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Gendo × Material Bank

# From AI render to real material  
sample in 24 hours. 

Gendo and Material Bank bring visualisation and specification together. Create photoreal renders using real manufacturer materials, then order samples delivered next day.

[Start Rendering ](https://app.gendo.ai/signup?ref=material-bank)

The problem

## Design decisions shouldn't live in disconnected tools.

### Disconnected palettes

Designers rebuild material libraries across moodboards, render tools, and spec sheets — losing fidelity at every handoff.

### Renders that misrepresent reality

Generic textures dilute design intent. Clients approve images that the built result can never match.

### Sampling that slows everything down

Specifying physical samples is fragmented across portals, reps, and shipping windows. Decisions stall for weeks.

The workflow

## One connected workflow from concept to specification.

![Upload sketch, model, or render](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/material-step1-select.png)

01 

### Upload sketch, model, or render

Bring SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, or a hand sketch into the Gendo Canvas.

![Apply real Material Bank materials](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/material-step2-selection.png)

02 

### Apply real Material Bank materials

Browse manufacturer-authentic finishes from the integrated Material Bank library.

![Generate photoreal visualisations](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/material-step3-describe.png)

03 

### Generate photoreal visualisations

Gendo composes the scene with accurate light, scale, and surface response.

![Order samples for next-day delivery](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/material-step4-generate.png)

04 

### Order samples for next-day delivery

Send the exact specifications to Material Bank. Physical samples arrive tomorrow.

Live canvas

## Experience the workflow live.

Explore how Material Bank materials move from inspiration to render to physical specification inside the Gendo Canvas.

[Open in Gendo Canvas ](https://app.gendo.ai/project/fdad782f-9da0-44fc-8d68-57f014f00732)

Real results

## Design with materials you can actually specify.

Search the integrated Material Bank catalogue directly inside the Gendo Canvas — drop manufacturer-authentic finishes straight onto your moodboard and into your renders.

![Material Bank catalogue panel open inside the Gendo Canvas, searching for fan club white ombre tiles alongside kitchen and interior moodboard references](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/material-bank-catalogue-canvas.png)

### Manufacturer-authentic materials

Every finish references a real, specifiable product from the Material Bank library.

### Accurate finishes and textures

Surface, sheen, scale, and grain rendered with architectural fidelity.

### Faster client approvals

Show real materials in context. Move from concept to sign-off in a single session.

### Consistent design intent

What you render is what you specify — and what gets built.

### Instant visualisation iterations

Swap finishes and regenerate in seconds, not days.

### Seamless sample ordering

From the render directly into a Material Bank order — no copy, no re-keying.

Why it matters

## AI visualisation becomes far more powerful when connected to real products.

### Reduced design friction

One canvas replaces moodboards, rendering tools, and supplier portals.

### Faster specification

Render and spec become a single act, not two disconnected workflows.

### Better client collaboration

Decisions are grounded in real, orderable products — not stylised approximations.

### Confidence in materials

Hold the sample tomorrow. Sign off the specification this week.

From the studio floor

## Trusted by architects who specify.

> "We can show clients real, specifiable finishes inside the render. Approvals that took weeks now happen in the room."
> 
> ![Matt Green](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/homepage/matt-green-architect-testimonial.jpeg)
> 
> Matt Green
> 
> Director of Architecture, Salmon Planning

> "Going from a render to a sample on the desk the next morning is the single biggest workflow shift we've had this year."
> 
> ![Dan Thompson](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/homepage/dan-thompson-origin-design-testimonial.webp)
> 
> Dan Thompson
> 
> Architect, Origin Design Studios

> "Material decisions used to live in three different tools. Now they live in one canvas, with the spec attached."
> 
> ![Bianca Pepler](https://assets.gendo.ai/marketing/homepage/bianca-peplar-architect-testimonial.webp)
> 
> Bianca Pepler
> 
> Designer, Cascadia Architects

## Visualise it today.  
Sample it tomorrow. 

Create renders with real materials and bring your concepts into the physical world faster.

[Try Gendo](https://app.gendo.ai/signup?ref=material-bank) [Browse Material Library ](https://www.materialbank.com)

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