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Real-Time Ray Tracing, Animation and Smart Assets All in One Place; New Product Suites Also Debut to Give Architects and Viz Teams a More Affordable, Tailored Way to Hit Their Goals
KARLSRUHE, Germany — May 20, 2025 — Today, Chaos releases Chaos Envision, a new real-time storytelling tool that helps architects and designers turn 3D models into immersive, cinematic presentations in minutes. With Envision, they can effortlessly explore and handle complex scenes—including CAD files—and assemble them into striking animated projects that can tell emotionally compelling visual stories, all within a streamlined, efficient workflow.
“Envision offers new alternatives for architects that have had to find workarounds to avoid compromising on quality, speed and flexibility in their presentations,” said Petr Mitev, vice president of solutions for designers at Chaos. “Now, anyone can produce high-fidelity visuals much earlier in the process, tapping V-Ray-like photorealism to resolve internal questions and get more stakeholders on board.”
No Bottlenecks
Envision makes it easy to bring multiple 3D components into a collaborative environment to create scenes that are packed with key building, site and material information. Envision accepts content from any application that hosts Enscape or V-Ray and can import common industry formats, so users don’t have to worry about scene prep or data loss. All lighting, materials and assets from their original CAD or Enscape design will carry over as-is, so designers can start experimenting right away.
Whether it’s tweaking objects, animating crowds or adding entourage with Chaos Cosmos, designers can craft visualizations that showcase the true promise of any building or environment. Envision keeps visualization decisions intact through the iterative process, removing the need to restart as designs evolve.
Each visualization will also be rendered with ray-traced realism, giving designers access to real-time and offline accuracy, even when polygon counts run into the trillions. With physically accurate lighting, reflections, shadows and global illumination always on tap, designers can ensure high-fidelity visuals throughout the design and presentation process.
“I was fortunate to be one of the first to try Chaos Envision and found it extremely user-friendly and easy to learn,” said David Tomic, an award-winning architect and AEC influencer. “What stands out to me is being able to import different rendering software files into Envision and edit them there without having to go back to the original programs, all without any lag.”
Easy Animation
Envision offers architects and designers the easiest path to creating cinematic animations on the market. Through a direct integration with the Chaos Anima engine, users can now drag-and-drop hyperrealistic 4D people and crowds with AI-enhanced behavior into scenes, and then direct their movement by assigning them a path. Paths can also be applied to other objects and cameras for more cinematic looks.
In addition, Envision supports variation-based animation to help designers depict sun studies, construction phasing or even cycle through design options. With these features, most visualization teams can start animating in minutes.
Introducing Chaos Suites
For years, Chaos has been building a unique, comprehensive ecosystem that targets every stage of the architectural design and visualization process. To make it easier for users to select the right tools and ensure faster, more efficient workflows, it has created a set of curated suites designed to solve real workflow challenges in architectural design, architectural visualization, and media and entertainment.
Products in each industry-specific suite are designed to work together, connecting workflows and ensuring smooth transitions between design and visualization phases. Along with the simplicity of having exactly the tools a user needs, the suites offer a more cost-effective option. Rather than purchasing and managing multiple licenses, individuals and teams can simply select the suite that is right for them.
Each industry-specific toolkit offers three options: Solo, Premium and Collection based on one of the flagship products—Enscape, the Emmy and Academy Award-winning V-Ray or Corona. Each suite is designed to scale with the customer's needs, and fit into a diverse set of project types.
Architectural Design suites give individuals and teams the ability to create innovative, compelling projects faster with less expense. Users can start with the Enscape Solo option, leveraging all the features available within the industry-leading tool, or they can upgrade to the Enscape Premium suite, which includes the AI-powered Veras for faster ideation, design interactions and enhanced image details. If they need to scale, or their projects require additional realistic touches, they can select the Enscape Collection, which includes everything from the Premium suite, along with Chaos Envision and Enscape Impact, giving users real-time feedback, high-quality visualization and data-driven insights.
Archviz suites offer visualization specialists working on high-end marketing and presentation materials the ability to create visually striking and emotionally engaging stories. The Solo suite features V-Ray or Corona, along with the complete Chaos Cosmos asset library, while the Premium version adds the Chaos Phoenix dynamic simulator, the Chaos Player and 20 Chaos Cloud credits. The Collection includes everything from the Premium suite, as well as Chaos’ real-time ray tracer Chaos Vantage and the crowd/people animation system Chaos Anima.
Media & Entertainment suites offer creators and production artists a powerful, flexible toolset that can handle every stage of the creative process in modern production pipelines. The suites are built around V-Ray and include Vantage, Anima, Phoenix, Player and 20 Chaos Cloud credits—everything artists need to bring any idea to life.
Pricing and Availability
Chaos Envision is available now as a standalone product, and as part of Chaos suites, integrated with Enscape. Pricing can be found here. Suites pricing can be found here.
About Chaos
Founded in 1997, Chaos provides world-class visualization and design solutions that empower creative minds to bring ideas to life.
The company serves multiple industries, including architecture and design, media and entertainment, and product e-commerce, providing an ecosystem of accessible tools that support every stage of the design and creation process. Its innovative solutions help architects, designers, VFX artists/animators, and other creative professionals share ideas, optimize workflows and create immersive experiences.
Headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, Chaos has offices in 11 cities worldwide. For more information, visit chaos.com.