Enable Enscape

Overview

After the Enscape installer has finished running and has been closed, you should then be able to open Rhino, whereby Enscape should then be visible as a toolbar in the Rhino User Interface(UI).  However, you may also find that you have to manually enable Enscape in the CAD via the CAD’s toolbar / menu options. This article explains how that is done for Rhino.

NOTE
In a situation where you do not see any reference to Enscape in Rhino menu or toolbar options, it is likely that the installation is corrupt or was somehow unsuccessful. In such circumstances it would be recommended to perform a fresh reinstall of Enscape. This means, uninstalling Enscape completely by removing it from Mac, rebooting the machine, and then running the Enscape installer again. You should also refer back to the installation steps, found here.

Enable Enscape in Rhino

Once Enscape is installed for Rhino, then the Enscape toolbars should be visible under their own tab, either floating or docked. If they are not visible, then you will have to enable the toolbars.

We can access this in Rhino by selecting Window -> Active Tool Palettes -> Enscape option.

Once clicked, a floating Enscape window will appear.

Active Tool Palettes

Active Tool Palettes

Starting Enscape in Rhino

Follow these steps to view your Rhino project in 3D:

  • Open your Rhino project file.
  • Click on the “Start Enscape” button in the Enscape toolbar.
  • The Enscape window will open separately.

You can leave Enscape open while you make any desired changes in Rhino (e.g. cross sections, materials or geometric changes in the model). Your changes will show up instantly as long as you have activated the Live Updates  for Enscape. Activating the Synchronize Views  will sync the perspective view from Rhino to the Enscape window.

It is also worth noting that you can call most of the Enscape commands from the Rhino Command line. As all Enscape commands start with the word Enscape, typing ‘Enscape‘ will prompt Rhino to display all available commands.

Access Enscape via the Rhino Command function

Access Enscape via the Rhino Command function

    Do you need help with Enscape? Please contact our technical support here
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