3ds Max + AI
3ds Max AI render: viewport to photoreal in 30 seconds
Archome renders your 3ds Max viewport with AI in about thirty seconds — through a free 3ds Max plugin that sends the active view to the cloud with one click, or from a plain viewport screenshot uploaded in the browser. Your scene and camera stay exactly as framed; the AI supplies materials, lighting and atmosphere. No GPU queue, no farm, no overnight wait.
This is not a pitch to throw away V-Ray. For final production frames, a tuned V-Ray or Corona setup is still the benchmark. But most of a project's renders are not finals — they are iterations, option studies and client previews, and burning hours of render time on each one is where deadlines go to die. Archome turns those hours into seconds, and you save the heavy engine for the shots that deserve it.
100 free credits to start. Free 3ds Max plugin — or just upload a viewport screenshot.
How it works
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Capture your 3ds Max viewport
One click with the free Archome plugin sends the active viewport to the cloud — or take a plain viewport screenshot and upload it in the browser. Untextured grey models are fine.
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Describe the finished image
Plain words: "concrete and timber facade, golden hour, wet asphalt reflections, cinematic". No material setup, no light rigs, no render settings.
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Get the render in about 30 seconds
Your scene and camera, photoreal. Iterate on styles and moods as fast as you can type — your workstation never spends a second rendering.
Who it's for
- —Viz studios iterating design options with clients before committing hours to a V-Ray final
- —Archviz freelancers producing preview imagery while the workstation stays free for modelling
- —3ds Max artists on laptops or older hardware that cannot host a comfortable local render
- —Teams that need same-hour visuals for meetings, not overnight render-queue turnarounds
Download the free 3ds Max script
The script sends your active viewport straight to the render engine — no export, no re-upload. It is a MAXScript file, so there is nothing to compile and nothing to install into the system folders. You do not need it to use Archome; a viewport capture works too.
Download script (.ms)Run it in three steps
- 1. In 3ds Max open Scripting → Run Script and pick the .ms file you just downloaded.
- 2. Create an API key at Settings → API and paste it when asked. It is stored locally, once.
- 3. Frame the view you want and run Archome AI → Render current view. The result comes back in about 30 seconds and is saved to your Archome account.
Renders started from the script use the same credit balance as the browser and follow the same rules: free renders are watermarked, paid plans are not.
Frequently asked
How does AI rendering for 3ds Max work?+
Install the free Archome plugin for 3ds Max and send your current viewport to the cloud with one click — a photorealistic render of that exact view comes back in about 30 seconds. No plugin? A plain viewport screenshot uploaded in the browser works the same way. Your scene, camera and composition are preserved; the AI adds materials, lighting and atmosphere.
Is there really a free 3ds Max plugin?+
Yes. The Archome 3ds Max plugin is completely free. It captures your active viewport and sends it straight to the render engine, so you skip the export-upload cycle. It talks to the same cloud service as the browser tool, so results are identical either way.
Is this a replacement for V-Ray or Corona?+
For final, physically accurate production images — honestly, no. V-Ray and Corona remain the standard for that, and if you have a tuned pipeline, keep it for finals. Where AI rendering wins is everything before the final: design iterations, client previews and option studies that would each cost you hours of render time come back in 30 seconds. Many studios use both — AI for speed during design, V-Ray for the money shot.
Do I need a powerful GPU or a render farm?+
No. All rendering happens in Archome’s cloud, so your workstation stays free while you keep modelling. There is no local render queue, no farm licences and no overnight renders — a browser (or the free plugin) is all it takes.
Is it free to use?+
Yes, it is free to start. Every account gets 100 free credits each month. An Ultra render costs 30 credits, so that is about three renders a month, watermarked, with no credit card required. The 3ds Max plugin is free as well. Paid plans add more credits, watermark-free files and a commercial licence.
Stop waiting on the render queue
One click from the free 3ds Max plugin — or a viewport screenshot — and a photorealistic render comes back in about 30 seconds. 100 free credits to start, no credit card.
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