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Adding 3D assets to your project is a great way to add context and bring your scenes to life; it can make all the difference during a presentation. In this article, we take a look at the Enscape Asset Library and provide you with some best practices to help you get the most out of it.

This handy tool saves you time by delivering 3D-ready models of people (learn about our new 3D scanner and real people assets that we've just added to Enscape!), vegetation, furniture, accessories, lighting, and much more for your projects in Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad, and Vectorworks.

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The Enscape-ready assets can be added to your project in seconds, simplifying your workflow immediately. You no longer have to spend extra time searching for the right tree model or vehicle: they are now right at your fingertips.

When you open the Asset Library from the CAD toolbar, you can select individual assets and place them directly into your model. You can then move, rotate, and scale them in the Enscape rendering window (rotation is not available in Revit). When you open the Asset Library directly from within the Enscape rendering window, you also have the option to place multiple assets.

From the CAD toolbar, the Asset Library will open in a separate window and show all available assets grouped by category. Click on a category to see the available assets. When you hover your mouse over an asset, you will see its name and a short description. At the top left you can also search for specific assets by name.

You can also favorite your assets, so that they appear together in the Favorite category. To add an asset to this category, simply hover your mouse over the desired asset and click the star in the left corner. The asset will automatically appear in the Favorite category. Any favorites will be saved after you close your CAD program. Click the star again to remove an asset from the Favorite category.

TIP: When browsing the selection of trees, keep an eye on the figure standing next to it. This way you can gauge the relative height and size of the tree before adding it to your project. If the assets are too large or small, you can scale them. In SketchUp and Rhino, the assets can be scaled along any axis. In Revit, you can scale assets uniformly by increasing or decreasing their height.

Select an asset to place it into your project. While you are placing the asset in your CAD program, the Library window will minimize, and return when you have finished the placement. You can also press the Esc key on your keyboard at any time during placement to abandon the asset and return to the Library window.

Previously Enscape offered 10 RPCs, which were only available for Revit. The new library, however, expands this number to 18, and makes the figures available in all four supported CAD programs. Use them to really bring your scene to life. No matter which program you use, Enscape assets can take your scene from empty to bustling.

Combine different assets to create specific scenes and evoke certain feelings. You can use the more autumnal trees available in combination with more heavily dressed assets to create a fall scene. The more specific you can make your project to your client and their wishes, the more likely they are to fall in love with it.

In Archicad, you can access the Library through the Enscape dropdown menu or via the ribbon. Open the Library and select the asset you want to place in your scene. The cursor will change to allow you to place the asset; click once to add it to your scene. In Archicad, the assets are represented as orange, low-res geometry. You can also rotate, elevate or drag the asset after it has been placed using the native Archicad Move functions.

Enscape assets represented in Archicad view

It is possible to import models from third parties, such as SketchUp 3D Warehouse, but we do recommend that their poly count is no greater than 20,000 to ensure optimal performance. It should also be noted that some models may not be compatible with Enscape.

With Enscape 3.4 and above, it is possible to create categories for your custom assets to help you better organize and share assets.

Please see our Knowledge Base article for step-by-step instructions on how to use the Custom Asset Library.

Simplified assets are available within the Enscape Asset Library. These assets are ideal for use in early design when you require basic asset placeholders to provide some context but without any complexity or specificity.

Dynamic Asset Placement is available with Enscape version 3.2 and above. This feature allows you to select, place, and modify assets in the actual Enscape rendering window. Previously, assets could only be placed into your design software. But now, everything that is added to your rendering automatically appears in your design software. This will make it faster and easier to place assets into your projects than was previously possible. We're very excited to bring this functionality to our users.

With Enscape 3.2 and above, multi-asset placement is also available, allowing you to place multiple assets at the same time within Enscape. Imagine you have a large, empty landscape. With the new multi-asset placement, you can select the vegetation you'd like to use, then place them all at once in the Enscape rendering window. You no longer need to pick and place every individual asset. This will be a significant time-saver for those users who wish to place multiple assets into their scenes.

A stunning Enscape project results from the combination of several different aspects, but the icing on the cake are assets. With just a few clicks, you can transform your project and better communicate your design ideas to your clients and stakeholders.

This blog post will summarize some of the best sources out there for free 3D assets and elements to add to your projects: from furniture and skyboxes to textures, and everything in between (check out this list of resources if you are interested in paid 3D assets and visualization tools). Transform your architectural renderings, and create an emotional experience for your clients without breaking the bank. Let's get started!

Renderpeople mainly offers paid 3D people, but have also made several test models available for download. They are available in a variety of file formats that will cover SketchUp, Archicad and Rhino users. For Revit, there is a slight workaround - Dan Stine explains how to import people from RenderPeople.com into Revit towards the end of this video (1 hour and 2 minutes onwards). Dan also explains how Lake|Flato Architects incorporate Renderpeople assets into their visualization workflow in this article: Using 3D People to Enhance Diversity of Enscape Visualizations and Client Communication.

Once again, the first place I'd recommend you check out is Enscape's own asset library for a collection of realistic vegetation that you can quickly insert straight into your models. So if you're looking for a Revit plant library (or such a collection for the other CADs mentioned above), then Enscape already has a vast array of beautiful plants ready to drop into your scenes. And for those wishing to see even more realistic landscaping and create vivid landscape renderings, with Enscape 2.9. animated vegetation is now available, so you can see your trees, plants, and grass moving! Learn more about Enscape and landscape rendering workflow in this blog post.

I have loaded one item from the asset library into ArchiCAD. This works fine and have had no issues, however I have had no luck adding any other objects from the asset library. I can open the asset library, pick and place and item - but this is when the item simply doesn't show up in the model. Is there any reason why this would be happening?

I also had a question on managing lighting. Is there a 'for dummies' guide on this somewhere in the wide world of the internet? Looking for something ArchiCAD specific that uses the 'out of the box' library parts. I'm finding the lighting I put in washes out the scene, no matter what settings I change. Thanks!

We are having the same problem here. I am working with enscape 2.5 and archicad 22 in teamwork. I added a few enscape trees serveral weeks ago, but i can no longer add assets now. Thinh's workaround does work for me, but it is not ideal.

On top of that, it would be fantastic if you could also send the/a project alongside with which the asset placement is not working. You can simply add the link to download the project in the feedback report itself! The project can be, for example, uploaded to wetransfer, or anywhere you like.

I'll send a report with the feedback button. I found out today if i use 'reserve all' function in teamwork, then i am able to place assets normally. So it seems like there is a problem with the teamwork function and enscape asset placement. Unfortunately i cannot send out the file i am working on, but if i find some extra time i can see if i can reproduce the issue in a new project file.

Could you briefly elaborate a bit further on what you're referring to with "is not working" exactly? Is this behavior related to this specific thread, or can you maybe simply not use our library due to connection problems? If it's the first, kindly try the short guide provided by Arne above.

Whichever variation you opt to use, the assets selected can only be placed via the respective UI. That means, the Asset Library opened from the CAD toolbar will only allow placement of assets within the CAD UI and the Asset Library opened via the Enscape Viewport UI will only allow placement of assets in the Enscape Viewport.

Once the associated button in the CAD is clicked, the Asset Library dialog will open and the library can be browsed for the asset you want to place within your project.

Assets use simplified, white textured, placeholders for reference in the CAD viewport to keep project file sizes low. If you want to view the asset with textures, then you will need to start up Enscape, which can be done without having to close the Asset Library dialog. 006ab0faaa