Guide
SketchUp viewport to Drafto render
You keep modeling in SketchUp. Drafto covers the fast presentation step from a viewport image—no Drafto plugin required.
How do you render a SketchUp view with Drafto? Frame the camera in SketchUp, export or screenshot a clear 2D view, upload that image to Drafto chat, describe materials and what must stay, then use Studio to edit marked regions. Drafto does not replace SketchUp modeling or real-time engines inside SketchUp.
Steps
01
Frame the view in SketchUp
Set a clean camera for the presentation angle. Two-point perspective helps for exteriors when you want verticals upright. Hide clutter layers you do not want in the render.
02
Export or screenshot a clear image
Use a high-resolution 2D graphic export or a sharp screenshot of the viewport. Untextured or simply shaded views are fine—the prompt will carry materials.
03
Upload to Drafto and write a keep-list
In chat, name materials and lighting, then explicitly say what must stay: massing, openings, camera, and proportions from the SketchUp view.
04
Compare, then refine in Studio
Check the result against the upload. Mark cladding, landscaping, or a door in Studio and chat only about that selection when clients ask for one change.
Practical tips
- Clear silhouettes and readable openings produce more faithful results than busy, overlapping linework.
- If the first frame drifts, regenerate with a stricter keep-list before art-directing materials.
- For live model iteration inside SketchUp, a real-time engine (for example Enscape) may still be the better design companion—use Drafto when you need a plan- or screenshot-based marketing frame.
Questions
No. Drafto runs in the browser. You upload a viewport export or screenshot and continue in chat and Studio.
Related example jobs
Architecture
Elevation drawing to exterior render
Elevation / exterior drawing → presentation facade render.
Studio & trust
Studio: select an area, then chat
Lasso/marquee a region → chat-only rewrite of that selection.
Studio & trust
Compare against the original upload
Original upload vs current render—slider fidelity check.