Chaos releases the latest update in Enscape 4.2

Chaos has released Enscape 4.2, the new version of its real-time rendering software for architectural visualization. The release extends the new Artistic Visual Modes system for applying readymade visual styles to images and improves the visual quality of software ray tracing. Enscape’s latest version, 4.2, gives you host application-specific features for tighter integration with design applications.  The most important benefit of Enscape is its smooth integration with the host application, which is strengthened by this collection of upgrades, enabling you to work more quickly and accurately than before.

To understand more about it, let’s discuss it with iRender in this blog. 

Since its initial release in 2015, Enscape has emerged as a significant tool in the architectural visualization industry, ranking among the top 10 in the most recent CGarchitect rendering survey. By integrating with CAD and design programs like Rhino and SketchUp, the software enables users to view and experience enormous architectural scenes in real time in virtual reality or on screen.

Output is ray traced and can be used for less demanding final-quality rendering. It can generate stills, animations, 360-degree panoramas, or interactive scenes. Its developer, also called Enscape, merged with V-Ray developer Chaos in 2022.

Enscape Impact is a Windows add-on for building performance analysis that integrates with Enscape’s main software. Enscape users were able to test the beta version in Enscape 4.1. We are now eager to release the commercial version.

Enscape Impact lets you see your building’s energy performance early in the design process, enabling you to make well-informed decisions about its sustainability.

In Enscape 4.2, you can enhance your visualization in Revit by using graphics overrides effectively. The Revit Graphics Override feature lets you visualize material and color overrides in renderings defined by Revit Filters. It ensures that rendering tools reflect the same object appearances and overrides used in Revit, enhancing workflow and presentation capabilities. 

Within the Visual Settings, you can adjust the Object Overrides to change how specific categories or types of elements appear in Enscape. You can modify settings such as Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation, or apply specific material overrides for certain categories (like walls, roofs, or floors).

Enscape 4.2 introduces various improvements and enhancements in ray tracing capabilities, significantly improving the quality and realism of renderings. Here are some key ray-tracing improvements and features in Enscape 4.2:

Enhanced Ray Tracing Performance

• Optimized Algorithms: Enscape 4.2 includes optimized ray tracing algorithms, which enhance rendering efficiency and performance. 
• Real-Time Ray Tracing: Improvements in real-time ray tracing help deliver high-quality visuals dynamically as you navigate through your scenes, providing immediate feedback.

Improved Shadows and Lighting

• More Accurate Shadows: The latest version introduces more accurate and softer shadows due to better sampling techniques. This helps mimic natural light behavior, providing a more realistic appearance.
• Global Illumination Enhancements: Global illumination calculations have been enhanced for improved light bounces and more realistic lighting effects throughout your scene.

Material Rendering Improvements

• Advanced Material Support: Enscape 4.2 features better handling of advanced materials, including subsurface scattering, which allows materials like skin, marble, and plants to appear more lifelike.
• Reflective and Transparent Surfaces: Enhancements to how reflections and refractions are calculated to improve the realism of glass and water surfaces.

Enscape has integrated support for World Coordinate System (WCS) mapping in Rhino, enhancing the texture mapping and positioning capabilities within the software. This feature allows for better alignment and application of materials and textures in 3D models, which is particularly useful in complex projects or when working with large site models. You can utilize the existing Rhino UI to switch between UV and WCS mapping without additional setup in Enscape. You can also work efficiently with library materials that default to WCS mapping and get more accurate visual outputs with precise material rendering.

The Enscape 4.2 update from Chaos reflects a commitment to enhancing the visualization process in architecture and design. By focusing on realism, usability, and performance, Enscape 4.2 becomes an essential tool for professionals looking to elevate their presentations and streamline their workflows.

The improvements support a modern approach to design visualization, allowing users to create stunning, interactive renderings. As the industry continues to shift toward more immersive and realistic visualization standards, Enscape remains a competitor that adapts to these demands, solidifying its position as a vital resource for architectural visualization.

iRender – the best render farm provides high-configuration servers that increase CPU and GPU rendering speeds. We support all software currently. We offer from 1/2/4/6/8 RTX 4090s and 8 RTX 3090 servers. All servers at iRender are also equipped with AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3955WX @ 3.9 – 4.2GHz or AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5975WX @ 3.6 – 4.5GHz, 256GB RAM, 2TB Storage NVMe SSD.

Because Enscape can use the power of only one GPU rendering, we suggest you use our server 3S – single RTX 4090 for the most stable and economic performance.

Let’s compare our server 3S specifications with the system requirements of Enscape.

Our CPU is AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX, with clock speed is 3.9GHz and can reach 4.3GHz with Turbo Boost. It ensures the loading process to be fast and smooth. The single core performance of it is 1401, according to the resulting Cinebench R23 single-core performance scores, a decent score for workload like interacting with Enscape’s GUI and loading scene.

RAM is 256GB and Storage is NVMe SSD with 2TB. With those configs, you can be assured that every type of project would suit, from simple to complex one. Our GPU is RTX4090, the latest one which is just released at the end of 2022. You can check more about the benchmark of video cards here, with RTX4090 being the king with highest score.

iRender offers a powerful and free file transfer tool: iRender drive for macOS and Linux user. With fast file transfer speed, large data capacity, and completely free. You can transfer all the necessary data into our iRender drive tool at any time without connecting to the server. The data will be automatically synchronized in the Z drive inside the server, ready for you to use.

The tool is also integrated into iRender GPU app, an all in one application where you can free your workflow from accessing iRender website, and just have to work on the iRender GPU app.

The price of server 3S is $8.2 per hour. However, the server is available for fixed rental when you boot (price at $23.124 for 3 hours rental, about 6% off compared to hourly basis). And you can even catch more attractive option for your big project when you rent it for daily/weekly/monthly basis, with discount from 10-20%.

With the above advantages and the machine configuration package that iRender has just released, we believe that Enscape users will have the most comfortable, quickest, and most effective rendering time.

In case you have any problems or questions, don’t hesitate to contact the 24/7 support team. We will be happy to help you with your questions and problems at all times.

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Reference source: enscape3d