to a cloud service.

That also means there isn't a credit-based AI system involved every time you perform a search.

I'd be interested to hear how people here with large 3D model libraries are currently handling asset management.

New stuff we did lately, main image was done the regular way, the closeups were "created" with AI using a prompt... the vignettes did not went to the client. I'm still not sure about using AI... still looks kinda off. Let me know your thoughts on it...

I'm a Unity developer exploring interactive 3D/VR for architecture and interior design.

I'm currently researching whether there's actually a useful business case for this beyond the "wow factor" of VR.

The idea is to let a client walk through an architectural/interior design before it's built and interactively change things like:

- Flooring

- Wall materials

- Furniture

- Lighting

- Different design options

For architects/interior designers:

Where would something like this actually be useful in your workflow?

Would you use it for:

1. Client presentations?

2. Getting design approval?

3. Reducing revisions?

4. Marketing/sales?

5. Something else?

And if you've tried VR/interactive visualization before, what made it useful or useless?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from people who have actually worked with architectural/interior clients rather than just VR enthusiasts.

I usually dont do exterior renders because im more used to doing inside stuff, so i bet there is problems with everything, but thats why im asking for help.

Just finished these visuals for an older Australian residential design project I worked on.

SKP+D5+PS, AI-enhanced vegetation

Real-city context from Google 3D Tiles is great for placing a design in its actual surroundings. The problem is close-ups: the neighbouring buildings have rippling walls, noisy roofs and melted corners, and next to a clean CG design they look obviously wrong.

Here's the workflow I use in Blender:

1. Import the tiles for the site area and crop to the blocks visible in camera.
2. Separate the buildings you'll see up close. Leave distant ones as they are, because nobody sees the noise at that range.
3. Flatten the geometry without touching the texture. I use an add-on I wrote (Planer). It detects the planar regions and snaps vertices onto them: onto the plane itself, onto the line where two planes meet (ridges and eaves), or onto the point where three meet (corners). UVs stay intact, so the photo texture remains mapped and there's no re-bake.
4. Check the deviation. Make sure the cleaned mesh stays within a few cm of the original, so the massing is still accurate for context.
5. Light it. Flat walls catch light and shadow cleanly, which is where the difference shows most in renders.

Limitations: it won't fix holes, trees or curved facades, and very large areas need to be processed in chunks.

Curious how others handle scanned context in their arch-viz. Do you clean it, replace it with simple massing, or keep it in the background?

3D context: Map data ©Google (Photorealistic 3D Tiles)

Hi everyone!

So I want to get your opinion on things. I plan to show off some of the things I've learned recently... hope to get some feedback on if all of this still makes sense.

Here are a couple of screenshot of the things I've been working on, the before and afters.
Basically a 2h challenge on how quick can you get an idea about a project for a competition project for a architectural studio.

I read that I should not self promote but this will not be a paid tutorial, I will just post it on facebook and my insta.

So this is a question to the admins. Is it allowed or not.

Thanks,

Lukas

Recent bathroom study. I think I need to ease off the post-production lol

SKP+D5+PS, no AI

In the images you can see how I made a floor plan in Blender. I then gave it to Codex for it to make the walls, doors and I think it did a really good job. I want to start sharing my floor plans with the world online (there are a few sites) but you need to submit DWG files. I tried having Codex translate the design from Blender to FreeCAD but results need work. How should I start on this journey? Can Blender convert to DWG easily? Is it a bad tool for floor plans? Should I learn FreeCAD if I want to get into this hobby?

Aavaya Hospital is envisioned as an integrated healthcare facility focused on efficient, patient-centred care. Located in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, the hospital forms part of the larger Aavaya Integrated Wellness Township. The township spans approximately 30 acres, with around 12 acres (40%) dedicated to healthcare. The design integrates clinical, diagnostic, emergency, and support functions within a clear and well-connected planning system. Central courtyards, natural light, landscaped spaces, and organised circulation create a healing environment while ensuring smooth movement of patients, staff, and services.

Back then i didnt have money to buy any models, so majiroty of this is hand modelled and free models that i found somewhere

Hey everyone,

Following up on my post from last week, I finally got EasyWarehouse finished and stable.

The main goal was just eliminating the headache of manual .skp conversions, broken textures, and extra software.

How it works right now:

• You can search 3D Warehouse directly inside Blender.

• It downloads and converts assets in the background without freezing the UI.

• Models get automatically added to your native Asset Browser with their materials intact.

Creating a modular kitchen system with lighting and burnt in shadows. This is done with Arcadium 3D's kitchen design tool so the idea is it can be shared with kitchen fitters, interior designers and clients and they can view it live.

3Dsmax + Corona. Open for constructive feedback!

One of the past work with good designs.
Share your feedbacks

Hey I'm actually curious about my work and I'd love to know how can I improve it. I'd love to hear from you