Sketch to render and AI design edits in Rendair V2 by arqMANES

arqMANES is an architect and teacher who runs workshops on using AI as a design assistant. He says he draws badly and used to model in 3D from day one. Now he starts every project from a quick sketch. Here he shows Rendair V2 through a lighthearted back-and-forth with a skeptical student character. The project is a hotel lobby in the hills of Córdoba, Argentina, drawn in a minute. The video shows how far a rough sketch can go in one session.

What you'll see

1. He uploads the sketch to Sketch to Render, writes a short brief (rustic, stone, raw timber, seating by a large fireplace), picks a model and asks for four options.
2. He keeps the sketch as the base and swaps the style words to get Scandinavian luxury and industrial versions.
3. He uses Populate Render to fill the lobby with a crowd of tourists.
4. In Edit Canvas he draws timber ceiling beams in red and crosses out benches in green, then writes a prompt explaining what each color means.
5. In Conversational Edit he annotates points on the image: merge a beam into one piece, match a bench to its neighbor, add an antique clock.
6. With Extend Image he asks for a reception counter on one side and a bar on the other. The first attempt misses, so he draws what he wants and regenerates.
7. In Chat he turns the scene into summer with a pool, then a night view.
8. In 3D Model to Render he opens a 3D model, moves the camera to a view, adds web references and asks for a log cabin in 4K.
9. He starts an Image to Scene job and tours Explore, with examples of floor plan renders, mood boards, video and image to 3D model.
10. He closes on Boards, still in beta at recording, where a client can comment, draw and add references in real time.

Takeaways

• He finds the AI proposes many options, and not all of them work. One came out oddly sculptural and another left a floating log, so he fixed those with edits.
• He prefers drawing over typing for edits, because architects communicate by drawing.
• He found Extend Image did not follow his text at first, and sketching the intent solved it.
• He says he personally does not love 3D floor plan graphics, but clients appreciate them.
• He sees Boards as the biggest change, replacing vague client feedback over messaging apps with comments on a specific area.

Try it yourself

Start with Sketch to Render, then refine with Edit Canvas, Conversational Edit and Extend Image.

The video is in Spanish.