jpfahl Posted Friday at 08:09 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:09 PM New features states: Physically Based Real Time Ray Tracing. Use the Real Time Ray Tracing rendering technique to create scenes with realistic lighting, shadows, reflections, and metallic effects. Is this any different than the Physically based rendering we had in 2025? Library Catalog Downloads. Included with subscription, access hundreds of Bonus and Manufacturer Catalogs at no additional charge. Do we have access to more than we had in 2025? 2.5 to 5 times the upgrade cost seems steep even for Pro users like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekPedersen Posted Friday at 08:48 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:48 PM Hello, Thank you for the question. We added a new feature on top of the Physically Based rendering technique that you have in the HD 2025 version. The feature is called Real-Time Raytracing and it offers the highest quality, photorealistic rendering. This is the same rendering technology that is offered in our Chief Architect Premier product. You no longer have to pay for catalog content if you have a Home Designer subscription. There is still a select group of catalogs that are only compatible with the Chief Architect Premier product, but all of the content you see on the 3D library for Home Designer are included at no additional charge now. You can also see a summary of what's new in 2026. Here is a link in case you didn't see it already. What's New | Home Designer Please feel free to reach out to sales at 208-292-3400 with any questions. Kind regards, Derek Chief Architect Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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