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Portfolio-quality renders without the price tag

Free during early access — no credit card, no software license, no GPU required. Turn your SketchUp thesis models into photorealistic renders that stand out in portfolio reviews and final crits.

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The rendering gap in design education

Architecture programs teach you to design. The tools to visualize your designs are expensive, complex, and time-consuming.

Professional rendering software is expensive

V-Ray costs $350/year. Lumion runs $1,500+ for a full license. Even with student discounts, these tools eat into budgets already stretched by tuition, materials, and printing. And they require hardware most students don't have.

Learning rendering eats into design time

Your thesis deadline is in three weeks. Spending two of those weeks learning V-Ray material nodes and light rigs means less time refining the design. The visualization shouldn't take longer than the design itself.

Your laptop can't handle it

Real-time renderers need GPUs with 6-8GB VRAM. Most student laptops have integrated graphics or entry-level GPUs. Renders crash, viewports stutter, and the software becomes a barrier instead of a tool.

How students use Eler

From SketchUp model to portfolio-ready render in under a minute.

Step 1

Upload your SketchUp model

Drag your .skp file into Eler — no plugins, no exports, no installation. It works on any computer with a browser. Your studio Mac, your personal laptop, even a library computer. All your materials and geometry come through intact.

Step 2

Set up your presentation views

Navigate your 3D model to find the views that best represent your design concept — the approach perspective, the key interior space, the section perspective, the aerial. Queue up multiple angles for your presentation board.

Step 3

Render and add to your portfolio

Each render takes about a minute. Download your images and drop them into your thesis book, presentation board, or portfolio website. Materials stay consistent across views, so your presentation reads as a cohesive project — not a patchwork of different rendering styles.

Early adopters

Belenko Design

Award-winning hospitality design studio with 250+ projects across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Currently piloting Eler for concept visualization on upcoming restaurant and bar projects.

Est. 2000 · Barcelona · 25-person team · FoodInSpace & Mix Awards winner

Free for students, free for everyone

Eler is free during early access. No student verification, no credit card, no commitment.

Free

During early access

No credit card required

~1 min

Per render

Cloud-based, no GPU needed

$0

No software license

No V-Ray, Lumion, or GPU costs

Frequently asked questions

Is Eler really free for students?+
Eler is free during early access — no student verification, no credit card, and no trial period. Sign up with your email and start rendering immediately. No limits on how many renders you can create.
Can I use Eler renders in my portfolio and thesis?+
Absolutely. Every render you create is yours to use in your portfolio, thesis book, presentation boards, and social media. There are no watermarks on renders and no usage restrictions. Many students use Eler to elevate their final review presentations.
Do I need a powerful computer to use Eler?+
No. Eler runs entirely in the cloud — rendering happens on our servers, not your machine. If you can open a web browser, you can use Eler. This is especially useful for students working on older laptops that can't run V-Ray, Lumion, or Enscape.
How does Eler compare to free rendering tools like Twinmotion for students?+
Twinmotion offers a free educational license, but requires a dedicated GPU (6GB+ VRAM), a Windows or Mac desktop, and significant time to learn the interface. Eler works in any browser, requires no installation, and produces results in about a minute instead of hours. The tradeoff: Twinmotion offers real-time walkthrough capabilities that Eler does not.
What file formats does Eler support?+
Eler accepts SketchUp (.skp) files directly — the most common format in architecture schools. No need to export to .fbx or .obj first. We also support .glb files if you work with Blender or other 3D tools.

Ready to try it?

Photorealistic renders from your SketchUp model in under a minute. Free during early access.

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