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This page provides information about creating views in Enscape.

Last updated 1 September 2026

This page provides information about creating views in Enscape.

Overview

Enscape supports creating and saving predefined Views, which can be linked to a Settings Preset saved to the project. Two methods are available for creating a View:

In Enscape – through the View Management panel in the Enscape Viewport toolbar. Enscape must be running and the Enscape Viewport must be in focus to access the panel.
In CAD/BIM – through the native View creation tools in SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, Archicad, or Vectorworks.

Create Views in Enscape

To create a View directly in Enscape:

Set the camera View position in the Enscape Viewport.
Position the sun (optional).
Apply any camera-specific settings, Visual Settings, or SketchUp styles to the project geometry.
Click the Create View button in the View Management panel. The Create View panel opens.
Enter a name in the CAD View Name field. The Create button remains inactive until a name is entered.
Optionally, mark the View as a Favorite, set a Linked Visual Preset, save the Sun Position, or update the View. For more information, see the View Settings section below.
Click Create to save the View.

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To close the Create View panel, click the left-pointing chevron to the left of Create View to return to the View Management panel, or click the X to the right of Create View to close the View Management panel entirely.

Create Views in CAD/BIM

Each host application has its own workflow for creating views. Expand the relevant section below for step-by-step instructions.

Create a View in SketchUp

Create a View in Revit

Create a View in Rhino

To create a View in Rhino:

Open the Named Views window and click the Create using widget… button.

Create View button in Rhino

In the dialog that opens, name the View and click OK.

Create View dialogue box in Rhino

Select the Target. Rhino displays the word Target in the command line, indicating that the focal point of the camera needs to be selected.

Select Target in Rhino

Select the camera location. Rhino displays the word Location in the command line and shows a camera with its viewport dimensions in the Rhino Viewports.

Create New Camera Location in Rhino

Define the lens length.

Set the View's Lens Length in Rhino

Rhino creates the View and lists it in the Named Views window under the name specified in the Create Named View Using Widget window.

Rhino does not support saving the Time of Day with a View.

Named Views window in Rhino

Create a View in ArchiCAD

To create a View using the Archicad UI:

Open a project in Archicad and make sure a 3D View is open (Perspective or Axonometry).
Enable the Live Update and Synchronize Views functions in Enscape.
Set up the View in either the Archicad viewport or the Enscape viewport.
In the Archicad Navigator panel, select View Map. The View Map should list only the name of the currently open project.
Click Save Current View from the icons at the bottom of the View Map panel. The Save View window opens.
By default, the View name is set to By Project Map and cannot be edited. Change the setting to Custom to rename the View.
Click Create in the bottom-right corner of the Save View window.

Archicad closes the window and lists the new View in the View Map panel. The View also appears in the Enscape View Management panel.

To set the initial Time of Day for a View, right-click the View in the View Map panel and select 3D Projection Settings.

3D Render Settings menu option in Archicad

The Navigator Save View window in Archicad

Once you click OK, the project updates, and you can see these changes in the Enscape window.

The Time of Day can also be adjusted independently within Enscape with Right-click+Shift+left/right mouse drag. This change does not save to the View listed in the Archicad View Map panel unless the 3D Projection Settings for Perspective or Axonometry are set globally.

Perspective Settings window in Archicad

Create a View in Vectorworks

View Settings

CAD View Name – Specifies a name for the view.

Linked Visual Preset – Links an existing visual preset to the view. For more information on the settings used to create visual presets, see the Custom Preset Settings page.

Create Light Preset – Creates a light preset and links it to the view. For more information on light presets, see the Lighting page.

Camera

Position – Moves the camera along the X, Y and Z axes.

Pitch – Tilts the camera up or down (along the X axis). Positive values tilt up, and negative values tilt down.

Yaw – Pans the camera left and right (along the Y axis).

Sun Position

Save Enscape Sun Position – When enabled, controls the sun position through the Azimuth and Altitude settings. When disabled, the sun position is taken from the CAD/BIM.

Azimuth – Sets the azimuth position (in degrees) of the sun in the sky.

Altitude – Sets the altitude position (in degrees) of the sun in the sky.

Overview

Create Views in Enscape

Create Views in CAD/BIM

Create a View in SketchUp

Create a View in Revit

Create a View in Rhino

Create a View in ArchiCAD

Create a View in Vectorworks

View Settings

Camera

Sun Position

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