Does anyone know if you can use Enscape with Chief?

[emily_kohn]

Hello! I am an interior design student weighing the differences between revit and chief for my thesis project. I would much prefer to build my model in Chief, as it is easier and more user friendly in my opinion, but I am worried about the rendering capabilities. I am more comfortable with rendering in Enscape as that is what I have learned and used throughout my years in school, and I am wondering if there is a way to use it along with chief architect? I have seen videos online of exporting from chief to sketchup and then using enscape. Is that the only way to do it? Thanks!

[Renerabbitt]

46 minutes ago, emily_kohn said:

Hello! I am an interior design student weighing the differences between revit and chief for my thesis project. I would much prefer to build my model in Chief, as it is easier and more user friendly in my opinion, but I am worried about the rendering capabilities. I am more comfortable with rendering in Enscape as that is what I have learned and used throughout my years in school, and I am wondering if there is a way to use it along with chief architect? I have seen videos online of exporting from chief to sketchup and then using enscape. Is that the only way to do it? Thanks!

In terms of focusing on interior design I would just fully commit to Chief Architect unless you plan on working for a larger architectural firm. Cost of software product for the suite of tools to do renderings in autodesk based products is not really sustainable in North America. Chief's built in rendering capabilities are up to par with most commercial grade rendering products, though not as robust as endscape. Ultimately though, chief is far more efficient as rendering is far more dynamic then a third party plugin renderer. I have been a rendering artist since 1999.
Chief rendering for context: