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Adding models to your project is a great way to take it to the next level and really impress your clients; it can make all the difference during a presentation. But carefully considering the [...]

Finding the right perspective is an art, not a science, and we can all get better at it by understanding a few basic principles.

Glass is an amazing material which provides a barrier from the elements while allowing a visual connection to the beauty around us; it provides light and even desired warmth in the cold season. [...]

You may have seen my recent post about artificial light sources in SketchUp , in which I covered different techniques to realistically light your model. But there is another way of creating light [...]

Not long ago, creating a virtual reality rendering of a building was a long, arduous process. Architecture firms had to enlist the help of programmers to create the environments with special [...]

As I am the author of the only Revit textbook focused on Interior Design, Interior Design Using Autodesk Revit 2019 , one could say the topic is near and dear to my heart! In this article I would [...]

You’ve probably seen it before, that rendering that at first glance fools you into thinking it is a photograph of an actual room or building. Just by viewing your project in Enscape, you can [...]

Best Practices: Lighting in SketchUp   How do you elevate your model, and create an experience the viewer will never forget? Lighting is crucial to creating not only realistic scenes, but [...]

Today we would like to introduce you to Enscape Version 2.3, which is even more exciting to use, for both architects and designers. Besides the noticeable improvements to be found in the VR [...]

When navigating a model in real-time is not practical, or you want a pre-scripted path that aligns with your talking points, then creating a video is the solution. For example, I recently worked [...]

Best Practices for Water in Architectural Design Architectural visualization can often incorporate water, whether as an integral feature like a swimming pool, or as an indirect detail, such as an [...]

Best Practices: How to use executables for presentation Perhaps the most important part of an architect’s process is presenting a design to the client. This is what all your hard work is leading [...]

When using Autodesk Revit, it is very easy to open a 3D view and then start Enscape to begin exploring your project in a photorealistic real-time environment. This post will mention a few things [...]

Best Practices for Lighting and Exposure When a Revit model has materials  set up correctly and properly placed lighting fixtures, it will look great in Enscape without changing any of the [...]

Export Options in Enscape When you stop and consider them all at once, it’s surprising how many options Enscape offers to export high-quality visualization content. In this Weeks post, we will [...]

SketchUp Material Editor – Enhanced Materials in SketchUp   I previously wrote a post on using Enscape with SketchUp which covered light sources. This post will cover the monumental [...]

Best Practices for Revit Materials with Enscape; Stone and Masonry The fundamentals of creating a Revit material  are fairly straightforward; create a new material, assign a texture and render in [...]

Enscape Version 2.2 released The Enscape Plugin is the best choice for Real-Time Rendering and Virtual Reality  in Revit, SketchUp and Rhino. With Version 2.2 we introduce several new features [...]

Software around your Firm Workflow Let’s face it, the average Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) firm uses a lot of software. Some programs do one thing amazingly well, while others [...]

BIM Show Live 2018 – Programme Highlights The BIM Show Live is set to take off in a few days in Newcastle. It brings together great opportunities for BIM managers, architects and students [...]