AI rendering basics

Last updated: April 28, 2026

Visualize your designs with AI in Motif is simple — no prior rendering knowledge or skills required. This article walks you through the rendering basics.

What can you render?

Renderings in Motif can be made from almost anything placed on your board:

  • A saved camera view of a 3D model

  • An imported image or photo

  • A sketch created in Motif or any other app

Tip: If an image or view placed on a Motif board is visible within a saved view, it will show up in the rendered output. To avoid unwanted elements appearing in your render, create a separate board for your renders.

Learn more about what you can render here ->📄 AI rendering workflows

How to open the render menu

Click on any image or view on the board to open the AI-rendering menu.

One-click rendering

Once the render toolbar is open, simply press the the up arrow on the right side of the toolbar, without selecting any presets. Motif will automatically fill in the details and produce an architectural visualization — even if the original image has no defined colors or materials yet.

Note: Motif AI renders are fast, but each render still takes a moment to complete.

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Styles and modifiers

Use Motifs predefined modifiers to give your render architectural styling

Output settings

Text prompting

The prompt box lets you describe your design intent in plain language, giving Motif's AI more context to produce accurate and targeted visualizations. It works alongside visualization styles and scene modifiers — or on its own. Learn more here ->📄 Using the prompt box

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Next steps

Once you've run your first render, explore the following articles to get more control over your results:

Need help? Reach out to us at community.motif.io