Do I need 3ds Max installed?+
No. Oruva reads .max files on its own, so 3ds Max isn't needed. Send your models to Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, Houdini or SketchUp: you just need that app and its renderer installed, and Oruva sets up the connection for you in one click. Already use 3ds Max? Oruva can send there too — it opens the scene, or merges it into the scene you have open in 3ds Max 2027.
Will the render match exactly?+
Supported materials become native, connected nodes. When a renderer cannot express something exactly, Oruva reports the approximation. A perfect 1:1 render is not guaranteed.
What about Mac?+
Oruva is built for Windows and Mac. The Mac download is coming very soon. Oruva Link scene building is Windows only for now. There is no Linux package.
How does a picture connect to its model?+
Best results come from matching names: riolo.zip with riolo.jpg, and extra views as riolo-1.jpg, riolo-2.jpg, riolo-3.jpg. When you add a folder, Oruva connects those instantly and saves the connection in your library. Where names differ, it also uses files that were downloaded together, and Model Matcher lists whatever is left with the closest model already selected. Oruva never renames, moves, or changes your files. How connecting works ↗︎
Do I need an account?+
An account is required to use Oruva, including the trial. Create one with your email and a password. Buying links the license to your account automatically. There are no serial numbers.
What does the free trial include?+
The free trial includes the app for 14 days, with 10 conversions in total. Oruva Link scene building requires a paid license. Scene Generator is limited to three models per run during the trial; each assembled scene counts as one conversion. Using all 10 stops trial conversions; the rest of the app remains available until the 14 days end. An account is required. The trial is tied to your account and machine; reinstalling Oruva or clearing its app data does not restart it.
What is the refund policy?+
You can get a full refund for any reason, including a change of mind, within 14 calendar days of payment. Request it through Paddle or email sales@oruva.app, using the payment date on your receipt; a timely request stays timely while we process it. Report duplicate payments when discovered. This period does not limit rights under Paddle's applicable terms or mandatory consumer law. See the Refund Policy for details.
Is it a subscription?+
Your one-time purchase includes one year of updates from the purchase date. Individual update renewals are an optional $59 per year; contact us for Studio renewal pricing. Your existing license stays valid if you do not renew. There are no automatic renewal charges. Update and license details ↗︎ See pricing ↗︎
Does it work offline?+
Conversions work offline for up to 30 days between sign-ins, or 90 days for Studio. Sign in again to refresh that window. Your library stays local; the account is used for purchase, activation, and license checks only.
Which versions of my app are supported?+
Cinema 4D 2024+; Blender 4.2–5.2; Maya 2024–2027; Houdini 20.5–21.x; SketchUp 2024–2026; and 3ds Max, if installed (2027 to merge into an open scene or build with AI). See renderer and version details ↗︎
Where do my files go?+
Your library stays on your machine. Indexing, search, AI captions, and conversion run locally. Optional external features, such as web image search and certain plugins, can send selected content to outside services when you use them. When ChatGPT or Claude builds a scene, it sees the previews, names and sizes it asks for and pictures of the scene it renders, never your model files or folder paths. Your account does not sync or back up the library. Read the Privacy Policy ↗︎
How is this different from AI that generates 3D models?+
Oruva Link builds with models from your own library. ChatGPT or Claude chooses models, places them in your open scene with native materials, builds the room and any simple pieces your library lacks, adds lights and a camera, then renders and refines. You keep an editable scene.
Which AI assistants can build scenes?+
Use ChatGPT through the Codex app or the Claude desktop app, on the same computer as Oruva and your 3D app. Enable the local connection in Preferences › GPT/Claude. Oruva’s built-in local AI handles tags, names and search; scene building uses the external assistant.
Which apps can it build in?+
Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, Houdini and 3ds Max 2027 today, with SketchUp coming. It works in the scene you have open, with the models of your active library, and every change is a single undo step. In 3ds Max it brings in and arranges models but doesn’t render, and a model it brings in isn’t one undo step yet.
Is AI scene building in the free trial?+
No. Oruva Link scene building is included with paid Oruva licenses and is Windows only for now. It stays off until you turn it on in Preferences › GPT/Claude. You also need ChatGPT through the Codex app or the Claude desktop app on the same computer.
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