Do you need to show a Shaderlight render to a client but you’re in the field? Want to check on the rendering status of a scene or animation? Forgot to download a render before you left the office? With the new, and free, Shaderlight Cloud Viewer, you have the power to view Trimble SketchUp renders anywhere using an Apple or Android device. View completed scenes and animations, check on the status of in-progress renders, and download and display renders. The Shaderlight Cloud Viewer, combined with Shaderlight desktop software, will increase the effectiveness of your rendering workflow. With the convenience of mobile, your high quality, photo-realistic scenes and animations are available anytime you need them.
SightSpace 3D for Android Now in Four Languages
Great news! Our popular SightSpace 3D mobile viewer with Augmented Reality is now available for download for Android devices in four languages: English, Chinese (simplified), French, and Spanish! If you are not familiar with SightSpace, it is a viewer for SketchUp files (in .KMZ format) on Android (and Apple) devices. It is a powerful tool to visualize a SketchUp model in the real world, in place, by using Augmented Reality technology. Move the device and the view changes in real-time. Additional features include stereoscopic red/cyan 3D, annotate 3D models, bookmark favorite views, take screenshots, share notes and photos, and more.
CES 2013 Booth Design: a case study with SketchUp & SightSpace

Screenshot of our digital SketchUp model, a 10′x10′ booth, placed into the mobile application SightSpace 3D.
People ask us all the time: 1) how can Augmented Reality (AR) technology be used? and 2) do we ever use our own apps? The answer to the first question is that our AR technology is used for everything from architecture to entertainment to education. It is also used in designing trade show booths and I am going to focus on that application which leads to the second question. The answer is a definite yes! We used SightSpace 3D and Trimble SketchUp to design our own booth at CES 2013, the Consumer Electronics Show.
Continue reading
CES 2013 Wrap-up: the launch of VYZAR
I have just returned from CES 2013 where we launched our VYZAR Augmented Reality technology! For those of you who are not familiar, CES is the Consumer Electronics Show and is the biggest in the world with over 150,000 attendees and a massive amount of floor space (1.9 million sq ft). You exhibit at CES to show off your awesome new product and that is exactly what we did by choosing to launch our new VYZAR Augmented Reality technology. VYZAR is an engine for Apple and Android to combine the digital with real life by overlaying 2D, 3D, and animated virtual data onto the live camera feed of a mobile device. It can be licensed to developers (with a fully documented SDK), built into custom apps, and we build our own apps using VYZAR technology including SightSpace 3D (and Free-D), Circulizar Gifts, and Virtual Holidays. VYZAR definitely made a splash as 20,000 products were launched at CES and VYZAR was one of 12 featured in the official CES press release.
VYZAR Launch at CES 2013: 2D, 3D, and Animated Mobile Augmented Reality

Have you ever wanted to interact with the digital in the real world? Now it is possible with our VYZAR 3D engine and Augmented Reality technology that is launching at CES 2013. The VYZAR engine overlays 2D, 3D, and animated virtual objects on the real world and powers mobile applications on both the Apple and Android platform including SightSpace 3D, Circulizar Gifts, and Virtual Holidays.
Continue reading
SightSpace 3D & Free-D for SketchUp Now in Four Languages (for Apple devices)
Our SightSpace 3D mobile viewer with Augmented Reality is now available for download in four languages: English, Chinese (simplified), French, and Spanish! SightSpace 3D is a viewer for SketchUp models (in .KMZ format). Visualize a SketchUp model in the real world, in place, by using Augmented Reality technology. Move the device and the view changes in real-time. Additional features include stereoscopic red/cyan 3D, annotate 3D models, bookmark favorite views, take screenshots, share notes and photos, and more.
Virtual Holidays for Apple Now Available: dress up, decorate, and let it snow
We have released our newest mobile app for iPads and iPhones to celebrate the holidays: Virtual Holidays! Dress up as an elf, reindeer or more and decorate your space with items of the season.
Trimble Dimensions 2012 Recap

Trimble hosted its annual convention, Trimble Dimensions, on Nov. 5-7 in Las Vegas. The purpose of Dimensions is to give people an opportunity to learn more about the array of Trimble products available and interact with the product divisions. Since their acquisition of SketchUp, users have been curious to learn more about Trimble as a company and have been looking for clues into how they might integrate SketchUp into other products. Dimensions offered some chances to do just that.
Continue reading
SightSpace Free-D Mobile App for SketchUp Is Here!
Have you ever wanted to try out our SightSpace 3D app but were not ready for the commitment? We have a solution with our release of SightSpace Free-D, a free download of our popular SightSpace 3D model viewer with Augmented Reality capabilities for iPads and iPhones. Place up to 3 models on Free-D for completely free to experience our custom viewer (there is no limit on model size or polygons. SightSpace will use available memory to the max). Models can be transferred directly to the Apple device through iTunes or downloaded from Dropbox and email. All of the capabilities of 3D are available as in-app purchases so you can customize your desired features, including a purchase for loading more models.

Screenshot of SightSpace's Augmented Reality capabilities (SketchUp model courtesy of Hilliard Architects, San Francisco.)
Circulizar V1.1 now available: interactive, animated & virtual gifts for Facebook
I am pleased to announce that our update for Circulizar is now available on the iTunes App Store! If you are new to Circulizar, it is a free app to send virtual, interactive, and animated presents to your Facebook friends. Select a present (there are lots of options!), choose a friend, and your virtual gift is wrapped and sent. Your friend receives a Facebook notification that a gift is waiting to be unwrapped. The unwrapped gift can be placed into the real world, moved, and re-sized. You can also share pictures of your gift.





