Enscape 4.4.0

Release Notes 26.02.2025

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• Cleaner, more consistent lighting behavior across all emissive materials.
• Enhanced filtering and sampling methods minimize noise and ensure efficiency in both small and large-scale projects.
• Matches the behavior of analytical and mesh lights for greater realism.

Please Note: This feature requires hardware ray tracing.

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• V-Ray Scene Export - Export Site Context Geometry: Now when exporting a V-Ray scene, the site context included in the scene will be exported as well.

[Enscape Impact] Expanded Building Type Support: Enscape Impact now supports additional building types, including Hospitality, Industrial, Retail, Sports, Transportation, and Warehouse. This expansion allows users to perform more relevant energy and comfort analyses tailored to their specific project needs.

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• Announcement - Phased Removal of Old Host Versions: Starting in 2025, we will remove unsupported host application versions from our installer three months after their official end-of-support announcement. While we’ve historically included older releases (for example, the latest Enscape version can still be installed for Revit 2015 - 2021, even though these versions are no longer officially supported), we’ve found that continuing to bundle out-of-date versions creates additional complexity for both developers and customer support teams. Since these older releases are no longer supported by their original publishers, phasing them out from our latest installers helps us focus on providing the best possible experience for current versions.

Each time we officially support a new host application release, we’ll clearly communicate which older versions will be removed, and when, through our Forum and Release Notes. We understand change could be inconvenient, but this policy ensures better code quality, a streamlined installer, and improved support for you. Stay tuned for more details!

Fixed Bugs

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Manual adjustments to lights in SketchUp lead to unexpected values: The value is applied as provided by the user. Any light will show such a behavior, being length, beam angle, width, light source radius etc.

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[Revit] Enscape Renderer Crashes After Setting Up Custom Asset Directories: Renderer now starts without issues.

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[Rhino 8] No selected view on Enscape start: When user selects a view in Rhino8 and opens Enscape, the selected view is the same.

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[Rhino 8] With View Sync enabled, selecting a view from the CAD should select the same view in Enscape View Management

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The geometries lose their materials after batch rendering: After the batch rendering process all elements, geometries, and assets are now visible with their details and attributes.

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After reverting a material type to generic from emissive, there is still some residual light left.

Known Issues

• Enscape Impact Fails When Project Is Too Large: Enscape Impact cannot analyse the project geometry when project is more than 92M m3

Enscape 4.3.0

Release Notes 29.01.2025

New

• [Impact] Improved Workflow and User Interface: A new stepper-based onboarding process has been introduced to guide users through the initial setup of a new project. Additionally, we’ve updated the dashboard with clearer explanations and moved the false color visualization directly to the dashboard for easier access. The Impact icon has also been refreshed for a more modern look. To start with the new workflow, simply click the Impact button, and the stepper will guide you.

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• [Impact] Improved Calculation Accuracy: Calculation accuracy has been enhanced by refining the detection of windows. This includes an adjustment to the window frame ratio, ensuring more reliable results in your building performance analysis.
• [Impact] Faster geometry detection: Geometry detection has been optimized, making the process twice as fast and enabling users to access analysis results more quickly and efficiently. 
• License Expired Notification: If your license has expired, you’ll now see a clear overlay with steps to renew or purchase a new license.

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• Automatic License Engagement: After signing in, Enscape will now attempt to automatically engage a license if available, reducing the need to reopen windows or restart workflows.
• Trial Watermark Display: A small watermark has been reintroduced in the corner of renderings for trial users.

Fixed Bugs

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