What’s happening ladies and gentlemen,
this is Minh from Architecture Inspirations.
Today I’m going to show you 10 tips
to speed up your design and render
in Enscape for Sketchup.
Let’s get started.
1. using the right Styles to increase Sketchup speed
For this tip, I will use this model as an example.
As you can see, since this is a big model,
when I look around,
my Sketchup doesn’t look very smooth
and it’s kind of slow
So a good way to increase the speed of Sketchup
is by using the right styles.
You can do that by going to the Styles Tray
on the main Sidebar.
Here, you can see that one of the default styles
has been selected.
If I click on the Edit tab,
I can see that the Edges and Profiles are turned on.
If I turn these off,
then you can see that my Sketchup is a lot faster,
and smoother now.
However, I recommend turning the Edges back on,
cause you need to be able to see them when modeling
Now I’m going to go back to the view,
turn off the Profiles,
and update my view to have this style.
Sketchup also has useful styles presets.
If you hover over a preset with this icon,
you can see that it’s a “fast modeling style”
which is optimized to speed up your model.
Just choose the ones that has this icon
and it will make your Sketchup faster.
2. Enscape Rendering Quality
When using Enscape,
if your model is running a little slow,
then go into the Enscape settings window,
and lower the rendering quality to improve performance.
I also recommend turning on Automatic Resolution,
which reduces the resolution dynamically
to ensure a smooth frame rate.
Here is a comparison between the two settings
There we go, you can see that it’s faster now
3. Utilize Rendering Styles
Enscape also has different Rendering Styles
that help you improve your workflow.
In the settings window, on the general tab,
you can click here
and choose a different Rendering Style Mode.
First is the white mode,
makes your model looks like it’s made out of paper
If you’re working on the conceptual design,
use this mode to focus on the form and shape of the model
This also makes the Enscape runs faster too
Next is the Polystyrol mode,
which makes your model looks like it’s made out of styrofoam
You can also use this transmission slider
to control how much light is transmitted through the geometry.
Use this mode to make you model look like
a physical model of your project.
And finally, the Light View mode
provides a heat map of the model,
which makes it easier to study the lighting of your render
so you can adjust it accordingly.
Here you can see that this part is a little dark,
so I can adjust it here
while using the light view mode as a reference
When using any of these modes,
can also use this slider here
to add outlines to your model
so you can see the form easier
4. Use Proxy
Another way to increase the speed of your model
is to use the Linked model feature,
also known as Proxy
Which allows geometry to be imported from an external model
at render time only.
This makes it possible to render large scenes
with many complex models
more than Sketchup itself can handle.
You can also turn an existing object in the model
into a proxy using this option here.
When saving the model,
remember to keep it organized
so that you know where to find it later.
I did a whole video on this topic,
so watch it if you want to know more
about using proxy in Enscape.
5. Create your own Asset Library
Even if you don’t use the proxy feature,
you should still save your 3D assets
in your personal library
so you can use them in another model later.
Since these are already optimized,
they will be render-ready
the next time you import them into Sketchup.
Also remember to keep you assets library organized
so you can easily find them later.
Here is an example of how to organize your assets.
You can organize them by categories,
such as 3D Models, IES light sources,
Skyboxes, and Sound effects.
Then for large categories such as 3D Models,
you can have subcategories such as cars,
decorations, furniture, people, etc.
6. Free Resources
Now that you have setup a your library,
there are lots of websites where you can download
free resources to fill up your library.
I’ve made a couple videos on where you can download
Materials and Models for free,
so you can watch those videos to learn more.
You can also follow this link to see Enscape’s blog post
on the best free resources for architectural projects.
I will leave these links in the description box below as well.
With these resources,
you can build up your library to as big as you like,
similar to what I have here.
7. Enscape Asset Library
In the new version of Enscape,
there’s also a new feature called the Enscape Asset Library.
You can open it by clicking this icon here.
This is a built-in library that provides 3D assets
such as accessories, furniture, people, and vegetation.
These are already optimized
so when you put them in your model,
they are ready for render.
I will cover this feature more in-depth in another video later.
8. Incorporate Views and Layers
When presenting your model,
use layers to manage you views
so that you can change from day to night
with a click of a button.
For this model, I created a layer for the lights
and I assigned these lights to that layer
From there, I can update the views,
so that the day view will have this layer turned off,
and only have the lights on for the night view.
This way, I can easily switch back and forth
between night time and day time render
by just clicking these tabs here.
Pretty cool huh?
9. Use Enscape Settings
To make this workflow even better,
you can incorporate views and layers
with Enscape settings
For example, for my day time view,
I am using this skybox image
with all of these custom settings.
First I’m going to click here to save it
and rename it to “Day Settings”
Now I’m going to add a different skybox
for my night view scene.
Then I’m going to click here to switch to my night view.
This looks a little bright, so I can adjust the exposure.
A quick way to do that
is to use the auto exposure option.
I’m also going to brighten up my background,
and rotate it a bit
Then I can make more adjustments as needed.
And finally I can click here to save this as a the settings,
and rename it as Night Settings
There we go.
Now I can switch to Day View
by first changing the settings,
and then click this tab here
Or switch back to Night view like so.
It’s super quick and convenient.
10. Use Shortcuts
As you know,
there are shortcuts for navigating in Enscape
But did you know that
you can quickly navigate between the different settings
using keyboard shortcuts?
For example,
you can change between the different Tabs
using Ctrl + Tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab will let you go backwards
Then you can press Tab to go down through the settings
And press Shift + Tab to go up the settings
To change the value of each setting,
you can use the Home key for the minimum value,
and use the End key for the maximum value
Alternatively,
you can use Page down to decrease the value,
or Page up to increase the value.
If you want to change the value more accurately,
then use the arrow keys,
this will change the settings in smaller increments
These shortcuts also work for other windows
such as enscape materials and lights editor.
There we go, those are the 10 tips
to speed up your design and render in Enscape for Sketchup.
Leave a like if you enjoyed the video,
comment below if you have any questions.
Stay inspired guys, and I will see you, next time.