The SketchUp-native AI renderer
The Vibe3D alternative
that lives inside SketchUp
Vibe3D is a fine cloud renderer. But it makes you export your model, log in, and upload it every time. Silpu Studio+ renders the SketchUp view you're already looking at — in one click. No FBX export. No upload. No waiting for a 3D scene to load.
Free to start · Credits never expire · Built by a practising architect
// Why architects switch
Render where you model — not in a browser tab
The difference isn't the AI. It's the workflow around the AI. Silpu removes every step between "I like this view" and "here's the render."
One-click, in-SketchUp
Render the current viewport from inside SketchUp. No export, no re-upload, no second login. The model never leaves your workflow.
Live Link sync
Keep the render in lockstep with your view — the same live feel as Veras or a Chaos/Enscape live link, but with no heavy 3D scene to load onto a GPU.
Materials schedule
Export a real materials schedule alongside the render — a B2B, construction-grade feature most AI renderers simply don't have.
Location-aware
Renders that respect real streetscapes, planting and light for the country you're building in — not generic stock surroundings.
Relight, dawn to dusk
Shift a render from day to dusk to night — with moon and galaxy skies you can light it under.
Multilight bake
Bake every light in the scene as its own layer once — then dim or warm each fixture like a lighting desk, instantly, with no re-rendering.
Built from inside the industry
Made by a designer who's lived the building-and-selections workflow from inside the industry — not a generic AI lab.
// The Live Link difference
Live, like Veras and Chaos — without the 3D load
Real-time tools like Enscape, Chaos and Veras feel great because the render follows your camera. The catch: they load your entire 3D scene onto a GPU and keep it there. Silpu's Live Link gives you that same in-sync feel — move in SketchUp, the render keeps up — but it renders your view in the cloud. Nothing heavy to install, nothing to load, nothing pinning your machine.
// Silpu Studio+ vs Vibe3D
An honest, side-by-side look
Vibe3D is a capable, established product with a big user base and broad CAD support. Here's where the two genuinely differ — including the places Vibe3D currently leads.
| Capability | Silpu Studio+ | Vibe3D |
|---|---|---|
| Renders inside SketchUp (no export) | ✓ One click | Export & upload |
| Live viewport sync (Live Link) | ✓ | Upload-based |
| Heavy 3D scene to load | None — cloud, view-based | Upload each model |
| Natural-language editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Resolution | 2K base · 4K / 5K delivery | 2K–4K |
| Day → dusk → night relight | ✓ + moon & galaxy skies | Relight |
| Multilight bake — per-fixture relight | ✓ Bake once, dial every light | — |
| Materials schedule export | ✓ | — |
| Location-aware surroundings | ✓ | — |
| Credits never expire | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free to start | ✓ | ✓ (limited) |
| Built from inside the building industry | ✓ | — |
| Multi-CAD (Revit, Rhino, 3ds Max…) | SketchUp first · Archicad coming | ✓ Broad |
// Pricing
Free to start. Credits that never expire.
No subscription required to begin. Try renders for free, then top up with pay-as-you-go credits that never expire — so you only pay for the work you actually make. Open Studio+ to see current credit packs.
// Frequently asked
Questions, answered
What is the best Vibe3D alternative for SketchUp?
Silpu Studio+ is a SketchUp-native alternative. Instead of exporting your model and uploading it, you render the current SketchUp viewport in one click from inside SketchUp, and Live Link keeps the cloud render in sync with your view.
Do I need to export or upload my model?
No. Silpu renders straight from your active SketchUp viewport. There's no FBX or OBJ export and no manual upload — the plugin sends your current view to the cloud and returns a photoreal render in seconds.
How is Live Link different from Enscape, Chaos or Veras?
Live Link gives you the same live, in-sync feel as Veras or a Chaos/Enscape live link, but it renders your view in the cloud — so there's no heavy 3D scene to load onto a GPU, no real-time engine to install, and nothing pinning your machine.
Is Silpu free to try?
Yes. Silpu is free to start, and paid renders use pay-as-you-go credits that never expire — no subscription required to begin.
Does Silpu support other CAD tools besides SketchUp?
Silpu is built for SketchUp today — a native, one-click extension. If you work primarily in SketchUp, that focus is the point. See AI rendering for SketchUp for the full walkthrough.
Stop exporting. Start rendering.
See your SketchUp view come to life
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Try a render free →“Vibe3D”, “Veras”, “Enscape” and “Chaos” are trademarks of their respective owners. Silpu is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of them. Comparisons are based on publicly available information and our good-faith understanding at time of writing, and may change.