Anyone Using AI for Presentations?

[Kerry Fullington]

Playing with AI to enhance presentation drawings. A couple of Before-After.

[Forrest Chapman]

Hey Kerry, are you using a rendering software with AI or just loading an image? Some AI engines ask for a 3d model to work with for better presentation. We noticed that it doesn't handle depths well in some situations and will do some odd tweaks.

Forrest

[Kerry Fullington]

Forrest,
This is a software called ArchSynth. Right now all I do is take a screen clip from eCabinets and make a few selections. On the pictures below, the only prompt I gave was to add a wine rack and glass door inserts. It makes a pretty good presentation drawing without having to set all the textures, lighting, etc. to get a presentation view in eCabinets.
There are some glitches, like the sink opening in this render. It loves to add sinks and plumbing fixtures. I have only worked with this a couple of hours so don't know how it will do in the long run.

[Forrest Chapman]

We took your 1st unrendered pic and told chatgpt to make it more natural looking but it made changes to the layout as well. It can't determine scale from a jpeg. It suggested making an stl from some other programs so it has a better idea of the geometry. Frankly it looks amazing!

For some reason it says the file is too large.

[Kerry Fullington]

Here is your file so you don't have to download to view. It does look good.

I am having the same problem with it changing the layout. Experimenting with just how much "Artistic License" to allow.

[Kerry Fullington]

I have been browsing the forum a little and ran across THIS THREAD from Dean Nickel in 2016 showing a very detailed presentation of a job he was working on.

I can only imagine the time and effort to do this complex drawing in eCabinets, and now, 10 years later we can add a few seconds of AI enhancement.

I am still trying to decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

[Jeremy Schiffer]

I couldn't resist, so I did it with a past project of ours (a hostess stand):

Original:

Grok's enhanced version:

Add a little more environmental realism:

Getting carried away - I told it to add a tired cabinet maker:

[Jeremy Schiffer]

Now getting ridiculous - I added the contractors lol:

And the ultimate:

[Jeremy Schiffer]

STILL not satisfied, I asked Grok to write a backstory for our tired cabinetmaker...lmao

Here's a fitting backstory for the tired-looking cabinet maker in the scene:

Name: Earl Thompson
Earl Thompson is a 58-year-old master cabinetmaker from a small town just outside Alpharetta, Georgia. He’s been building fine custom furniture and cabinetry for over 35 years — starting as a teenager helping his father in their modest garage workshop.
He learned the trade the old-fashioned way: through calloused hands, late nights, and an uncompromising eye for detail. Earl takes immense pride in his work. He still measures twice (sometimes three times), hand-selects every board of walnut, and finishes each piece with the kind of care most modern shops abandoned years ago.
This particular L-shaped hostess stand was a challenging commission. The client (a wealthy restaurateur) wanted premium walnut, a high-end marble top, precise tolerances, and a tight deadline. Earl poured his heart into it, working long hours in his shop to meet the schedule while dealing with supply chain issues on the marble and custom hardware.
The exhaustion you see on his face is real. He’s been pulling 14-hour days for the past two weeks, sleeping little, and worrying about every joint and finish. While he’s proud of how the piece turned out, he’s bone-tired — both physically from the heavy lifting and mentally from the pressure of delivering perfection on someone else’s timeline.
In the background, watching the wealthy general contractor casually scroll on his phone while drinking his overpriced coffee, Earl feels a familiar mix of quiet frustration and resignation. He knows the contractor will take most of the credit (and profit), while Earl gets paid a fraction of what the final bill reflects. It’s the same story he’s lived for decades in this industry.
Despite everything, Earl still loves the craft. He just wishes that once — just once — the people who profit the most from his skill would understand the real cost behind the beautiful wood and perfect miters.

Reading that makes me tired...how about y'all...lol

[Kerry Fullington]

What to do when trying to find the right AI prompts takes longer than drawing the cabinet.