Turn selected Enscape stills into polished architectural presentation images.
Real-time CAD and BIM visualization for design review, rendered stills, walkthroughs, panoramas, video, and virtual reality presentations.
Real-time CAD and BIM visualization for design review, rendered stills, walkthroughs, panoramas, video, and virtual reality presentations.
Enscape lets architects and designers work from a connected Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad, or Vectorworks project while they inspect a rendered 3D view. It is especially useful during active design development, when a team needs to walk through an interior, test a facade from the pedestrian approach, discuss daylight and material choices, or communicate spatial scale to a client. Its live connection keeps the visualization tied to the design application, so the model remains the source of truth as geometry, layouts, and views change. Enscape can also produce stills, video, panoramas, and VR experiences for review and presentation.
RENDERCAD fits after a specific Enscape view has been selected for a still-image deliverable. Use a clean capture of a lobby, residence, workplace, courtyard, retail frontage, or streetscape as the starting point for restrained alternatives in atmosphere, landscape context, material emphasis, or editorial composition. This is useful when a proposal, planning board, leasing image, or portfolio layout needs a polished visual direction without rebuilding the BIM or CAD model. Treat the resulting image as a presentation exploration, not as proof of model accuracy: return to the Enscape view and source project whenever geometry, specifications, dimensions, or design decisions must be verified.
First use Enscape's live view to make the model-led decision: check the current geometry, camera height, framing, materials, lighting, visible assets, and background in the source project. Choose one camera with a clear communication purpose, such as explaining an arrival sequence, a daylight interior, or an exterior material read, then export a clean still at the intended layout size. In RENDERCAD, create focused variants rather than changing every element at once - for example, test a calmer sky and planting context, a warmer hospitality mood, clearer material separation, or a more composed proposal image. Select the variation that best supports a review deck, planning presentation, proposal, leasing collateral, or portfolio spread. Keep Enscape for synchronized design review, navigation, panoramas, video, and VR. Keep the underlying CAD or BIM project and approved Enscape view as the authority for accurate design information; use RENDERCAD only to explore the presentation of an established still.
Modeled by CADSharp in Onshape. Rendered with RENDERCAD.
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RENDERCAD uses a maintained selection of image-generation models for different rendering tasks. Results can vary by model and input, so compare generated output with the source design before relying on geometry, materials, or dimensions.
| Feature | RENDERCAD | Enscape |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Real-time architectural visualization engine with live CAD/BIM synchronization |
| Output | Images + Video | Rendered stills, video exports, panoramas, interactive walkthroughs, and VR presentations |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | Set through Enscape export controls and constrained by the active system and scene |
| Image Speed | Image renders complete in 60 seconds. | Interactive while navigating; export time varies with scene content, quality settings, and hardware |
| Video Speed | Videos complete in 2-5 minutes. | Varies with scene complexity, output settings, duration, and hardware |
| Scene Set Up | No separate local scene | A supported CAD/BIM project with model geometry, materials, views, lighting, and optional placed assets |
| Input | Screen Snip | A live-link workflow from supported Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad, or Vectorworks projects |
| Hardware | Cloud GPU | Desktop integration for supported CAD/BIM applications, with operating system support dependent on the host application |
| Install | None | Plugin installation inside the supported design application |
| Cost | from $9/mo | Subscription licensing with commercial, education, and team options that vary by region and license type |
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Skip a separate local scene build. Pick a condition, material, and background while RENDERCAD handles the image-generation step. Image renders complete in 60 seconds.
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Use the browser workflow directly, capture a selected view with the desktop app, or start from the browser extension.
Get StartedCommon solutions for Enscape users
Describe the finish, gloss, grain direction, and lighting, or provide an authorized material reference. Generated reflections are visual approximations rather than physically verified material behavior.
It uses generative image models with screenshot or image inputs. Models and features can change over time, so current product documentation is the source of truth.
Video jobs consume credits based on current duration and model settings. Check the pricing page for current costs rather than comparing with an assumed outsourcing price.
A material photo can communicate grain, color, and finish more directly than text alone. Compare the result with the intended material because scale and orientation can drift.
Yes. Use a mask to target the background separately from the foreground product. Review both regions because generation can still alter unmasked content.
Reuse the same source image with authorized daytime and night lighting references or instructions. Compare both outputs with the source because lighting changes can also alter generated details.
Describe the intended powder-coat color, gloss, and surface texture. Treat the generated finish as a visual direction and verify any production specification separately.
Add phrases like "Light from left," "Backlit," or "Top down lighting" to your custom prompt in RENDERCAD.
Choose the Orbit camera preset in the Video panel. Review the generated clip because viewpoint changes and product details can vary from a single-image input.
Submit a clear viewport screenshot to the web workflow instead of running a local scene render. The generation request runs in the cloud while your source application remains separate.
Open the current desktop app or browser extension, select the viewport region, and send the captured image into the screenshot-based workflow. Availability and device requirements are documented on the current download pages.
Describe the color code name (e.g., "Traffic Red") in the prompt.