Software Spotlight: Revit Render vs Enscape

21 Apr Software Spotlight: Revit Render vs Enscape

Welcome back!

As we continue to work in (and love) Enscape, we thought it would be interesting to compare render views from Enscape and Revit. Before using Enscape we would buy credits and send views from Revit to render in the cloud so we could continue to work as it rendered. This was helpful to see how materials were working with each other and in the spaces. The great thing with Enscape is that it renders instantly and updates changes as they are made. There are pro and cons to each. Being able to send views to the cloud allows you to continue working while in Enscape you have to wait for it to update after each change even if they aren’t in the view. You can pause the instant updates feature in Enscape and resume a little later after you made all the changes while in Revit you have to send back to the cloud each time you want it to update and it can take a couple of minutes.

We used our Warehouse Remodel project to compare the renderings. Take a look below and share what you think! The top images are renderings from Revit and the bottom imager are renderings from Enscape.

They both get the job done by showing fairly accurate representations of how the materials will look and how the spaces would feel. But Enscape beats Revit in a couple of categories like it’s environment controls (sky, sun, time of day), planting components (like trees and hedges) and its entourage elements (people and dogs)! Now even with the awesome asset library, there are a few glitches… you can’t easily alter the colors or attributes so what you see is what you get. Also, everything comes in as planting… #likewhy but still it has a lot to help the space come to life! I am still team Enscape but if you don’t want to spend the money for it, you can always buy Revit credits and render in the cloud! They both give great renderings.

Something that’s really cool about Enscape is you can control time of day by panning your mouse! Check out the tasting room view during the day and evening.

So even though I love what Enscape does, material control in Revit is what really makes the rendering read correctly. Let us know what you think!