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Enscape to V-Ray: Compatibility, Benefits, and What's Next

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Overview

This article answers some of the questions that may arise on the topic of Enscape to V-Ray compatibility. If you have any specific inquiry or want to need more and need some help with your workflow feel free to reach out to our Support team.

 

Table of contents:

 

What does the Enscape to V-Ray compatibility mean exactly?

Initial Enscape to V-Ray compatibility enables projects to move seamlessly from Enscape to V-Ray within either SketchUp, Rhino, or Revit. 

Once in V-Ray, the project can be selectively improved with more advanced V-Ray capabilities as required.

 

What about Enscape and Vantage compatibility? Is that possible?

Yes, you can take your Enscape scene into Vantage by exporting it to .vrscene from V-Ray or directly from Enscape using V-Ray Scene Export functionality. During export V-Ray does the Enscape conversion, therefore what you see in Vantage should be very close to your Enscape scene.

 

Is the compatibility one-directional?

Currently, support is one-directional, from Enscape to V-Ray. That said, any materials and lights left as Enscape/Native that are later edited in Enscape will continue to be respected by V-Ray as the project evolves.

 

Is there anything I need to modify further once the Enscape scene is imported into V-Ray?

There is no requirement to do anything in V-Ray once you open an Enscape scene - just opportunities. You can get a higher resolution, more output options, and higher ray tracing depths immediately.

 

Can I use Enscape assets in V-Ray and Cosmos assets in Enscape?

Enscape assets are supported in V-Ray by the new compatibility - as they were inserted within Enscape. Moreover, Enscape assets are now part of Cosmos Browser and can be directly used in V-Ray.

At the same time, we are also looking to enable Cosmos assets to be used in Enscape sometime in the future.
 

I am an Enscape user, why do I need the compatibility?

  1. Enscape to V-Ray compatibility gives you the ability to coordinate the designs you visualize with Enscape directly in V-Ray without any additional effort, so you can increase the quality and detail of your visualizations whenever you need to.
  2. You can offer your clients the immersive experience of the design in Enscape and render the same project with higher quality to advertise your work.
  3. When both tools are used within your company, a seamless Enscape to V-Ray workflow can be established between the design and high-end visualization phases of the same project. This helps the team save time and ensures a smoother hand-over from the designer / architect who uses Enscape for planning purposes to the visualizer who is working on the high quality visualization. There is no need to start everything from scratch because materials and assets originated in Enscape can be used as a starting point.
  4. The planner / architect will be able to set a certain direction for the visualization professional. For example,. the choice of vegetation assets, sun position and materials will be helpful for the visualizer to understand the planners' intent. More assets can be added from Cosmos right at the end, to add more variety and dynamism.
  5. Cost savings for architectural firms commissioning external studios for photorealistic image creation that are working with V-Ray: no need to pay for setting the model up from scratch.
  6. For visualizers who use both products already, the decision which software to use is now easier as they don’t have to start from scratch when switching from Enscape to V-Ray. 

 

I am a V-Ray artist - how will compatibility help me in my everyday work?

You will now be able to start with your scene containing all the decisions made in Enscape by the designers working on the project. All their materials, lighting, camera choices, etc. will serve as your starting point for your V-Ray project - saving you many hours and conversations.

 

I am an Enscape architect/designer - how will compatibility help me in my everyday work?

All your design decisions in materials, lighting and composition will be preserved as your project is read by your V-Ray artist, saving you all the time that’s usually necessary to explain what materials and lighting you were achieving in Enscape.

 

Is there going to be compatibility between Enscape and V-Ray beyond SketchUp, Rhino, and Revit? When?

With the release of V-Ray 6 for Revit, we complete the compatibility scenario when both Enscape and V-Ray are within the same host application.  

In addition, you can export your Enscape project from V-Ray to .vrscene for use as a “V-Ray Proxy” in any product that hosts V-Ray. For example, you could export your building model from SketchUp, Rhino, or Revit and reference that from within 3ds Max or Cinema4D where you might be modeling the landscape your building sits within.

 

Are there plans to develop that compatibility further? How?

Yes, we are planning on providing many ways for designers and artists to work more easily together, with this being just the first steps.  More info to come as we get closer to making those solutions available.

 

Visit V-Ray documentation pages for more details:

 


 

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