SightSpace Augmented Reality Now Supports SketchUp 2015

Our powerful SightSpace mobile app to combine virtual 3D models with the real world now supports SketchUp 2015. Place SketchUp 2015 models directly onto your Apple or Android phones and tablets using iTunes, USB, Dropbox, or the 3D Warehouse and overlay them in the real world, to scale, and visualized in real-time. SightSpace preserves the privacy of your models and does not require uploading to a public website. By storing models directly on mobile devices, internet connectivity is not required while on the job site.
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SightSpace View Mobile Wins Best New Product Award

We are very pleased to announce that SightSpace View, our Trimble SketchUp plugin and companion mobile app that quickly and easily deploys designs to mobile, has earned a Best New Product award from Worship Facilities and Church Production Magazine in the category of Best Website Software, Software Tools or Related Online Services. SightSpace View was selected by Worship Facilities and Church Production Magazine editors, distinguished members of the WFX Advisory Board, and WFX management to join an exclusive group of organizations deemed the most noteworthy.

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SketchUp Basecamp 2014 Recap!

SketchUp 3DBasecamp was held April 14-16th in Vail, CO. If you didn’t get a chance to attend, it was a gathering of about 300 SketchUp enthusiasts who attended sessions, went to workshops, networked, and hung out. There were great sessions (like “The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture”) and we presented our workshop on SketchUp and Augmented Reality (and the slides are available for download). Basecamp was also very exciting for us because we officially launched our SightSpace View Augmented Reality plugin and companion mobile app (Apple and Android) for SketchUp.  SightSpace View is a powerful tool to share your designs, in context, with clients and colleagues.

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SightSpace 3D Mobile Updated for SketchUp 2014 Support

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A 3D model superimposed on the landscape using SightSpace 3D on an iPad.


SketchUp 2014 is here and SightSpace 3D mobile supports it! SightSpace for Apple and  Android loads SketchUp files (versions 8, 2013, and 2014) in the native .SKP format (as well as .KMZ and .KML).. There is no need to use a plugin, export the file, or place it on a website in order to view your model on-the-go. Place your SketchUp model right onto your device using iTunes or USB, Dropbox, email, or the new 3D Warehouse (yes, we updated to support the new Warehouse!) If you are not familiar with this powerful mobile tool, SightSpace enables you to not only take your model mobile, but also to use Augmented Reality to overlay it onto the live camera feed of a device. View your model in the real world, in real-time.
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Limitless Computing Named a 2013 Gartner “Cool Vendor” in Augmented Reality

We are pleased to announce that Gartner has included Limitless Computing as a Cool Vendor in its report on Human-Machine Interface.

We believe this is a great acknowledgement of our Augmented Reality technology, VYZAR, and the impact it is making in the industry.  Clients are incorporating our technology into many industrial fields ranging from architecture and construction to 3D printing to film and stage.  By visualizing 3D designs prior to construction or manufacturing, they reduce on-site miscommunication, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.

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Try SightSpace Pro Free for 14 Days

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Connect an External GPS to SightSpace to increase on-site accuracy.

Great news! All users of SightSpace 3D (and Free-D users who purchased a full version) on Apple and Android can access a free 14-day trial of SightSpace Pro features. SightSpace Pro is a monthly subscription that unlocks the advanced features and capabilities of SightSpace 3D including connecting an external GPS for accurate Augmented Reality, location markers for Augmented Reality that are ideal for indoor use, photo markup and annotation, animated bookmarks, dimensions, and more.
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Go Mobile and Use Augmented Reality with SightSpace 3D and Pro for SketchUp

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Place SketchUp models directly onto mobile devices and annotate.

A new update is available for for SightSpace 3D for Apple and  Android. SightSpace is a powerful tool with Augmented Reality to virtually explore digital designs overlaid onto the live camera feed of a device. One of the best features is that SightSpace is the only mobile app that loads SketchUp files (8+) in the native .SKP format (as well as .KMZ and .KML). Place your SketchUp model right onto your device using iTunes or USB, Dropbox, or email. No plugin or uploads to a website are necessary. SightSpace 3D comes with a 14 day free trial of a SightSpace Pro subscription to unlock the advanced features and capabilities of SightSpace 3D including connecting an external GPS for accurate Augmented Reality, location markers for Augmented Reality that are ideal for indoor use, photo markup and annotation, animated bookmarks, dimensions, and more.
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SightSpace Pro: introducing a SketchUp-to-Field Mobile Experience

At AIA 2013, we launched SightSpace Pro, a monthly subscription to unlock the advanced features and capabilities of our mobile app SightSpace 3D (for Apple and  Android). If you are not familiar with SightSpace 3D, it is a powerful tool with Augmented Reality to virtually explore digital designs overlaid onto the live camera feed of a device. One of the best features is that SightSpace is the only mobile app that loads SketchUp files (8+) in the native .SKP format (as well as .KMZ and .KML). That means you can place your SketchUp model right onto your device using iTunes or USB, Dropbox, or email and you do NOT need a plugin or to upload to a website. The ease of SightSpace enables users to display buildings, products, designs and more – annotate, bookmark views, take screenshots, and share notes and photos. SightSpace Pro extends the capabilities of 3D by adding features including connecting an external GPS for accurate Augmented Reality, location markers for Augmented Reality that are ideal for indoor use, photo markup and annotation, animated bookmarks, dimensions, and more.

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Introducing SightSpace View for SketchUp: share, communicate, and experience designs

At AIA 2013, we introduced our newest product for Trimble SketchUp: SightSpace View. Have you ever wanted to share your designs with a client? Want to show people passing by a construction site how the building will look when completed? All of this and more is possible with SightSpace View.  It is a plugin and companion mobile app to connect any Trimble SketchUp digital model with a QR code for a mobile Augmented Reality experience.  When the code is scanned with the free View mobile app, users experience the 3D design overlaid onto the real-world using the live camera feed of the device (see image below for a small-scale example).

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AIA 2013: New Field, Presentation, and Marketing Mobile Apps for SketchUp

We are pleased to launch our expanded line of SightSpace Augmented Reality apps for Trimble SketchUp at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) convention in Denver, CO in Booth #4210! If you are attending, visit us from June 20-22!

If you are not familiar with SightSpace or Augmented Reality, our suite of mobile products for Trimble SketchUp pre-visualizes buildings, materials, fixtures, and more, using a mobile device to enable professionals to effectively communicate scale and context.

In Booth #4210, see designs come alive in real environments with SightSpace® 3D, Pro, and View.

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