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This page provides information on enabling Enscape for each CAD version.
## **Overview**
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After completing the Enscape installer, open the CAD/BIM app and locate the Enscape tools. If they don’t appear automatically, enable them manually via the CAD toolbar and menu options. This article provides instructions for enabling Enscape in each CAD.
> ⚠️ If there are no Enscape references in the menu or toolbar, the installation was not unsuccessful. Perform a fresh reinstall of Enscape. Uninstall Enscape, reboot your machine, then run the Enscape installer again. Refer back to the [installation steps](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/enscape/pages/841056264) for guidance.
## **Enable and start Enscape in each CAD**
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Enscape in SketchUp
Locate the Enscape menu option under SketchUp’s Extensions menu.
There are two ways to enable the Escape toolbar in SketchUp:
1. Right-click in the toolbar area and select Enscape.
2. From SketchUp’s menu, go to **View **> **Toolbars**. Enable Enscape in the Toolbars window list.
> ⚠️ Loading the toolbar for the first time opens it as a floating toolbar. Left-click and drag it to the toolbar area to dock it next to the rest of the toolbars.
### **Starting Enscape in SketchUp**
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Once Enscape is installed, follow these steps to view your SketchUp project in Enscape:
- Open your SketchUp project file.
- Click on the **Start Enscape** button in the Enscape ribbon.
- The Enscape window opens in the perspective view.
You can leave Enscape open while you make any desired changes in SketchUp (e.g. cross sections, materials or geometric changes in the model). Your changes show instantly as long as you have **Live Updates** > Macro (inline-media-image)
activated in Enscape. Activate the **Synchronize Views **(> Macro (inline-media-image)
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Enscape in Revit
Go to Revit’s Menu ribbon and click on Enscape to open the Enscape toolbar.
### **Starting Enscape in Revit**
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Follow the steps below to activate all buttons in the Enscape toolbar.
- Make sure you have at least one 3D view available in your project.
- Create and select a valid 3D View in Revit so that the **Start** button in the Enscape ribbon bar is no longer grayed out.
- Press the **Start** button in the Enscape ribbon.
The view’s associated phasing and design option is used for Enscape’s view.
Leave Enscape open while you make any desired changes in Revit (e.g., cross sections, materials, or geometric changes in the model).
Your changes show up instantly in Enscape.
Enscape in Rhino
There are several ways to enable the Escapade toolbar depending on your operating system.
### Enscape Toolbar in Windows
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1. In Rhino, go to **Window > Toolbars…** menu. In the Rhino Options window, select **Toolsbars** on the left-hand side and enable the desired Enscape toolbars from the provided list.
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If you do not see the Enscape menus in the Rhino Options window, make sure you have selected the right category from the Toolbar and Toolbar Groups dropdown menu.
### **Enscape toolbar on macOS**
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For macOS, go to **Window > Active Tool Palettes > Enscape** option.
Once clicked, a floating Enscape window appears.
### **Starting Enscape in Rhino**
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Follow these steps to view your Rhino project in 3D:
- Open your Rhino project file.
- Click on the “Start Enscape” button in the Enscape ribbon.
- The Enscape window will open separately.
Leave Enscape open while you make any desired changes in Rhino (e.g., cross sections, materials, or geometric changes in the model). Your changes appear instantly as long as you have enabled **Live Updates** for Enscape. Activating the **Synchronize Views **syncs the perspective view from Rhino to the Enscape window.
Use the Rhino Command line for quick access to most of Enscape commands. Type Enscape in the Command line to see a list of all available Enscape commands.
Enscape in Archicad
Go to **Window** > **Palettes** menu and select Enscape from the displayed list.
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There is also an Enscape menu in the Rachicad’s menu ribbon. The Enscape menu provides access to all Enscape functionalities.
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Select the** Archicad Toolbars **option to create an Enscape Toolbar, which you can then dock horizontally or vertically in the Archicad workspace.
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The Enscape Toolbar opened through the Palette option is vertical by default. To create a horizontal Enscape Toolbar, follow the steps below:
- Click on **Window** > **Toolbars** > **Toolbars..** option.
- This opens the Archicad **Work Environment** window, and the **Toolbars** section is highlighted.
- Click on **Toolbar Options** and then** New Toolbar…**
- Name it Enscape.
- From the **List** drop-down menu options, select **All new commands in alphabetical order**.
- From the list, highlight all options that have **(Enscape)** after the name, apart from **Enscape (Enscape)**, **Enscape Toolbar (Enscape),** and then click on** Add selected**. This adds these buttons to the Enscape Toolbar you created previously.
- Then re-order the options to suit your needs. Keeping the Enscape Palette open and visible whilst you do this, so you can mirror the order for consistency.
- Once done, click **OK** to close the **Work Environment** window.
- Then, got to **Window** > **Toolbars** again to see Enscape listed as a Toolbar option. Click on it, and the horizontal Enscape Toolbar that you created in the previous steps becomes visible, either floating or docked. It can be left floating or dragged and docked vertically or horizontally to the Archicad workspace.
### **Starting Enscape in Archicad**
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Follow these steps to view your Archicad project in 3D:
- Open your Archicad project file and make sure you have either a **Perspective** or **Axonometry** view open.
- Click on the **Start Enscape** button in the Enscape menu, palette, or toolbar.
- The Enscape window opens separately.
Leave Enscape open while you make any desired changes in Archicad (e.g., cross-sections, materials, or geometric changes to the model). Your changes show up instantly, as long as you have activated the **Live Update**
in Enscape. Activating the **Synchronize Views** syncs the perspective view from Archicad to the Enscape window.
Enscape in Vectorworks
After the Enscape installation is complete, the Enscape toolbar is displayed in Vectorworks.
If the toolset is missing, uninstall Enscape and reinstall it following the workflow in the [First Steps](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/enscape/pages/841056264) article.
If the toolset is still missing, go to **Tools **> **Third-Party **> **Enscape **> **Add Enscape to your workspace** to load it manually.
> ℹ️ If the tool set is not immediately visible on your macOS machine, add it manually to your Vectorworks workspace via the Vectorworks menu:** Tools > Third-party > Enscape > Add Enscape to workspace**.
### Starting Enscape in Vectorworks
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Open the Enscape tool set by clicking on the Enscape tab.
Follow these steps to view your Vectorworks project in 3D:
- Open a Vectorworks project file.
- Click on the Enscape logo in the tool set. This triggers the Enscape toolbar at the top of the screen.
- Clicking the Start button in the Enscape toolbar opens the Enscape window.
