Enscape: Hardware Requirements to run Enscape

Overview

Enscape uses ray tracing for its real-time rendering, and almost all the calculations that Enscape performs are being handled on the graphics card (GPU). For this reason, your computer must at least meet the minimum recommended system requirements set out below.

Furthermore, although not a requirement, we do recommend that you use Enscape with dual monitors, as Enscape is optimized to work on a dual monitor setup.

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Required CAD/BIM Software

The Enscape 3.5 plug-in is provided for the following host applications:

• Revit (2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024)*
• SketchUp (2021, 2022, and 2023)
• Rhino (6.0 and 7.0)
• Archicad (24, 25, 26 and 27)
• Vectorworks (2021, 2022, 2023 (Service Pack 1 or later) and 2024)

Enscape is not provided as a plugin for Revit LT  because Revit only allows the addition of third-party plugins in the the full version of the software. This is a limitation set by Autodesk.

On Windows, the Enscape plugin will be installed for all of the above-listed host applications by default unless otherwise specified by the user during the installation process. This means you do not require a dedicated installer specific to each individual host application, and you can specify which CAD or CADs you want to install Enscape for during the installation procedure.

Note: There are conflicts with two other Revit plugins: Colorizer and Techviz. To avoid incompatibilities, please uninstall them before using Enscape.

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System Requirements

Enscape performs its renders using your graphics card (GPU), but the GPU has to have dedicated VRAM, and not shared VRAM as found with Intel Integrated Graphics chips. If your systems CPU and RAM are capable of handling Revit, for instance, and you have a capable GPU, Enscape should work. A good CPU can speed up Enscape’s loading times. The system requirements to run Enscape, as well as the Standalone Executable files that can be exported from Enscape, are identical.

It is also recommended that your internet connection is fast and stable and that you should use a direct cable connection and avoid using a Wi-fi connection where possible, as this can slow down the Asset Library loading times.

Note: Real-time rendering performance is affected by the project size, and therefore the following table provides the minimum GPU specifications that we recommend where large CAD/BIM projects are regularly being worked on. Where VR is listed, the GPU’s clock speed (processor) has more relevance than the amount of VRAM, although you should always try to use a GPU with as much VRAM as possible.

WINDOWS OS	MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS	RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS	VR REQUIREMENTS
Operating System	Windows 10 or higher	Windows 10 or higher	Windows 10 or higher
Graphics Card	NVIDIA or AMD dedicated GPU with 4GB VRAM that supports Vulkan 1.1 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900 series / Quadro M series and newer AMD Radeon RX 400 series / equivalent Radeon Pro series and newer	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti or AMD RX 6800	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or AMD RX7900 XT
VRAM	4GB GDDR	8GB GDDR	12GB GDDR
VR Headsets			Meta Quest 3 HTC Vive Pro 2 Refer to the hardware requirements in our Virtual Reality Headset guide
Additional  Software Requirements	The Enscape installer will check for the presence of additional software required to run Enscape. If that software is not present the installer will prompt you to download and install whatever is missing from your system. For deploying Enscape via Command Line, here’s a list of that required software: .NET Framework 4.5.2 or higher (already installed for Windows 10) Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable Vulkan Runtime
Unsupported Hardware	Radeon 6000 mobile GPU’s Intel Integrated Graphics onboard GPU’s SLI Note: you may still experience a performance boost by using SLI AFR mode, which is a setting that can be selected in your NVIDIA driver properties. In cases where you have multiple GPU’s, Enscape will only utilize one of those GPU’s. Only docking stations that support accelerated graphics will work with Enscape.
Known Issues:	If using Revit, there are known conflicts with two other Revit plugins: Colorizer and Techviz. To avoid incompatibilities, please uninstall them before using Enscape. DLSS and Hardware Accelerated Ray Tracing is not supported on the NVIDIA GTX 1660 product line and although the GTX 1660 cards can run RTX features, you will likely experience many performance issues. Therefore, it will be disabled in version 4.0 and above. Users with previous versions of Enscape can still use it (performance issues may occur). The same applies to NVIDIA T1000 and T2000 graphics cards. In this scenario we highly recommend disabling RTX for these GPU’s.

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