Hello Enscape Community
We are currently utilizing Enscape with Sketchup for visualization, and AutoCAD/Sketchup for Construction Documents. I would like to move our office to a BIM solution. We are an architecture/interiors US based firm doing primarily custom residential renovations and new construction. I have tried REVIT in the past and not a fan at all. We are currently evaluating Archicad and Vectorworks Architect. I would appreciate any feedback on the workflow for CDS and Enscape integration. Thanks,
Long-time Vectorworks user here - one-person practice doing mix of new-build and extension/alteration/retrofit work as an architect and Passivhaus Designer in the UK. VW is brilliant for thoroughly working in 3D and Enscape simply allows a pretty-much-photorealistic window into any evolving design. I regularly involve clients early in the design process as I can walk them though it - with accurate daylighting and with furnishings/finishes etc - either sat in my office or (especially the past two years) via Zoom. VW also makes necessary 2D drawings easy and if you need BIM documentation it’ll do that too, but making the shift to proper 3D design is - I reckon - transformational. No experience of Archicad but when I started using VW it seemed better value for what I needed.
Lots of blogs etc on my website - https://constructiveindividuals.co.uk/
Thanks for the feedback. Vectorworks definitely seems like a nice fit for our work and from what I see, plays quite well with Enscape.
Phil
Do you have VW Architect or Design Suite?
VW Design suite +Enscape here. Moved to VW from Bentley Architecture and Acad years ago, since VW is widely used in Japan.
Have found that VW is quite flexible for CDS and BOM, with Enscape those capabilities have become even better.
The reason to opt for VW instead of Archicad or Revit was cost, for a small outfit such as ours it was a good fit.
Now I am using VW to export .obj files for CFD simulations and thermal bridge calculations, no issues again.
Cheers
Ooo - interesting; what thermal bridging software do you use? (I occasionally use PsiTherm which allows for rather clunky import of DXF/DWG underlays but otherwise requires re-drawing the details…)
Here I use Flixo, it can import DXF geometries without fuss, the only thing to bear in mind is that the format for the dxf should be text and not binary.
Many thanks - that’s useful. I wasn’t aware of it previously - UK users are generally on THERM.