Enscape
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Real-Time Rendering and Virtual Reality
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Features
68 features across 19 categories
AI(4)
Generate realistic, tileable materials directly from simple text prompts in the Enscape Material Editor
Improve people, vegetation, and details in seconds with smart AI enhancement
AI functionality to improve Enscape assets, specifically people and vegetation assets for professional-level quality
Use AI to test moods, styles, and design variations while keeping geometry and intent intact
Analysis(1)
Generate light analysis showing lux falling onto each surface to evaluate how the model interacts with light
Animation(4)
Animate vegetation, sky, lighting, and time for dynamic environmental effects
Advanced animation capabilities for cinematic storytelling and design visualization
Smart moving crowds for realistic human presence in visualizations
Create advanced animations and higher-quality storytelling for projects
Asset Management(10)
Paint vegetation and props directly into your model with realistic variation using the new Asset Brush Placement tool
Change the color or material of assets via customization panel to accentuate or blend them in scenes
Pick, place, and edit single or multiple assets into design scenes via the rendering window with two-way asset placement
Choose from multiple versions of the same asset to convey different design stories with flexibility
Access thousands of ready-to-use assets and materials directly in Enscape
Expanded Cosmos assets providing high-quality content optimized for real-time rendering with 1000+ new assets
Add any custom assets or bespoke elements to fulfill individual project needs and corporate branding standards
Quickly modify groups of assets at once by selecting, deselecting, replacing, or deleting them
High-quality people assets for superior realism in visualizations
Use white, low poly assets in early design stages for basic placeholders without complexity
Atmosphere(2)
Adjust cloud density and variety to perfect the ambiance and feel of scenes with dynamic sky effects
Add depth to scenes by making light rays more visible and simulating dust scattering or dense fog
BIM Integration(2)
Click on any element to immediately display all available BIM data, or search and highlight specific objects
Communicate key BIM data using Revit filters to control visualization appearance
Collaboration(4)
Share visuals and interactive scenes instantly through Chaos Cloud for centralized reviews with comments and approvals in one organized workspace
Highlight issues directly within the project with annotation features to share progress and maintain context with team and external members
Let clients explore designs with advanced virtual tours featuring room selection and navigation assistance
Upload, share, and redline renders, tours, and panoramas through cloud collaboration
Compatibility(3)
Import .obj, .fbx, .dae formats for broader compatibility across platforms
Support for Windows computers with Intel and AMD iGPUs (integrated graphics processing units) for flexible and cost-effective visualization
Compatible with macOS for flexible platform support
Ease of Use(1)
Open a fully rendered view from your model in seconds with no configuration needed
Export(5)
Create and share immersive 360-degree panoramic images for interactive exploration
Render images with transparent backgrounds while preserving reflections and semi-transparent material tints
Share and group panoramas to curate better presentation experiences
Share work with anyone as fully rendered executable (.exe) file or web standalone
Create video walkthroughs of projects quickly and easily for presentations
Integration(5)
Combine models from multiple platforms and sources into unified scenes
Changes in CAD appear instantly in Enscape, and Enscape settings flow back to CAD with no manual exports or rebuilds
Plug directly into favorite design software including Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, and other platforms
Transfer key data from Enscape to V-Ray and other design applications including 3ds Max and Cinema 4D with .vrscene files
Eliminate rework and transfer key data across Chaos products using .vrscene format
Lighting(4)
Complement natural lighting with colored shadows for artificial light sources and textured glass materials
Centralize all lighting inside Enscape to adjust, compare, and refine lighting setups without switching back to CAD
