What's happening ladies and gentlemen
this is Minh for Architecture Inspirations
today I'm gonna try a new render software called d5 render
let's get started
D5 render is a rendering software based on unreal engine and NVidia RTX also known as Ray Tracing
I'll be testing it with my SketchUp model
but D5 is also compatible with many different Softwares
since D5 rendering has a free version
the downloading process was pretty simple
I didn't even have to sign up for an account
the installation was very fast as well
when you first launch D5 you'll see the welcome page
which has the latest news about D5
in this case it shows what's new in version 2.0
in the explore tab there are three demo scenes which I can use to explore the software
the demo scenes show a quick look at what's possible in D5
and I gotta say they all look amazing
in this video I want to try my own 3d model in D5
but feel free to experiment with these demo scenes in your own time
after creating a project I can use the menu up here to import the model
note that D5 render supports many different types of 3d files
it takes a while to import the model depending on the size of the project
but once it's imported
I can see it down here in the object list
and I can click on it then place it in the scene
after placing the model I can still move and rotate it using this gizmo here
and I can orbit the model by dragging the right mouse button
instead of using orbit mode I like to use the Fly mode
and to navigate I can use the typical keys like WASD to move around
and Q and E to move up and down
holding Shift while moving will make it move faster
and holding Space will make it move slower
now I can start editing the model
however since D5 has plugins for many different Softwares
one of which is SketchUp I use that plugin instead
and the installation was pretty straightforward
before using the plugin I deleted the model which I imported earlier
and to start syncing the SketchUp model to D5 render I can just click this button here
this will automatically import the model into d5
and it will sync the current camera view as well
I like to keep this view so I can click here to save it in D5 render
in addition this plugin will let me sync the SketchUp camera view in real time
which is really cool
this is really useful if you have multiple monitors
also if I make changes to the SketchUp model
I can click this button to update it in d5
there are also other settings like turning off the camera sync
this will let me move the SketchUp and D5 models independently
now let's talk about the user interface
from the first look the user interface is quite intuitive
on the left side we have the scene list and the object list
and on the right side is where the different settings are located
such as the environment settings and the materials properties
which you will change if I click on different objects
editing materials is quite easy in d5
the cool thing is that d5 will adjust some materials automatically
such as the glass material here for example
but of course if i'm not happy with how it looks
i can still make changes to it
when editing materials I can use the environment tab
to adjust the lighting to make it easier to see the materials characteristics
such as glossiness and bumpiness
if you understand a bit about texture maps and materials properties
you will get used to it very quickly
even if you don't understand the materials maps
it is still very intuitive to see how these parameters will affect the material
since the material updates in real time
for materials that don't have the base color maps
I can change the base color here
there are also other useful features
such as saving the material to local
this will save the material to my computer
and then I can open up the assets library to find it
and apply it to another object in my scene
this will help me create my own library and save a lot of time
D5 also has an asset library with free materials I can use
to apply a material from the asset library
I can download it
and then select it
and click on an object to apply the material
after applying the material
I can make changes to it such as changing the size and rotation
pretty cool huh
the free version of d5 has a limited number of materials that you can use
but if you upgrade to the pro version
you will get access to the complete library
with more than 1400 materials
another cool feature is the material template
which let me change the material to different presets
such as transparent water car paint displacement grass etc
for this wall here it looks okay with the normal map
but when I used the displacement template
it gave me a height attribute
where I can add my displacement map
to give the material more depth
besides materials the asset library also has 3d models
such as furniture plants vehicles and even people
I can use these assets to populate my scene to make it look even better
after I import a 3d model I can transform it however I want
to do that I can use the V key to switch between the move rotate and scale tool like so
and similar to the materials
if you have the pro version of d5
you'll get access to the complete library
which has more than 5,000 3d models
also here you can see I'm placing the trees manually
but note that d5 has a vegetation tool which makes it really easy to scatter plants through your scene
as you can see having its library of assets is really useful
the high quality realistic models really help bring the scenes alive
next let's talk about the environment settings
there are two systems that I can use
one is the Geo and sky model
where I can adjust the time of day and the North offset
these settings will affect the sun's location and its lighting
when I found a good lighting setup that I like
I can update my scene using this button here
next to the environment tab is the effect tab
which has many different settings I can use to further enhance my render
I can use several parameters
such as exposure contrast highlight shadow white balance bloom lens flare etc
once I'm happy with the render
I can export it using this button
here I can change the field of view aspect ratio and output size which can go up to 16k
initially I thought the free version was going to be very limited
like most of the software's out there
but I was really surprised that the free version of
D5 can let me render images without watermarks up to 16k resolution
which is insane
and I can render as many images as I want in many different lighting setups
when I have another one that I like I can use this button here to add more scenes to the list
instead of using the geo and sky system for the lighting I can also use the HDRI or high dynamic range images
which comes with many different presets
if I don't like any of these then I can also import a custom HDR image
and here i can adjust the settings for the HDRIs such as the light intensity and rotation etc
I personally really like the fog effect which adds a lot of depth to my image
using this along with the bloom and lens flare effect
can really give your render a lot of personality
another cool thing I can do in D5 is using lookup tables or LUTs to do color correction
D5 has five presets that I can use but if I don't like any of those
then i can load in a custom LUT file using this button
also if I click here I can open the custom LUT folder
where I can copy and paste multiple LUT files at once
then refresh this like so
and now I have a ton of LUTs to use to customize the look of my render
if the effect is too strong
then I can use this slider here to adjust the intensity of how much is affecting the original image
pretty cool huh
adding lights was quite easy as well
for this scene I tried adding a simple area light on the ceiling to light up the whole room
and a point light for this lamp
for both of them I can adjust the settings such as the intensity and the color
and those were my first impression of D5 render
there are many more things I need to explore
such as adding lights landscape features and animation
but I'll save those for another video
if you want to try d5 render then go to the link in the description box
and like I mentioned before
the main difference between the free version and the pro version is the asset library
but as you can see there's so much value in the free version of d5
also in the newest update you can now render video animations for free
which is amazing
anyway that's all for today guys
leave a like if you enjoyed the video
and comment below if you want me to do more videos about D5 Stay inspired guys
and I'll see you
next time