Vyssuals acquisition to add live BIM data insights to Enscape as Chaos broadens its role in architectural design
Chaos is expanding Enscape beyond traditional real-time visualisation with the acquisition of Vyssuals, a BIM data visualisation platform that helps architects make better use of project information through interactive, live dashboards.
Connecting directly to Revit and Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) models, Vyssuals stays in sync as designs change, allowing teams to track quantities, costs, room counts and embodied carbon in real-time. It can also compare model versions, check model health and flag missing BIM parameters before they lead to coordination problems or requests for information (RFIs).
“For too long, valuable BIM data has been difficult to access and even harder to act on,” said Allan Poore, chief product officer at Chaos. “Vyssuals brings that data directly into the design workflow, turning information already in the model into clear, actionable insights – so designers can make better-informed decisions while they can still influence the outcome.”
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This is an interesting, but not entirely unexpected, move from Chaos. As AI rendering increasingly challenges the value of traditional visualisation workflows, software vendors need to offer something beyond the ability to produce convincing images. For Chaos, that means making Enscape relevant to more of the design process.
Chaos wants to do more than show architects what a building might look like; it wants to help them understand how it works, assess its performance and make better decisions before it is built.
The strategy has been taking shape for some time. The launch of Enscape Impact in 2025, developed with building performance analysis specialist IES, brought performance feedback directly into the design workflow. Vyssuals adds another layer, making the data contained within BIM models more accessible and actionable.
The aim is to put visual, analytical and data-driven feedback closer to the live BIM model, so architects can use it to inform decisions as the design develops.
Whether Chaos can bring these capabilities together into a genuinely cohesive workflow inside Enscape, rather than simply building a collection of complementary tools, remains to be seen.
