EvolveLAB Veras for Rhino | AI Powered Renderings

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

EvolveLAB Veras for Rhino 7

Veras is an AI-powered visualization add-in, that uses your 3d model geometry as a substrate for creativity and inspiration.

We have released a new version of Veras (0.9.2.0) that includes support for Rhino 7 (Windows)! Feel free to check it out!

Download new version here: Veras Installer

Release notes: Veras Forum Release Post

EvolveLAB Site: Veras App Page

Quick Guide: Getting Started with Veras Rhino

Examples

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

To see more Veras examples, you can check out the Veras Gallery on our forum:

[dale (Dale Fugier)]

Hi @benjaminguler,

You might consider adding a landing page on Food4Rhino, as a lot of Rhino users look for tools here.

https://www.food4rhino.com

– Dale

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

@dale - Thank you for the suggestion! I started the process, and we should have it up there soon.

We also have a new Veras for Rhino video that includes some neat workflows, some using grasshopper.

Main topics covered:
Using Veras for AI visualization in Rhino
Using Grasshopper3D and Rhino3D combined with Veras to create AI Generated Designs
Using ChatGPT and Prompt Engineering for Veras paired with Rhino3D and Grasshopper3D to explore design Ideation.

AI-Driven Design: Unleashing Creativity with Veras for Rhino

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

V1 Veras Release

Veras v1.0 is now officially released, featuring higher geometry retention with the new Geometry Override slider.

Release Notes: Veras - Release 1.0.0.0 - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum

Examples

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

V1.2 Veras Release

Veras v1.2 is now officially released, featuring Render Selection, 2k Resolutions, a revamped UI, and many more improvements.

Release Notes: Veras - Release 1.2 - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum

Examples

Render Selection

Higher Resolutions & Render Engine V4

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

V1.3 & 1.4 Veras Releases

Veras v1.3 & 1.4 brings some sweet new upgrades: V5 Render Engine with superior quality and resolution improvements, Explore Mode, 4x render speed with Simultaneous Renderings, and many more improvements.

Release Notes: Veras - Release 1.2 - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum
Release Notes: Veras - Release 1.3 - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum

We will also be releasing support for Rhino 8 soon!

Render Engine V5

reference: Ricardo Maturana | LinkedIn

reference: rmaturana | Instagram

Explore Mode

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

V1.5 & 1.6 Veras Releases

Veras 1.5 & 1.6 is here, bringing a slew of enhancements to take your AI rendering experience to a whole new level!

V6 Render Engine Upgrades:

• Darker, richer tones
• Better color balance
• More balanced contrast
• Say goodbye to a plastic-like aesthetic at high prompt strength values
• Now compatible with black and white sketches
• Enhanced background and entourage that isn’t modeled

Render Selection Blend:

• Customize edge blur for the blend of the selected image with the background render
  • Exclusive to V6

User Interface Enhancements:

• New renders badge to highlight unseen renders
• Click the badge to view the next unseen render
• Left/right keyboard shortcuts won’t interfere with text prompts anymore
• Prevent text prompt overwrites by not setting a new render as active when generated
• Easily delete unwanted renders to keep your workspace clean

Updated Keyboard Shortcuts:

• [Ctrl] + [Enter] - Start a new render
• [Delete] - Delete the selected render
• [Shift] + [S] - Save the selected render
• [O] - Toggle between base and rendered images
• [P] - Start pen tool in Refine Mode

Upscale Images up to 50MP:

• Take your visuals to new heights with support for images up to 50MP!
  • Ex: 7080x7080, 9000x5500,

REFINE Mode Expansion:

• Now, the powerful REFINE mode isn’t limited to just the selected rendering – it works directly on the uploaded image in the web app!
• Seamlessly refine your designs, including the new Upscaling feature and Render Selection, all on your original uploaded image!

