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Chaos

Industry-leading design and visualization software

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Chaos develops visualization technology for photorealistic imagery and animation, serving architecture, engineering, construction, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. Its product portfolio covers real-time design, rendering, and AI-powered ideation, with integrations for design applications including SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, Archicad, Vectorworks, 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Unreal, and Blender.

The portfolio includes Enscape for real-time design, V-Ray and Corona for photorealistic rendering, and Veras for AI-powered concept generation within Revit, Rhino, and SketchUp. Corona runs in 3ds Max and Cinema 4D and offers interactive rendering, Gaussian splats, Tile Map, procedural clouds, Scatter, LightMix, and integration with Chaos Vantage for real-time ray-traced preview. Higher Corona tiers add Veras AI, an AI Material Generator, Chaos Cosmos assets, Anima characters, Cloud Collaboration, and monthly Chaos Credits for AI output.

Chaos offers commercial and educational licensing, with Corona available as Solo, Premium, and Collection editions. Solo and Premium are named personal licenses, while Collection is a floating team license shareable among users. Subscriptions are billed monthly or annually, and a 30-day trial with training resources and support is available.

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