Rendering

[WestwoodHouse]

Hi, our studio is looking to produce higher quality rendering for client presentations. We currently work with Chief X17 on MacOS. We plan to upgrade to X18 at the first of the year. We have been looking into what software is most compatible and would generate the highest quality renderings without looking like and AI generated product. I have seen Enscape Sketchup models that look very polished, I know you can export a Chief project into Sketchup and then use Enscape. That sound like a lot of work and unnecessary software licensing. I have read several forums on using the built-in Physically Ray Tracing with adjusted lighting and materials within Chief to produce a higher quality rendering. We are considering purchasing a Windows/PC for the studio to get these built-in quality rendering. I can not find a side by side comparison of the quality of the renderings. I would like to see the fully rendered projects on a Windows/PC before we make the decision to invest in a new computer for the studio. Either option will be an investment, wanting to know which is the most worth it. Additionally we would still be using our MacOS as well and exporting our CA files to each other to work on projects collaboratively. I have read there could be some issues in sending CA files between Windows/PC to MacOS.