Guide
When to use Drafto vs Enscape
Same industry, different starting points. Pick by what you are holding today—not by hype.
Should you use Drafto or Enscape? Enscape is a real-time render companion inside SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, Archicad, and Vectorworks. Drafto is a browser tool for photoreal frames from floor plans, sketches, and elevation images, with Studio region edits. Use both at different stages when needed.
Steps
01
Identify your input
If you have a live model open in CAD/BIM, real-time engines fit design iteration. If you have a plan PDF, sketch, or elevation export, Drafto fits presentation speed.
02
Match the job
Client board or listing visual from a plan → Drafto. Live design review while modeling → Enscape-class tools.
03
Combine when useful
Model in SketchUp/Revit, screenshot for Drafto marketing frames, or keep Enscape for in-model reviews. Neither replaces construction documents.
Practical tips
- Do not pick solely on “AI vs real-time”—pick on whether geometry already lives in a model.
- Read the sourced Drafto vs Enscape comparison for feature-level differences without invented competitor pricing.
- Plugin-free browser workflows help distributed sales and marketing teams who do not run CAD.
Questions
Usually no. They solve adjacent jobs. Enscape stays tied to the live model; Drafto starts from images of plans and drawings.
Related example jobs
Architecture
Elevation drawing to exterior render
Elevation / exterior drawing → presentation facade render.
Architecture
Floor plan to photorealistic 3D
Clear 2D plan → coherent spatial 3D view for decks and reviews.
Studio & trust
Studio: select an area, then chat
Lasso/marquee a region → chat-only rewrite of that selection.