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Exterior from a sketch

Turn a hand sketch or a massing model into a photoreal exterior.

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Send the sketch with a prompt for materials and light, rendered as an exterior, then poll the job. The engine keeps the geometry of the drawing and fills in the rest.

  1. Step 1: Send the sketch

    render.sh
    curl -X POST https://api.mnml.ai/v2/renders \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MNML_API_KEY" \  -F [email protected] \  -F engine=v4.6-ultra \  -F mode=exterior \  -F prompt="White render and oak cladding, overcast morning, wet pavement" \  -F aspect_ratio=auto

    The file goes in the same call, with no upload step. A sketch already online can go as JSON instead: "image": "https://…". This charges $0.2475 for v4.6. aspect_ratio: "auto" keeps the sketch’s shape.

  2. Step 2: Get the result

    poll.sh
    curl https://api.mnml.ai/v2/jobs/10482 -H "Authorization: Bearer $MNML_API_KEY"

Tips

  • A loose sketch takes more interpretation: say what the lines are (“timber screen”, “glass corner”) in the prompt.
  • Add a references image with mode: "material" or "atmosphere" to steer the look without writing it out.
  • Keep a seed you like and reuse it to stay close to that result while you change the prompt.

What it does, prices and questions: Sketch to render API.