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Architects and interior designers turn an Archicad view into photorealistic AI visualizations and short videos.
Archicad 26-29
The Raya palette inside Archicad turns the active 3D view into a photorealistic autumn visualization.
The same Archicad view as a winter scene: lighting and season are chosen in the panel, the model stays unchanged.
An interior visualization generated from an Archicad camera view with basic materials.
A building section from Archicad turned into a rendered presentation drawing.
A finished visualization of the same Archicad model in low winter sun, ready for a client presentation.
Before and after: the Archicad model view next to the Raya result and the generation settings.
A 4-minute overview of Raya: presets instead of prompts, area editing, 2K and 4K renders and AI video. The demo uses SketchUp; the same Raya panel works in Archicad.
A 20-second introduction to Raya.design: from a 3D model view to a photorealistic visualization and a short AI video.
Description
Overview
Raya.design adds an AI rendering palette to Archicad. You open it from the Raya menu, choose how the scene should look and click Generate. Raya takes the active view, whether it is a 3D view, plan, section, elevation or layout, and returns a photorealistic visualization in under a minute. There is no render scene to prepare, no lights or materials to configure and no need for a powerful graphics card, because the image is generated in the Raya cloud. The add-on only reads the current view as an image and never changes the Archicad model or project files.
Key Capabilities
- Photorealistic exterior and interior visualizations from the active Archicad view
- Lighting presets (sunny, cloudy, golden hour, dawn, night) and seasons
- Optional material descriptions in plain words and reference images
- Area editing, upscaling to 4K and comparison with the original view
- Short AI video clips created from a finished visualization
- Full-size preview and saving the result as PNG or JPG
Who it's for?
Architects who want to show a concept in context and in different light early in the design process. Interior designers who present several finish variants before the detailed design is ready. Design studios that want to produce visualizations in-house instead of waiting for a rendering slot.
Typical workflows
Concept review: capture a 3D view during design and show the client an image instead of describing the idea.
Variant studies: render one camera in several lighting conditions, seasons or material versions without touching the model.
Presentation drawings: turn sections and elevations into rendered drawings for client boards.
Marketing: create a short animated clip from the best visualization for a website or social media.
Details
Archicad 26-29
Rhino, Grasshopper
Advanced modeling and parametric design tools for architects working with complex forms, building systems, and performance-driven design.
Layered Mesh
Layered Mesh creates layers from an existing Mesh, allowing complex forms to be represented with multiple construction layers.
identify
Automates the assignment of IDs and descriptions to element types in a single interface, easier and faster.
quantify
Links project elements to items in bill of quantities, automatically calculates their quantities and generates BOQ in Archicad.
BIMcollab
Connect Archicad to a shared BIM coordination workflow across models, documents, issues, and teams.
Image to GDL
Generate editable GDL objects from product images and place them directly into your Archicad projects.