What is Enscape used for?

Enscape is a real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin for Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad and Vectorworks, now part of Chaos. It is a good fit for reviewing building designs in real time and presenting architectural walkthroughs to clients in VR.

How much does Enscape cost?

Paid plans for Enscape start at $574.80 per seat per year, and there is no free plan.

Is Enscape open source?

No. Enscape is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Enscape include Blender.

What are some alternatives to Enscape?

Enscape competes with Lumion, Twinmotion and D5 Render. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Enscape alternatives.

Enscape: features, pricing and alternatives

About Enscape

Enscape is a real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin for architectural design software. It works with Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad and Vectorworks, and it produces rendered views of a model with a single click, so architects can review a design as they build it instead of exporting to a separate renderer.

Chaos, the company behind V-Ray, now offers Enscape as an easy-to-use real-time design companion. Its site describes an integrated workflow with more AI to support design decisions, and it lists Enscape Premium and a related AI visualization tool called Veras. Enscape is proprietary commercial software, sold on a try-and-buy basis through Chaos, with educational licenses for students and schools.

Key features

Real-time rendering inside design software
Virtual reality walkthroughs
One-click rendering workflow
Support for Revit, SketchUp and Rhino
Archicad and Vectorworks support
Enscape Premium edition

Good fit for

→Reviewing building designs in real time
→Presenting architectural walkthroughs to clients in VR

Tags: real-time-rendering; architecture; virtual-reality; revit; sketchup; plugin; chaos

Enscape: questions and answers

What is Enscape used for?: Enscape is a real-time rendering and virtual reality plugin for Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad and Vectorworks, now part of Chaos. It is a good fit for reviewing building designs in real time and presenting architectural walkthroughs to clients in VR.
How much does Enscape cost?: Paid plans for Enscape start at $574.80 per seat per year, and there is no free plan.
Is Enscape open source?: No. Enscape is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Enscape include Blender.
What are some alternatives to Enscape?: Enscape competes with Lumion, Twinmotion and D5 Render. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Enscape alternatives.