Develop Enscape for Archicad stills for architectural presentation.
Real-time Archicad visualization for model review, still images, panoramas, walkthroughs, and VR presentations
Real-time Archicad visualization for model review, still images, panoramas, walkthroughs, and VR presentations
Enscape for Archicad lets architects and designers inspect an Archicad project in a real-time view while the BIM model develops. It is well suited to checking spatial experience, material choices, daylight, circulation, and the relationship between a building and its immediate context. Teams can use the current live view or a managed saved view to make still images alongside panoramas, video, standalone presentations, and VR experiences. RENDERCAD fits after that model-led review has identified a single view that needs a more art-directed presentation treatment. Useful starting images include an eye-level lobby perspective, an apartment interior, a facade material study, a courtyard, an arrival sequence, or a streetscape. Create restrained visual alternatives that explore mood, planting, sky, material character, and composition while preserving the intended architecture. The Archicad project and Enscape view remain the source of truth for geometry, dimensions, specifications, and design decisions.
Open the Archicad project in Enscape, then use the live view to settle the model-led decision before preparing any presentation image. Select the current view or a saved view with one clear purpose, such as explaining the entry, testing a client-facing interior, or showing the facade from the pedestrian approach. Check the model content, camera height, framing, materials, lighting, and visible entourage, then export a clean still at the required layout size. Use that still in RENDERCAD to compare focused directions: a warmer hospitality interior, a clearer exterior material read, a more developed landscape setting, or a calmer campaign composition. Select the result that best supports a proposal, design review, planning presentation, leasing page, or portfolio spread. Return to Archicad and Enscape for revisions, walkthroughs, panoramas, video, VR, and any image whose accuracy must track the live model; use RENDERCAD for still-image exploration after the view is settled.
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 for Archicad |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Generative AI | Real-time visualization integrated with Archicad and accelerated by compatible local hardware |
| Output | Images + Video | Images, video, panoramas, standalone presentations, and VR views |
| Resolution | HD / 4K | Preset or custom image output resolution configured in Enscape visual settings |
| Image Speed | Image renders complete in 60 seconds. | Interactive viewing, with export time affected by scene content, visual settings, output size, and hardware |
| Video Speed | Videos complete in 2-5 minutes. | Affected by scene content, visual settings, output size, frame count, and hardware |
| Scene Set Up | No separate local scene | An Archicad model prepared with materials, camera positions, Enscape assets, visual settings, and optional live updates |
| Input | Screen Snip | An Archicad project opened through the Enscape integration |
| Hardware | Cloud GPU | Desktop integration for supported Archicad versions on compatible Windows or Mac systems |
| Install | None | Installed through the Enscape installer, then launched from the Archicad integration |
| Cost | from $9/mo | Commercial and educational licensing options, with terms and availability varying by account and region |
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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 for ArchiCAD users
Context prompts can provide a visual scale cue, but the source model and known dimensions remain authoritative. Do not infer measurements from generated imagery.
RENDERCAD starts from a 2D image and uses generated material and environment direction. Built-in renderers may provide direct scene, geometry, lighting, and material control.
Provide a material reference or describe the intended scale, then compare the result with known dimensions and the source model.
Use authorized product photography to guide angles, shadows, or highlights. Review the result for product and brand fidelity.
Yes. Use a mask to target the background separately from the foreground product. Review both regions because generation can still alter unmasked content.
Yes. Use authorized previous renders as style references, then review the new output because visual consistency can vary.
Upload a clear image, describe denim, cotton, velvet, or another fabric, and add a material reference when available. Check the generated weave scale and direction against the intended product.
Upload a CAD screenshot, real photo, or hand drawing and describe warm golden-hour light and the intended direction. Review the generated color and shadows because the interpretation can vary.
Yes. Choose the Dolly In or Dolly Out camera preset in the Video panel, then review the clip for product and geometry fidelity.
Yes. RENDERCAD's Render Studio works on Safari or Chrome on Mac, allowing you to turn CAD screenshots, real photos, and hand drawings into pro renders easily.
Generating images or videos consumes credits. Your balance refreshes monthly based on your subscription plan.
Describe the color code name (e.g., "Traffic Red") in the prompt.