para-CAD Posted Wednesday at 05:28 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 05:28 PM Super discount code for multiple AI tools............I haven't tried it yet............thought I should share the link first MAXTECH5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted Thursday at 07:37 AM Share Posted Thursday at 07:37 AM Need realistic looking people in your renderings? No problem, just tell the program what you want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanK Posted Thursday at 11:22 AM Share Posted Thursday at 11:22 AM @Rich_Winsor, I thought you were going to post something like this for the recommendation on realistic people... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted Thursday at 04:15 PM Share Posted Thursday at 04:15 PM I’ve been testing this workflow on a few current projects. The speed is impressive. For example most of these took under a minute to generate. The biggest issue I ran into early on was losing control of the architecture… windows shifting, proportions drifting, etc. What made the difference was tightening up the prompt with clear constraints: – Preserve exact architecture – Do not modify structure, openings, or proportions – Enhance lighting, materials, and environment only Once those guardrails were in place, the results became much more reliable. Sharing a few before/afters here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted Friday at 12:24 AM Share Posted Friday at 12:24 AM (edited) On 4/28/2026 at 7:24 PM, para-CAD said: I hope chief abandons it's in app photo-realistic rendering approach and partners with a good AI service (included in our subscription). And the cloud idea.........I am not inclined to drop Dropbox, or pay more for a CA cloud service. Chief should integrate with Dropbox. They don't need to expand outside their true focus...CAD software and not try to be a jack-of-all-trades. I really don't want them to do away with it totally. The quick PBRs do work in a pinch, IMO, esp. when I'm just conveying an idea or an approval. I mean I don't need photo quality for every camara view. Do they need to go further, I don't think so, or like you mentioned, team up with someone. There are some on here like Rene who are just geniuses on the lighting and getting their views to look great and natural. Me, however, I don't want to figure the sun exact direction so that things in a bedroom are not to dark or to bright. Or figure out how to make a material look more realistic.. and so on on every camera view. This has taken a lot of time, and I still am not good at it. I want to drop what view I have and tell the service what I want.. and keep moving on. Like the two bedrooms. The first one is PBR, 350 passes.. the second, told Chat to "make more natural and inviting" and mentioned the SW paint number that I had showing in my model.. that's it. All these views you all showed look great to me. @robdyck Rob, I love that style of architecture.. you know its Canada when you see a hockey goal in the cul-de-sac.. "Car".. "Game on"... Edited Friday at 12:27 AM by mtldesigns 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtldesigns Posted Friday at 12:39 AM Share Posted Friday at 12:39 AM Not architecturally related... one of my buddies and his girl took the day and weekend off to go fishing here in NE Florida, you know, where we are in extreme drought, near the Georgia fires.. I did a quick ChatGPT of his lake... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted Friday at 03:12 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:12 AM (edited) 21 hours ago, JonathanK said: I thought you were going to post something like this for the recommendation on realistic people... I'll see your image and raise you one alien. Edited Friday at 09:00 AM by Rich_Winsor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted Friday at 03:16 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:16 AM 2 hours ago, mtldesigns said: I did a quick ChatGPT of his lake... Ain't AI great! Other than the imposed guard rails there are no limits on where you can go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHCanada2 Posted Friday at 04:16 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:16 AM 7 hours ago, robdyck said: I'd like 100% photo realism and a sunny day. interesting how it first put the front yard tree behind the house. And it almost got the fence house connection right, pretty close. although it looks like the house is bigger that it was at the peak in the original. curious, can you tell it to make it smaller maintaining the aspect ratio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHCanada2 Posted Friday at 04:18 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:18 AM (edited) 4 hours ago, mtldesigns said: Rob, I love that style of architecture.. you know its Canada when you see a hockey goal in the cul-de-sac.. "Car".. "Game on"... and you know its southern Alberta circa 1990 to 2010 houses when the only trees you see in a suburb are columnar aspens.. Edited Friday at 04:22 AM by SHCanada2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted Friday at 07:21 AM Share Posted Friday at 07:21 AM When I opened Chat GPT tonight I was greeted by this screen. Someone is listening to their user feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanK Posted Friday at 11:54 AM Share Posted Friday at 11:54 AM 8 hours ago, Rich_Winsor said: I'll see your image and