Release Notes: Veras - Release 1.5 - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum
Release Notes: Veras - Release 1.6 - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum

V6 Render Engine

V6 Sketch Image Input

V6 Render Selection Blend

Upscale Image

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

V1.7 Veras Release

Rhino 8 is now fully supported!

no need to use this workaround anymore: Rhino 8 Veras Workaround - Veras Rhino - EvolveLAB Forum

Features

• New Enhance Render feature available under the EDIT tab
• SSO Login - users can now sign in using Single Sign On!
• 16:9 default resolution for the Veras plugins.
• Render Selection from base image
  • the render selection uses the base image for structure instead of the rendered image

Release Notes: Veras - Release 1.7 - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum

Enhance Render

Enhance Render with Render Selection

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

V1.8 Veras Release

Release Notes: Veras - Release 1.8 - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum
Food4Rhino: https://www.food4rhino.com/en/app/verasr

Features

• Zoom / Pan Images

  • Can zoom into high resolution images now
    

  • Can zoom in to more accurately draw a selection
    

• Interactive render selection blend
  

• Undo last point when drawing the render selection shape
  

• Save button on thumbnails
  

• Updated icons and icon enabled state appearance
  

Stability

• Fixed the “Invalid Signature” issue when installing Veras for SketchUp in Windows
• Clearing the render selection mask would not clear after pressing circle X button
• Better icons support for browsers using different languages
• Fixed bug where the original image could not be displayed for renderings generates using the RENDER SELECTION feature

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

V1.9 Veras Release

Release Notes: Veras - Release 1.9 - Presets! - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum

Features

• Custom Presets! - you can now save your favorite settings to Veras for later use
• New EvolveLAB Presets
  • 21 new refined presets
  • all previous presets were updated to better work with the latest render engines
  • Refresh Presets button
• Render Engine 6 Sharp - this increases the geometry retention drastically! Try it out!!
• New Styles: Cinematic & Film Photography
  • turn these features on to change the mood and aesthetic of the generated render
• Negative prompts - you can tell the generative AI what NOT to include in a scene
• Updated the UI organization to flow better with the new features
• Floating Licenses

Stability

• Fixed a bug where the base image from the base app was not used as structure when rendering with lower geometry overrides
• Fixed Upscale Menu bug where the resolution was not properly represented
• Fixed licensing getting stuck when logging in
• Fixed SSO issue with licensing for SketchUp

New Presets

Render Engine 6 Sharp

Cinematic Style

Film Photography Style

[benjaminguler (Ben Guler)]

V2.0 Veras Release

Release Notes: Veras - Release 2.0 - 3D Mode! - Veras - EvolveLAB Forum

3d Mode

The new 3d mode allows for a higher geometry retention. It also enables some really cool workflows

Select By Material

Resort Presets

Resort Renders

Favorite Renders

Draw Multiple Shapes

Recent Mask History

+ More

Features

• 3d Mode
  • Zoom to extents
  • Sync camera to parent app
  • Live sync camera
  • SketchUp, Revit, Rhino and Web app are supported
  • Web app supports OBJ uploads & Axis Alignment
  • Updated 2d/3d toggle UI
• Render Selection Improvements
  • Undo freehand mask lines
  • Ability to draw all the way to the edge of the canvas
  • Select and deselect polygons & delete selected paths
  • Invert Render Selection
• Added user email to the trial expired page
• Preserve Thumbnail Width when Dragging
• Auto-update app for non major releases
• Hide “My Presets” if there are none
• Disable the “scale render” when the scale factor is 1 (no scaling)

Stability

• Bug Fix: ‘Cannot Parse Settings’ error the first time a user logs in
• Bug Fix: Render Selection Mask Cropped for Renderings over 2048 pixels
• Bug Fix: On auto re-login the ‘Login Form’ would briefly appear
• Bug Fix: Arrow Keys Scroll Thumbnails Correctly in ‘Favorites’ Mode
• Bug Fix: Handle empty models

Security

• Many security updates

Known Issues

• 3d mode large model support is accessible from the Loader 2 setting, and currently has some geometry artefacts
• SketchUp - if front-face material is default and only back-face has a material, the back-face material does not load in the 3d viewer
• Need to add a Field Of View setting in the 3d viewer
• 3d render selection cannot select unpainted materials
• 3d render selection cannot select the background
• loading a previous mask when changing the window size has alignment issues

Experimental Features

These features are subject to change, but feel free to try them:

• Sketching Tools
• Interrogate Image

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