

It's good practice to set up views early on in your project so you have reference points you can always return to and track document progress. Depending on what feature you are using, you will see the appropriate hints and tips displayed.įinding your way around Enscape View Management To access it, press the H key or the question mark in the upper right of your Enscape window.

We will go into more detail about how to render an image later on in this article.Įnscape provides a Help Menu to help you use the plugin. Now, as you navigate your SketchUp model, Enscape will follow and present the same view. You can also activate ‘ Synchronized Views’ to sync the perspective view from SketchUp to the Enscape rendering window. As you adjust your project in SketchUp, you can see the changes instantly appear in Enscape (if you have Live Updates activated in Enscape).

Now the fun begins! Try swapping materials, changing geometry, or adding assets. At this point, you can start walking around your rendered model. This will be sent to you via email if you have signed up for a free trial, have applied for and have been approved for a free educational license, or if you have purchased an Enscape license.īefore you run the installer, first, close SketchUp, then start the installer and follow the instructions.Įnscape will open up in a new window, with your project automatically rendered and presented in the perspective view. To install Enscape, you will need the Enscape Installer. How to download and install Enscape for SketchUp Here are the links: NVIDIA driver updates and AMD driver updates. You can do this via the NVIDIA or AMD website. It’s best practice to keep your graphics card driver updated to ensure Enscape runs smoothly. You will need either an AMD or NVIDIA card with at least 4GB of dedicated VRAM (not shared). You will therefore need a graphics card powerful enough for Enscape to run. Since Enscape uses ray tracing for real-time rendering, it relies heavily on your graphics card (GPU) to quickly render your models. We currently support SketchUp 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 on Windows and SketchUp 20 on Mac.
