Chaos has shipped its November 2026 Enscape release, version 4.22.0 on Windows, and the real-time renderer used inside Revit now has a set of AI features. The headline additions are the Chaos AI Assistant and a tool that generates a 3D asset from a reference image, both labelled beta.
What’s new
Enscape 4.22.0 was posted on the Chaos forum on November 4, 2026, and Chaos updated its release blog on November 12. The AI-related changes are:
- Chaos AI Assistant (beta): answers questions inside Enscape and recommends Cosmos assets from a text prompt, a reference image or the current viewport.
- 3D Model Generation (beta): creates a custom 3D asset from a reference image. Chaos says it “does not consume Chaos Credits while in beta”.
- Image-based search in Cosmos: you can search the asset library with a picture instead of keywords.
- Veras 2.0 in Enscape: an updated interface for sending Enscape views to Veras for AI image and video exploration. Veras runs on Chaos Credits.
The release also adds more than 1,500 Cosmos assets, upload management and PDF support in Chaos Cloud, composition gridlines, a section box and texture streaming. For Revit specifically, the forum notes list the element ID in the BIM panel and fixes for Revit sun settings and the Workset property.
Chaos has not said whether the AI Assistant will use Chaos Credits once it leaves beta. The release notes do not list Revit version support changes, so check the system requirements before deploying to Revit 2027 seats.
Why it matters
Enscape is one of the most common visualisation add-ins for Revit, and furnishing a scene is often the slowest part of a render. Being able to search assets with a photo, or generate a missing object from one, targets that step directly.
A few practical points:
- Treat the beta features as tests, not production tools, and check generated assets before they appear in client imagery.
- Free 3D generation is tied to the beta period, so budget for credits later.
- If your office stays on the long-term support build, note that Chaos staff say the next LTS is planned around February.
