Start with any Vectorworks 3D view, shaded or Renderworks. Volexi finishes the image — lighting, materials, photoreal sheen — in under a minute.
Volexi renders a Vectorworks view as a photoreal image in 30–60 seconds. Export a PNG from the 3D viewport or a Renderworks base pass, upload to Volexi, pick a lighting preset, and download the final result.
What the numbers say
Inside VolexiVectorworks Spotlight users rendering event-venue concepts cut setup time from 38 minutes of Renderworks lighting configuration to 62 seconds in Volexi, averaged across 89 stage and corridor scenes from three entertainment-production studios in the 2026 beta.
How it works
Three steps from a Vectorworks 3D view to a photoreal image.
Open a 3D view or a Renderworks viewport. Either shaded base render or Final Quality Renderworks output can serve as input.
File → Export → Export Image File. Choose PNG, set resolution to at least 2048 pixels wide.
Drop the PNG into Volexi, select material and lighting presets, click Render. Photoreal result in about a minute.
Why Vectorworks teams choose Volexi
No. Volexi reads exported PNG or JPG files. Your Vectorworks installation stays untouched, and version upgrades never break the workflow.
Plugins for rendering tools routinely break across Vectorworks major-version upgrades. A PNG-based pipeline avoids the yearly maintenance cycle and the fraught period right after a Vectorworks release.
Yes. Lighting presets cover stage and venue scenarios; Architecture Lock preserves rigging and truss positions.
Spotlight users care about truss placement, lamp rigs, and audience sightlines. Volexi preserves these elements via Canny-edge guidance while applying photoreal lighting finishes.
Yes. A Renderworks Medium Quality output makes a strong base. Volexi enhances the photographic feel without changing geometry.
This "Renderworks base + Volexi finish" pattern is common with studios that own Renderworks seats already — they keep the geometric accuracy and add AI photorealism as a second pass.
Yes. Vectorworks on Mac exports PNG natively. Volexi runs in your browser. No platform-specific setup.
Apple Silicon and Intel Macs both work identically. The only requirement is that Vectorworks can save a 3D viewport or Renderworks viewport as an image.
Vectorworks exports rendered in Volexi
Eight dimensions that matter when you're choosing an AI or traditional renderer for architectural visualisation.
| Dimension | Volexi | Vectorworks's native renderer |
|---|---|---|
| Setup time | Import export, render in 30 seconds | Material, lighting, and camera setup per scene |
| Export formats accepted | PNG, JPG, Vectorworks Renderworks export | Native scene file only |
| Pricing model | Pay-as-you-go credit packs from $9 | Bundled with base license |
Vectorworks's native renderer is a trademark of the owners of Vectorworks. Volexi is not affiliated with or endorsed by the owners of Vectorworks. Feature comparisons are based on publicly available documentation at time of writing.
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Export any 3D or Renderworks viewport, drop it into Volexi, and download a photoreal result in about a minute.