Real-time global illumination for enhanced realism in visualizations
Travel through time to simulate lighting situations at different times of day and check artificial lighting concepts
Materials(3)
Fine-tune materials with height maps and texture adjustments to raise realism levels in visualizations
Access over 425 predefined high-quality materials to communicate design aesthetic and improve scene realism
Replace existing materials in projects with materials from the Material Library
Performance(3)
Scale scenes without compromising quality for large-scale project visualization
Can run on systems beyond dedicated GPUs for easier accessibility
Use NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling to improve performance in real-time walkthroughs
Rendering Quality(4)
Real-time ray tracing without size limits for advanced visual quality
Focus on specific parts of the model and blur others to create dynamic images and highlight details
Regulate cinematic view and atmosphere with professional DSLR camera-like settings including bloom and lens flare
Advanced denoising solution powered by NVIDIA ReLAX denoiser to boost quality of walkthroughs and capture exports with enhanced sharpness and clarity
Sharing(1)
Create QR codes for easy scanning and project exploration by clients
Sustainability(3)
Get energy performance feedback as you design with real-time energy insights
Calculate and view key metrics directly in your render for sustainability analysis
Calculate and view sustainability metrics directly in your render with energy performance feedback
Visualization(8)
Create stunning visual effects by simulating pencil or watercolor drawings to focus on general model structure
Create two-dimensional floor plans and cross-section views from 3D projects with one click
Emphasize geometric form intensity in projects to highlight structure and composition
Render all surfaces like polystyrol material with light scattering through geometry
Visualize projects as fully rendered 3D walkthroughs that can be navigated and explored from every angle with instant updates from CAD/BIM changes
Eliminate lengthy topography modeling processes and see what your building will look like on-site with real-world context
Connect VR headsets like Meta Quest 3 or HTC Vive Pro 2 to explore designs in immersive virtual reality before construction begins
Switch to white color mode to focus audience attention on architecture rather than materials and colors
Workflow(1)
Save settings for fast, repeatable renders across projects
Pricing
Enscape Solo
- ✓Enscape real-time rendering engine
- ✓Cloud collaboration
- ✓Cosmos assets solo library (5,500+ assets)
- ✓Real-time speed
- ✓CAD/BIM integration
- ✓Ease of use
- ✓Mac compatibility
- ✓Bi-directional data flow
- ✓Virtual reality
- ✓Revit graphics override
- ✓BIM info
- ✓Artistic visual modes
- ✓VRScene support
- ✓Low hardware requirements
- ✓Visual presets & rendering styles
- ✓Realistic lighting (GI)
- ✓HQ images & panoramas
- ✓Site context
- ✓Advanced denoising solution
- ✓Video editor and camera animation
- ✓Project sharing, markup & review
- ✓Interactive virtual tour
- ✓QR code based project previews
Enscape Premium
Popular- ✓Enscape real-time rendering engine
- ✓Veras AI Basic tier
- ✓Cosmos assets premium library (7,000+ assets)
- ✓Cloud collaboration
- ✓AI Basic tier (200 AI videos/month, 100 Nano Banana images 1-2K or 50 at 4K, unlimited Stable Diffusion, standard GPU rendering)
- ✓All Solo features
- ✓AI-enhanced vegetation and people
- ✓AI-powered ideation
- ✓AI-scene enrichment
- ✓Custom asset library
- ✓Enscape material editor
- ✓AI-generated materials in Material Editor
ArchDesign Collection
- ✓Enscape real-time rendering engine
- ✓Veras AI Pro tier
- ✓Envision advanced animation and cinematic features
- ✓Enscape Impact sustainability insights
- ✓Cosmos assets collection library (9,200+ assets)
- ✓Cloud collaboration
- ✓AI Pro tier (400 AI videos/month, 200 Nano Banana images 1-2K or 100 at 4K, unlimited Stable Diffusion, high-end GPU rendering up to 2x faster)
- ✓All Premium features
- ✓Cinematic animation
- ✓Scene assembly
- ✓100% real-time ray tracing
- ✓Advanced cinematic effects
- ✓Advanced environmental animations
- ✓Large scene support
- ✓Crowd simulations
- ✓Expanded CAD file format support (.obj, .fbx, .dae)
- ✓Energy dials panel
- ✓Energy modelling simulation
- ✓3D scene assembly
- ✓Realistic 3D/4D people collection
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