AEC rendering software also enhances environments and adds several new AI features
D5 Render 2.10, the latest release of the AEC-focused real-time rendering software, introduces several new features including real-time path tracing, AI-driven post-processing, a city generator, and night sky simulation.
The new real-time path tracing system delivers global illumination (GI) with ‘superior efficiency’, allowing for ‘cinematic-quality’ rendering in real time. According to the company, ‘instant lighting results’ reduce trial and error while minimising the need for extensive post-processing.
The real-time path tracing system enhances visual fidelity with physically accurate reflections, soft shadows, and indirect lighting with customisable GI precision, reflection depth, samples per pixel (SPP), and noise reduction. An accumulate mode progressively refines render output.
D5 Render’s new Geo Sky Day-Night Cycle is designed to simplify the process of rendering realistic night scenes, enabling ‘seamless transitions’ between daytime and night time lighting.
The software includes customisable Moon & Star Intensity for precise celestial brightness and positioning; Milky Way Simulation to add atmospheric depth for highly realistic night scenes; and custom night settings which allow users to fine-tune moon intensity, altitude, and phases for enhanced realism.
To further enhance realism, the update also introduces improved rain and snow effects. There are more detailed raindrop and snowflake particles, improved puddle and ripple effects for realistic ground interactions, and new water mist simulation that introduces a humid atmosphere for rainy scenes.
Elsewhere, the new City Generator automates the quick and accurate creation of real-world city layouts by integrating OpenStreetMap (OSM) data. There are customisable building heights, materials, and transparency, support for Shapefile (.shp) Import for GIS-based urban planning, and City Model Management Tools to allow for easy modification of roads, buildings, and urban layouts.
D5 Render 2.10 also expands its AI-driven functionality with a new tool designed to simplify post-processing, minimising the need for third-party editing software. AI Inpainting fills missing elements such as sky, vegetation, or water automatically; Motion Blur adds natural motion effects, including realistic vehicle taillights, while AI Enhancer improves text and logo sharpness. Furthermore, AI Style Transfer is designed to introduce refined artistic and realistic effects, while ‘AI Make Seamless’ optimises material tiling for smoother textures.
Other new features include an optimised terrain and scatter workflow for faster, more natural landscapes; animation enhancements for smoother, more intuitive motion; D5 for Teams, which offers enhanced collaboration and cloud integration (OneDrive & SharePoint) for easy project file sharing; and an expanded asset library, including 240+ hotel & resort models, including business characters, vacationers, and lobby decor.
Finally, as reported earlier this year, D5 Render 2.10 also includes support for Nvidia DLSS 4, an AI-powered frame generation for GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, boosting FPS by up to 4x.
