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Home

Envision Home opens the Enscape Envision Home screen. Here you can open empty or existing files, access the Envision Ideas Portal and Chaos Help Center, and open sample projects. See Home Screen.

Asset library

Asset library opens the Chaos Cosmos asset library, where you can browse, place and render ready-made 3D assets. See Cosmos Asset Library.

AI Assistant

Chaos AI Hub opens a dropdown list of all AI tools: AI Assistant, AI 3D Model Generator, AI Material Generator, Veras, AI Enhancer and AI Upscaler.

Selection

Select lets you select items in the viewport. Press Ctr to add items to the selection. Press Shift to remove items from the selection. Shortcut: Q

Select by box lets you draw a box in the viewport to select all items within its boundaries. If the button is hidden, click the Selection arrow. Shortcut: B

Select through transparent objects lets you select items behind transparent objects without selecting the transparent objects. For example, you can select a chair behind a glass window.

Enclosed selection selects objects only when they are completely inside the selection rectangle or box.

Select material

Select material lets you pick a material in the viewport to view and edit its properties. Shortcut: M

Transformations

Move and rotate lets you move or rotate selected items. Use the Move Gizmo's arrows to move along the corresponding axes. Use its rectangles to move within the corresponding axis plane. Use the Rotate Gizmo's rings to rotate around the corresponding axes. Shortcut: W to move or rotate. Hold Ctrl to enable rotation snapping.

Scale resizes selected items. Use the Scale Gizmo's arrows to scale along the corresponding axes. Use its rectangles to scale within the corresponding axis plane. Use its centre to scale along all axes at once. Shortcut: R

Snap aligns selected items to a surface you select. Press Shift to orient the object along the surface normal. Press Ctrl to snap the object's bounds to the surface.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Snap to vertex aligns the object's pivot point to the mesh vertex closest to the mouse cursor.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Create objects

Create objects lets you create simple forms. The toolbar button shows the last form you selected. Click the arrow to access the other forms.

Plane creates a plane object. Click and drag in the viewport to create it. If the button is hidden, click the Create objects arrow.

Sphere creates a sphere object. Click and drag in the viewport to create it. If the button is hidden, click the Create objects arrow.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Box creates a box object. Click and drag in the viewport to define its base, then release the mouse button. Move the mouse upwards to set the height, then click to finish. If the button is hidden, click the Create objects arrow.

Torus creates a doughnut-shaped object. Click and drag in the viewport to define its radius, then release the mouse button. Move the mouse to set the tube thickness, then click to finish. If the button is hidden, click the Create objects arrow.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Dummy creates a dummy object. If the button is hidden, click the Create objects arrow.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Create lights

Create lights lets you create different types of lights. The toolbar button shows the last light you selected. Click the arrow to access the other lights.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Sphere light creates a spherical light. Hold the left mouse button and drag in the viewport. If the button is hidden, click the Create lights arrow. See Light Types.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Rectangle light creates a rectangular light. Hold the left mouse button and drag in the viewport. If the button is hidden, click the Create lights arrow. See Light Types.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Disk light creates a disk light. Hold the left mouse button and drag in the viewport. If the button is hidden, click the Create lights arrow. See Light Types.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Scatter

Scatter places assets across the top of selected surfaces. See Scatter.

Anima crowd

Anima crowd creates a crowd simulation. See Anima Crowd Details.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Anima traffic

Anima traffic creates a traffic simulation. See Anima Traffic Details.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Path

Path creates a path object. Left-click and drag for each point. Right-click to finish the path, or click Done in the toolbar. See Path Details.

Create sections

Section plane creates a plane that cuts away part of your model so you can see inside. See Section Details.

Section box creates a box that hides parts of your model inside or outside the box. See Section Details.

Create sensors

Create sensors adds a proximity sensor to individual objects or a group of objects. The sensor triggers rotation, slide or scale behaviours when predefined 'activator' objects approach, such as a camera, characters or vehicles. See Sensor Details.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Slide creates a proximity sensor that triggers movement.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Rotation creates a proximity sensor that triggers rotation.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Scale creates a proximity sensor that triggers scaling.

Available in Advanced mode only.

Take viewport screenshot

Screenshot saves a high-quality snapshot of the current view. The notification pop-ups show the folder where it is saved. The default location is C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Chaos Envision\Viewport Snapshots.

Render & Export

Quick image export opens the Quick image export window. Here you can render and export the current view, with the option to send it to Chaos Cloud for enhancement and upscaling. See Quick Image and Video Export.

Render setup opens the Render setup window. Here you can select camera shots and animations to add to the render queue. See Render Menu.

Live Link

Live Link opens controls to start, pause or cancel a Live Link connection with a CAD/BIM application. See Live Link.

Start Live Link enables the Live Link connection from Envision.

Stop Live Link ends the Live Link connection.

Modes

Easy switches to Easy mode, which shows fewer controls. Your current work is preserved, but advanced customisation controls are unavailable.

Advanced switches to Advanced mode, which gives you access to all tools, controls and parameters. Your current work is preserved.

Resolution & display control

Resolution and display control opens Resolution & Display Controls. Here you can manage rendering resolution, FPS and hardware upscaling.