Hi D5 Render Team and Community,
I’d like to raise an important topic that could significantly enhance the realism and usability of D5 Render, especially for those of us working on animation and walkthrough projects.
As D5 continues to grow as a powerful real-time visualization tool, video walkthroughs are becoming a central part of how we present architectural and environmental designs. However, one limitation that consistently affects the final quality is the lack of diverse, high-quality 4D people assets.
Currently, the available characters are somewhat limited in variety—both in terms of professions and contextual clothing. This becomes a real challenge when working on specific types of projects such as correctional facilities, healthcare environments, seasonal trails, public infrastructure, or industrial spaces. Each of these requires people that reflect realistic roles (e.g., security staff, medical personnel, maintenance workers, hikers in winter/summer gear, etc.).
Without this level of detail, the scenes can feel generic, and it reduces the effectiveness of storytelling in walkthroughs—one of D5’s strongest features.
I see two possible directions that could greatly improve this:
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Expanding the built-in library of 4D people
- Include a wider range of professions
- Provide clothing variations based on environment and season
- Maintain the high-quality standard D5 is known for
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Providing a workflow or tutorial for custom 4D characters
- Guidance on importing animated people with different outfits
- Compatibility with tools like Mixamo, Character Creator, or other pipelines
- Best practices for optimization and realism within D5
Having either (or both) of these options would open up many possibilities and make D5 even more competitive for professional animation and walkthrough production.
I believe this is a key step toward making D5 not only a rendering tool, but a complete storytelling platform for architecture and design.
Would love to hear thoughts from the team and the community on this.
Thank you!