This month, Chaos has acquired EvolveLAB, a leading developer of AI software created to streamline visualization, generative design, documentation, and interoperability for AEC professionals.
The purchase brings onboard key new AI technology useful for visualization and design automation, a hot area within the AEC/O industry. With this purchase, Chaos continues to grow into one of the largest software companies in the global AEC/O industry.
EvolveLAB
Readers may know of EvolveLAB from its Veras AI-powered visualization add-in for Revit, SketchUp, Rhinoceros, Vectorworks, and Autodesk Forma. Veras is one of the hottest AI visualization solutions in the industry. EvolveLAB is more than just visualization AI, the company also makes Glyph, a Revit add-in that automates documentation tasks, Morphis, which the company calls a co-authoring and data-driven design solution Revit add-in, Helix, another app that helps convert SketchUp and AutoCAD 3D files into native Revit components. It can also go the other direction and convert Revit to SketchUp, optimizing Revit geometry to workable (push-pull) output. And finally Bento, a simple collection of free Revit add-ins that helps AEC user Revit users.
Chaos buys EvolveLAB and its expanding set of AI-powered and non-AI-powered digital software tools for AEC. This AI-powered image comes from Veras by EvolveLAB.
With this acquisition Chaos further becomes more than just a visualization software company.
“With EvolveLAB now part of Chaos, the company solidifies its position as the go-to platform for architects, designers, and VFX artists looking to seamlessly transform imagination into reality,” said Stephan Sieber, chief executive officer at Chaos. “EvolveLAB’s tools have already been embraced by the community for their thoughtful designs and ability to streamline cumbersome processes. Together, we’ll continue to develop these tools, creating even better ways to ideate, enhance and generate custom designs.”
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“Chaos is known throughout this industry as a designer-centric company, which is a must for anyone we work with,” said Bill Allen, CEO of EvolveLAB. “By joining forces, we can fast-track our AI developments while adding an important new component to Chaos’ immersive design hub, which will help designers do even more in one place.”
User Reactions
Both companies note that even prior to the acquisition they enjoyed many shared customers, such as Cuningham, Störmer Murphy and Partners.
“Over a year ago, we began exploring AI tools to speed up our workflows and were excited to discover Veras, a solution specifically designed for AEC that seamlessly integrates with host platforms,” said Hanns-Jochen Weyland of Störmer Murphy and Partners, an award-winning architectural practice based in Hamburg, Germany. “Veras is now our go-to for initial ideation before transitioning to renderings in Enscape. This powerful combination accelerates concept development and ensures reliable outcomes.”
“At Cuningham, we integrate EvolveLAB’s Veras and Glyph alongside Chaos’ Enscape to enhance our design process,” said Joseph Bertucci, senior project design technologist of Cuningham, an integrated design firm with offices across the United States. “Using both Enscape and Veras allows us to visualize, iterate and explore design concepts in real-time while leveraging AI-driven enhancements for rapid refinement. Meanwhile, Glyph has been a game-changer for auto-documentation, enabling us to efficiently generate views and drawing sets, saving valuable time in project setup. These tools collectively streamline our workflows, boosting efficiency, precision and creativity.”
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