Archinect - News 2024-05-02T01:37:52-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150306611/real-time-architectural-visualization-receives-a-boost-with-enscape-3-3 Real-time architectural visualization receives a boost with Enscape 3.3 Sponsor 2022-04-13T20:09:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4c/4c8afd57067f6abe4cdb4cae84f1a9ad.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>This post is brought to you by <a href="https://enscape3d.com?utm_source=cooperations&amp;utm_medium=archinect&amp;utm_campaign=release_3.3" target="_blank">Enscape</a></em></strong></p> <p>Architects and designers can enjoy a more refined design workflow thanks to the creators of the popular real-time visualization plugin, Enscape. New features including Site Context and Alpha Channel Export plus support for SketchUp 2022 have just been released with the latest version,&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.enscape3d.com/enscape-version-3-3?utm_source=cooperations&amp;utm_medium=archinect&amp;utm_campaign=release_3.3" target="_blank">Enscape 3.3.</a> </p> <p>A recognized leader within the AEC industry, Enscape is renowned for being a fast and simple rendering plugin for modeling software such as Revit and Rhino. The tool supplements the design process, empowering architects to rapidly test ideas, walk through their rendered project, and show clients exactly what is being proposed in a comprehensible format. With Enscape 3.3, the new features and functionality are set to improve both the design and the client experience. </p> <p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re always looking for new ways to support our customers&rsquo; design workflows,&rdquo; said Petr Mitev, VP of Visualization Product Group at Enscape. &ldquo;With our latest release, we&rsquo;ve automated s...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149942319/aspiring-japanese-surgeons-build-tiny-models-to-get-hired Aspiring Japanese surgeons build tiny models to get hired Julia Ingalls 2016-04-26T12:41:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hk/hk0xh3ytj5q7pxw1.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Forget the life and death drama of heart transplant surgery&mdash;what about the insane pressure to expertly fold a piece of origami in under 15 minutes? Located in <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149942166/logo-design-chosen-for-2020-tokyo-olympics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Japan</a>'s Okayama prefecture, Kurashiki Central Hospital&nbsp;is holding fierce recruitment competitions in which surgeons must assemble tiny models&mdash;in one case, a piece of sushi with a single grain of rice&mdash;to demonstrate their fine motor skills (and coolness in a complicated deadline situation: sound familiar, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/81150050/model-a-short-film-exploring-the-future-of-model-building" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">model builders</a>?). Here's the video of the tryouts:&nbsp;</p>