The 10 Best AI Tools for Architects | Tier List

these are the essential AI tools that you need to learn if you want to step up your game as an architect and a designer the first four will assist with your design then you will learn how to use AI to help you with your 3D modeling and finally how to render realistic images using AI creating floor plans can take a lot of time but because make it AI can generate multiple plan iterations within minutes this software removes the hassle and gives you more time to focus on the design of the space not on the layout with make it you can generate residential floor plans and 3D renderings with zoning code and Regulatory guidance but all you have to do is you can drag in your floor plans or you can use AI to generate multiple floor plan iteration select between the amount of bedrooms bathrooms garages that you want as well as utility spaces and closets these pop-ups may be a little bit of a problem it generates a couple iterations really quickly and these are some of the results and from there you're able to edit and also render these floor plans in addition you can choose to create renderings using a existing 3D or 2D model you can select the room type a style type of lighting environments Etc and even the materials that you want in the space this tool is good and that's why I'll put it in the useful tier in an industry where time is money but also creativity takes time layout has emerged as the AI floor plan generator that that helps streamline your tasks layout is as easy as uploading a file generating floor plans and then you're able to select and edit rearrange any space that you want to be manipulated and then add furniture and then you just export it back out as a cad file and that whole process can be recycled through it's great for Brokers landlords and Architects to minimize meetings and maximize workflow using layout you can identify spaces with multiple tenants and start to generate floor plan layouts for each individual tenant space within a couple seconds it generates three options each option has its strengths so one is low cost but higher area of square footage per employee another one maximizes the amount of employees and the final one maximizes the cost of the space so layout accounts for more than just the square footage and the furniture it really takes into account a lot of the factors that go into making these office layouts you're able to define the area the dimensions and also mix up the layouts of the spaces in addition you can go into the 3D mode and check out what the space looks like with all the furniture and the materials that you have selected you can also swap between which type of room you want each space to be if layout works for your industry then you definitely need to add it into your workflow Lex set is a very unique program not like most AI programs but it allows you to have detail C customization with your drawings and your renderings it allows for 3D scene creation placement and manipulation of custom data sets this is more of a data driven software but if that's something you're familiar with and used to then Lex set AI is a great tool you do have to request to use it so it's not available just to anyone and for that reason I'll put it in the average tier architect GPT is on the pricer side but almost makes up for it depending how cheap you are with the quality of the outputs and the ability to use architect GPT for multiple uses I thought i' would be able to use some of the features for free but it's not looking like it so I'll just go through the different tools and features that it provides you're able to do exterior interior landscape buildings visualizations sketches kind of your dream style for what you're looking at floor plans virtual staging panoramas and those last two were kind of the the main selling points of this program the virtual St aging and the panoramic images I think it's a very unique feature and something that is a strong point for architect GPT but here are the payment options for reference but I would put it in the average category by just using these four design tools you have already saved yourself a lot of time but we're just getting started now you will learn how to use AI to assist with your 3D models you can design better buildings faster with architecture is a generative AI powered building design platform to help the design optimal residential developments in minutes rather than months you use AI to optimize your design development with realtime Bim navigation with tools like daylighting and energy analysis coming soon as well as collaborative features it gives you the ability to look at cost with architecture you're able to edit floor plans real time make adjustments to the area and the type of rooms it also gives you the ability to look at the model in 3D make changes to the plans with real-time data that is customizable with cost estimates you can make minor edits with the 3D version which can be downloaded and updated using CAD or Bim and what I like most about architecture is the comprehensive metrics and parameters that are provided for your model this tool can be incredibly useful if it fits the needs of your project I definitely put it in the useful category you can already tell from this first screen recording that this is going to be a pretty cool tool vinch 3 optimizes your design using graphs and algorithms helping speed up the time it takes for you to iterate ideas using generative Technologies it has maximum flexibility and gives you the parameters to make the most customizable adjustments it provides instant feedback and data making decisions that is backed up by numbers VCH 3D also contains workflow with Revit Rhino and grasshopper it solves multiple problems in the design industry with one tool if you have the means you need to get this tool added to Your Arsenal at this point you're already halfway through the video but you've already learned how to use AI to render generate and edit floor plans as well as optimizing your 3D models but we have four more AI tools left so listen closely this next one might blow your mind every time I hear someone talking about image to 3D model or text to 3D model I'm always a little bit hesitant Luma AI has changed the game though it takes some time but I have produced some really good results out of what I've tried it's given me full 3D models with detail and as you can see here it's done a pretty good job these models are downloadable and compatible with most 3D modeling softwares this tool is great and I think my next step will be taking it to one of the 3D modeling softwares like Rhino and playing around with it I put this in the great category now if you weren't impressed with Luma AI which would be crazy if that's true but if so this next tool might surprise you with how realistic renders it creates Rend a is an all-in-one architecture interior design and Landscaping software it gives you the ability to do text to render elevation to render sketch to render 3D base model to render and then image to render here I am testing out the text to render tool typing in a prompt and then using the image strength and creativity strength to make some variations to the image it provides a lot of advanced options giving you the ability to select from aspect ratio and style referencing and it's produced some great results it's a great platform that produces some very high quality and realistic renders I consider putting it in the great category just because of the capability of Rend a not all AI rendering tools are created equal PR AI has over 10 different image generation and editing features making it one of the only tools you need when it comes to creating realistic AI renderings the image to sketch tool was the one that it started off with to get a base feeling for the ideas and I took that sketch and then put it into the sketch to render which had settings that allowed me to perfectly customize the scene my favorite part was adding the scene elements I felt like this feature had the most Potential from there after adjusting some of the settings I wanted to turn that image into a video I also used the replace tool to edit selected elements in the image and regenerate them if you're looking to incorporate AI into your workflow this is essential tool to test out and try even if you don't take Ai and architecture very seriously prome AI has many features that are still fun to use and explore with making prome AI essential for Architects and designers now at this point you've learned design and rendering skills using AI that take hours for people to do but you've condensed that into minutes using make it AI to generate floor plans layout to generate more commercial floor plans architectures for better building design and PR a gu for rendering and schematic design but there's one more tip left so listen up so you don't miss out the final tool on our list is D5 render this is a rendering tool but has started to incorporate three main AI tools to better your workflow and also to set themselves apart from the rest using the D5 High tool allows you to create concept scenarios with text to image AI generation one of my favorite is the texture mapping Creator you import a texture or image and the AI will create texture and depth maps based on those images for the normal map roughness height Maps Etc and I'm messing around with these to make it more realistic now if you're tired of spending precious time meticulously crafting the sky and lighting of a rendering scene well all you have to do now is find a reference image with the lighting you want and AI will match the sky and atmosphere from that image with your rendering scene and this is why I think D5 is a need in your design workflow Arsenal and now you're ready to go out on your own and test these tools with all the time you've saved using these AI tools you can catch up on all the videos on my channel but make sure to watch this one on the best rendering software first

Channel: The Architecture Grind

Views: 17,241

Keywords: architecture, artificial intelligence, architect

Id: 3tACBEjT0jE

Length: 10min 14sec (614 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 18 2024