Exporting renders from your design software
Export whatever your software already makes
RenderSplash does not need a special file. It takes the still images and, if you have one, the walkthrough your design software already produces. Below are the export steps for the tools pool, hardscape, landscape and deck builders use most, verified against each vendor's own documentation. If your tool is not listed, export the highest-resolution still image and, if your software offers one, an MP4 walkthrough, and upload both the same way.
Pool Studio, VIP3D, and VizTerra (Structure Studios)
All three share the same interface. For a still: go to the Presentation Stage and click Photo Mode, frame your view, click Take Photo (or press P), and choose a resolution from the dropdown before it saves to your screenshots folder. For a video: click Video Mode, press New Camera Location (or +) for each shot you want, set a Move, Hold Position, Hard Cut, or Fade between them, choose a Video Resolution, and click Render Video to save an MP4 to your Project > Videos folder.
SketchUp
For a still: File > Export > 2D Graphic, choose JPEG or PNG from the Export Type list, click Options to set width and height, then Export. For a video: create scenes first (View > Animation), then export through File > Export > Animation, choosing MP4 and a resolution preset (1080p, 720p, or 480p).
Lumion
Still images render from Photo Mode: frame the shot and click the render button on the photo. For a video, build your scenes in Movie Mode, then use Save Movie for the fastest one-click export of the whole sequence, or Render Clip to export one section at a time.
Vectorworks Landmark
For a still: File > Export > Export Image File, choose your render or wireframe preview, pick a format (JPG, TIF, BMP, and others are supported), and click Save. For a video: under Model > Create Animation, build a walkthrough from a drawn path or from a series of saved views, then export the sequence as an MP4 or AVI file.
Chief Architect
For a still: with the camera view open, File > Export > Export Picture (BMP, JPG, PNG), set your size in the dialog, click OK, then Save. For a video: 3D > Walkthroughs > Create Walkthrough Path, then select the path and click Record Walkthrough Along Path (or 3D > Walkthroughs > Record Walkthrough), where the Record Walkthrough Options dialog lets you choose a video codec.
Twinmotion
Open the Export panel from the Footer. Click the + next to Image or Video, select the media, and click Start export. For a flythrough, build the camera path first with the Sequence tool in the Media dock, then export it the same way, from the Video list.
Blender
For a still: Render > Render Image (F12), then in that window, Image > Save As and choose PNG or JPEG. For a video: in the Output Properties tab, set the file format to FFmpeg Video, container MP4, codec H.264, then Render > Render Animation (Ctrl+F12).
Don't see your software
Export the best still images it can produce, any common format works, and a walkthrough MP4 if it has one. Upload both through the composer and RenderSplash works from there.
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