raise you one alien. Touché, my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewSopher Posted Friday at 02:44 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:44 PM On 4/29/2026 at 8:04 AM, Chrisb222 said: Fix the stair tool!! Please Chief, fix the stair tool. It is so bad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted Saturday at 07:33 AM Share Posted Saturday at 07:33 AM Here's a Chief image of a local auditorium I rendered and the AI version created from it. Prompt was to move the camera angle back and up and populate the image with students leaving the auditorium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted Saturday at 07:44 AM Share Posted Saturday at 07:44 AM 19 hours ago, JonathanK said: Touché, my friend! We're all just having some fun. Interesting image we've come up with. Should we call this a close encounter of the AI kind? BTW, some people have expressed, shall we say, concern over the little guy's lack of apparel. Not wanting to ruffle anyone's feathers I submit to you an edited version correcting that issue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProPlan_2011 Posted Saturday at 07:27 PM Share Posted Saturday at 07:27 PM I guess prompts are crucial for AI rendering and I guess Rich_Winsor didn't mention "don't change the door handles" ... Don't we get so picky ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted Saturday at 09:05 PM Share Posted Saturday at 09:05 PM Ok, so I tried ChatGPT with my A-Frame Cabin. Keep Architecture, Encance materials and Landscaping Add a few people on deck, change vehicle to a Mercedes GLK It's pretty amazing what a few simple instructions can do. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted yesterday at 08:27 AM Share Posted yesterday at 08:27 AM Robert, please don't take this in any way as a criticism of your image but I find it interesting that AI seems to like to keep cracks in streets and driveways etc. I seem to remember someone else also commenting on this behavior. Usually I would think this would be undesirable as these are often sign of trouble to come. With this in mind I had a play with your image to illustrate the possible outcome of such problems. innocent cracks? Prompt: Show what would happen if a big sink hole appeared in the street where the cracks are around the manhole cover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basketballman Posted yesterday at 12:30 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:30 PM HaHa Amazing . Looks like everyone has finally discovered a few of the benefits of A.I. There are many more to come .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Gia Posted yesterday at 08:33 PM Share Posted yesterday at 08:33 PM I don’t wanna be a party pooper, but this was a great thread and it’s turned into a circus unfortunately. Maybe we need a new section for serious posts only? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHampton Posted yesterday at 09:15 PM Share Posted yesterday at 09:15 PM Thanks Michael... agreed that this has been one of the best threads in a long time. On a side, your prompts for maintaining accuracy with the AI work are stellar. Thanks for sharing them. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_Winsor Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago (edited) Oh boohoo. You guys got something against circuses? We have a fascinating new tool to use and explore. Lighten up and have a little fun along the way. You’ll probably live longer too. If you find a post that doesn't contain content you are interested in just hit the "Next unread topic" link and move on. I think we are just scratching the surface of a powerful new tool and I am interested in all prompts and the resulting outcomes they produce. JMHO Oops, forgot the prompt: The scene is a circus tent filled with fans and the alien is performing tight rope walking on the high wire holding a 10' long balancing pole and smiling at the fans below. Edited 15 hours ago by Rich_Winsor 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanK Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago I have found if you want AI to enhance a picture, it takes your textures and basically just makes them looks somewhat "real". But the problem with that is that a lot of the textures in Chief are poorly tile-able. I would be curious if @Joe_Carrick took a Technical Illustration of the same angle on his cabin, and told AI what materials to use for roofing, siding, trims, background, etc... if it would generate a much more realistic looking render. The scene he posted has a lot of context, which AI needs. But it has too much for textures, etc.. so it basically just makes it look "meh" level realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Carrick Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago That cabin was done in X4 and I no longer have the plan. However, I will go back to the original rendering and try some material options. I don't have the time right now but I can do it in a couple of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanK Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago @Joe_Carrick, see attached. I just did a screen grab of yours, and ran it through my prompts. Not perfect...but better. Tried to get it to ignore textures, but alas...it just wants to use them no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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