New features include Enscape’s new ability to make use of existing assets from other packages. Version 2.9 has many new features making visualising models and impressing clients even easier and quicker.

Next: Check out our review of Enscape 3.A new version of Enscape is now available with many new features and enhancements. Not only can real-time rendering inform architects about their design decision, it takes just an instance to produce stunning images. While architects are limited by both hardware and software, Enscape can still strike a balance between utility and aesthetics.

The team at Enscape has been doing architects a service by pushing the limits of real-time rendering, providing a versatile plug-in for various BIM software. Professional computer graphic software never truly caught on in the AEC industry because the software is designed for specific tasks and demand computing resources. With this ability, specific materials can visually be distinguished in real-time. Using displacement maps, designers can control siding lapping, corrugated metal sheet profiles, brick depth, and much more. In the current version of the software, displacement maps are properly interpreted and applied to materials. Therefore, Enscape had omitted displacement maps before the current update. Real-time rendering software must sacrifice quality for performance, because it must continue to render a new frame every 20 milliseconds. The drawback, though, is that using such maps is resource-exhaustive. But just like any other 3D modeling software, users need to be aware about the size and complexity of the custom assets.ĭisplacement is an essential element in 3D renderings because it can show minute details on a simple flat surface. The library interface is simple, and the instruction is straightforward. Rather than waiting for your favorite chair to appear in the library in the next update, the new Custom Asset Library allows users to add anything into a project.

The default Asset Library can only cover so many categories.

Enscape custom asset library