D5 Render 2.8 | Advanced AI Enhancer, 22 New Features, and 190+ New Assets!

AI Enhancer (beta): Elevating Detail and Precision

The AI Enhancer tool is a standout feature in D5 Render 2.8. It enhances various elements within your renders, such as lighting, materials, characters, vehicles, and vegetation. This tool allows for selective area enhancement with three intensity levels—weak, normal, and strong—ensuring your renders are more detailed and realistic. Additionally, the AI Enhancer Channel improves the accuracy of area selection, giving you precise control over enhancements. You can track and view all enhancement tasks within your D5 account, providing a comprehensive history of your rendering improvements.

Advanced Lighting Effects

Lighting is crucial in rendering, and D5 Render 2.8 introduces several enhancements to master this element:

Optimized Semi-Transparent Effect

Achieve stunning effects like colored gradient glass by enabling the 'Affected by Light' option. Adjusting the opacity value and using black-and-white maps to control the opacity pattern allows for dynamic light interaction.

Sunlight Caustics

This feature simulates realistic sunlight refraction and reflection, enhancing your HDRI scenes with adjustable intensity and softness. Enable the caustics option for 'Custom', 'Transparent', and 'Water' material templates to display caustics effectively.

Rainbow Flare Effect

Add a colorful halo around the sun, mimicking real-world camera effects and adding depth to your outdoor scenes.

Enhanced HDRI Sky Colors

‍The new 'Sky Color' option for HDRI allows you to adjust the hue and saturation, providing control over the sky’s color and intensity. This feature helps you set the perfect mood in your scenes, whether aiming for a vibrant day or a subtle, atmospheric setting.

Optimized Workflow Integrations

Efficiency is at the heart of D5 Render 2.8 with new LiveSync integrations for Rhino and Vectorworks. These integrations allow real-time synchronization of model edits, materials, and viewports, ensuring seamless updates and an uninterrupted workflow, keeping your creative process smooth and efficient.

Expanded Asset Library

Our asset library has expanded significantly, with over 190 new models, including construction site equipment, animated machinery, and vehicles. These additions provide a robust toolkit for creating detailed and dynamic project visualizations, catering specifically to the needs of the AEC industry.

New and Enhanced Features

• Sculpture and PBR Styles to 'Text to 3D': Added new styles to enhance the detail and realism of text-based 3D models.
• Optimized AI Make Seamless Interaction: Uses image analysis technologies to automatically determine and remove seams vertically, horizontally, or in both directions.
• Opacity Map to Displacement Material Template: Enables precise control over the cutting of materials, achieving uneven and hollow effects on hedges, fences, bamboo weaving surfaces, and more.‍

• Real-Time AO Adjustments: Enhance details directly in the viewport with the new "AO Overlay in Preview" feature. Found under Effect > Style, this tool allows real-time adjustment of ambient occlusion (AO) intensity, eliminating the need for post-production software. It streamlines your workflow, reduces export time, and boosts efficiency, enabling designers to fine-tune AO effects on the fly for greater detail and depth.

Performance Improvements

D5 Render 2.8 includes several optimizations to ensure a smoother rendering experience:

• Reduced Memory Usage: Optimized image rendering algorithms minimize peak memory usage, reducing the risk of crashes.
• Enhanced User Experience: Designed with the user in mind, D5 Render 2.8 features community-driven language packs, improved gizmo rotation, and mouse speed adjustments in navigation modes, making your design process smoother and more intuitive.

Additional Features

• Upgraded D5 Scatter: Added Cull Effect to define areas free of scattering plants/objects and supports saving scatter presets for easy reuse.

• Visibility Control in Video Mode: Added visibility toggle for models and layers, facilitating keyframe animations by allowing them to be shown/hidden.
• Animation Controller for Models: Supports animated models in Video mode, enhancing dynamic presentations.

D5 Render 2.8 is now available for download! Dive into our latest features and enhancements and see how they can elevate your rendering projects. Download D5 Render 2.8 and experience the cutting-edge tools firsthand.