This one-hour webinar introduces architects, designers, and visualization professionals to AI-assisted visualization workflows directly inside SketchUp. Using AI Enhance as the demonstration tool, the session will show how the active SketchUp model view can be used as the starting point for generating faster conceptual, stylistic, and photorealistic visuals.The program will focus on how AI visualization can support different stages of design, from early master planning, massing studies, and design direction to more polished client presentation images. Attendees will learn how to prepare a SketchUp view for stronger AI-assisted results, how to keep outputs grounded in the model, and how to evaluate whether an image respects the geometry, camera view, composition, and design intent.The session will also compare AI-assisted visualization with more setup-heavy rendering workflows such as Enscape or D5, helping attendees understand when AI can save time, when traditional rendering is still appropriate, and how these workflows can complement one another in architectural practice.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify where AI-assisted visualization can support different stages of architectural design, including conceptual studies, master planning, client presentations, and proposal imagery.
2. Explain how using the active SketchUp model view as the starting point can help AI-generated visuals remain grounded in the model, camera angle, composition, and design intent.
3. Compare conceptual, stylistic, and photorealistic AI visualization outputs and determine which type is appropriate for specific design communication needs.
4. Evaluate when AI-assisted visualization can save time compared with more setup-heavy rendering workflows, and recognize when traditional rendering tools remain the better option.

Credits: 1 AIA LU

Speaker: Daniel Brown | Founder, SketchUp Trainer