Veras render of a close-up of a high-rise with a white organic exoskeleton and wood-paneled interior voids.
Benjamin Guler

Benjamin Guler

Published: March 06, 2026  •  1 min read

Veras 4.2: What's new in the latest version

Veras is an AI-powered ideation and visualization tool for architects. Its latest version, Veras 4.2 is now available. Highlights include Nano Banana 2, First & Last Frame videos (FLF), Custom Style Chips, and more.

Nano Banana 2

Nano Banana 2 (Gemini Flash Image 3.1 Preview) is now available. You can get more quota and faster render times with similar quality to Nano Banana Pro.

Veras render of a futuristic building with a flowing, metallic mesh facade and luxury cars parked along the street.
Veras render of a modern living room featuring a sculptural concrete table with an illuminated, porous base. Veras render of a close-up of a sculpted concrete coffee table with organic cutouts and warm interior lighting.
Veras render of a large, cylindrical hanging lamp with a perforated honeycomb pattern above a wooden dining table in a modern minimalist interior.

First & Last Frame videos (FLF)

Take control of your AI video renders with First & Last Frame mode. Define both the starting and ending frame of your video, the AI generates everything in between, giving you precise, bookend-driven animations. This is a major step forward for design storytelling and presentation workflows.

Use this to guide transitions between two design states, walk through a space from entry to exit, or define a dramatic camera sweep—all with the AI filling in the motion and atmosphere.

Custom Style Chips

Quickly apply and explore visual styles with the new Custom Style Chips, which are prompt-assist tags that let you dial in the look and feel of your render with a single click. Create your own prompt snippets and customize the UI for quick access to steering the output toward a specific aesthetic.

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More improvements

  • Fixed resolution badges (2K, 4K) not appearing on V6S and Nano Banana renders

  • Fixed black border appearing on render thumbnails

  • Changed default local auto-save for images to be disabled — renders are saved to the cloud and accessible via the gallery

  • Fixed tooltip walkthrough positioning and display bugs

  • Fixed duplicate insufficient quota and error modals from appearing simultaneously

  • Fixed file size bug for oversized video manual uploads

  • Fixed upsell dialog display bugs

  • Improved quota refresh loading skeleton layout and spacing in the account info modal

  • Removed material and geometry override notification for Render Engine 7 (cleaner UI)

  • Improved Enscape login stability

  • Enable right click: for spellcheck fixes, copy/paste prompts, etc.

 

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Benjamin Guler
Benjamin Guler

As a design technology fanatic, Ben has been a vital driver for computational design, process management, and standardization at Evolvelab and now at Chaos. With a gamut of technological avenues at his disposal, he has successfully identified and executed appropriate solutions for a robust set of project deliveries. His architectural background, knowledge of BIM platforms and software engineering allows for a technological bridge that is critical to being effective in the computational design paradigm. With Ben's experience in C# and Python, he has experience writing custom Revit Add-ins and standalone software to help tie the AEC market together. Ben also has extensive experience using Dynamo to automate task and create solutions to complex design challenges. He also leverages Dynamo often to storyboard his custom Revit add-ins.

Veras render of a futuristic building with a flowing, metallic mesh facade and luxury cars parked along the street.
Veras render of a modern living room featuring a sculptural concrete table with an illuminated, porous base.

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Veras render of a close-up of a sculpted concrete coffee table with organic cutouts and warm interior lighting.

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Veras render of a large, cylindrical hanging lamp with a perforated honeycomb pattern above a wooden dining table in a modern minimalist interior.
Veras UI showing the