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Upload your sketch
A hand-drawn elevation, a digital line drawing, or a rough massing sketch — any image file works, no CAD export required.
Sketch to Render
Sketch to Render AI for Architects
Upload a hand-drawn or digital architecture sketch and Archify develops it into a photorealistic render — pick a style, write a short prompt, and Structure Lock keeps the walls, openings, and proportions you actually drew.
100 credits per render · Structure Lock on by default · New accounts start with 500 free credits.
How It Works
From sketch to developed render in three steps
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Describe the direction, keep Structure Lock on
Write a short prompt for materials and mood, pick a rendering style, and leave Structure Lock ticked (on by default) — it's designed to hold the walls, openings, and proportions you drew. The Faithful ↔ Creative slider defaults to 92% (mostly faithful) and runs from 40% up to 100%.
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Get a developed render back
Each run costs 100 credits and returns a presentation-ready image — download it, or send it straight into Render Enhancer or the 4K Upscaler.
Why It Holds The Drawing
Structure Lock, measured against production renders
Most sketch-to-render tools treat your drawing as loose inspiration. Archify's Sketch to Image defaults to holding it.
Structure Lock — on by default
Every other render tool in Archify (Exterior AI, Interior AI) ships Structure Lock off, because restyling a finished photo freely is the right default there. Sketch to Image is the one exception: the whole promise of the tool is that the output is your sketch, developed — so it ships with the checkbox ticked.
Faithful ↔ Creative slider
Defaults to 92% geometry (mostly faithful) — raised from a lower setting after a production comparison run on the same sketch and prompt came back with an extra storey and a relocated chimney at the old default. Push it toward 100% to trace the drawing exactly, or lower for a looser interpretation.
Pricing
What sketch to render costs on Archify
Sketch to Image is 100 credits per render, the same price as every other render tool — no separate per-image checkout.
Starter
$29/mo launch price
3,000 credits every month — about 30 renders. Archify watermark included. Unused credits roll over and never expire.
Pro
$79/mo launch price
10,000 credits every month — about 100 renders. Watermark-free downloads. Unused credits roll over and never expire.
Need more than renders? Every plan includes the full Archify tool set — floor plan rendering, virtual staging, 4K upscaling, and more — at their own per-run credit cost. See current plans and one-time credit packs.
Options
Rendering style, detail, color, and lighting
Pulled directly from the tool — every option listed here is live in the picker.
Rendering style
- Architectural
- Photorealistic
- Artistic
Detail level
- High
- Medium
- Low
Color mode
- Full color
- Monochrome
- Sepia
Lighting
- Natural
- Dramatic
- Soft
FAQ
Sketch to render, answered
What is sketch to render AI?+
Sketch to render AI turns a concept sketch — hand-drawn or digital — into a developed, photorealistic architectural render without you building a 3D scene or running a traditional render engine. You upload the sketch and a short prompt describing materials, lighting, and mood, and the AI produces a finished image that follows the drawing's geometry.
Will it change the building I drew?+
Structure Lock is on by default for Sketch to Image specifically because testing showed that without it, the same sketch and prompt could come back as a different building — in one measured case, a single-storey house gained a second storey and the chimney moved. With Structure Lock on and the Faithful ↔ Creative slider left at its default, the render is designed to keep the walls, roofline, and openings you drew. Push the slider toward Creative if you want more reinterpretation instead.
How much does Archify's sketch to render cost?+
Each render costs 100 credits. On the Starter plan ($29/mo launch price, 3,000 credits) that's about 30 renders a month, with the Archify watermark. On Pro ($79/mo launch price, 10,000 credits) that's about 100 a month, watermark-free. Unused credits roll over and never expire, and one-time credit packs are available if you need more without changing plans.
What rendering styles, detail levels, and lighting can I choose?+
Rendering style: Architectural, Photorealistic, Artistic. Detail level: High, Medium, Low. Color mode: Full color, Monochrome, Sepia. Lighting: Natural, Dramatic, Soft. All four are pulled straight from the tool, so this list matches what you'll see in the picker.
Does it work from a floor plan instead of an elevation sketch?+
Sketch to Image is built for elevations, perspective sketches, and massing studies that read as a building view. For a plan-view drawing — a floor plan you want colored and furnished rather than rendered as a 3D view — use Floor Plan Render instead, which keeps the wall layout and outputs a furnished presentation plan.
Is there a free way to try it?+
New accounts start with 500 free credits. That's enough for a few sketch renders before you need a plan — no credit card required to sign up.
Render your first sketch free
New accounts start with 500 free credits. No credit card required to start.