I am pleased to announce that our latest version of SightSpace 3D is now available on the iTunes App Store. With SightSpace 3D you can view models from Google SketchUp, Google Earth or download 3D models from the Google 3D Warehouse (all in .KMZ format). Immerse yourself into a digital environment with SightSpace’s Augmented Reality to virtually walk through and explore your model by aiming your device and moving. View the space in real-time, in a real place. Don’t have an Apple device? SightSpace is coming soon to Android devices.
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Category Archives: Augmented Reality
SightSpace 3D for Android Beta: Now Open (Update: Closed)
Update 12/28: We are closed to new testers. Thank you!
We are now sending out invitations for beta testing of our mobile app, SightSpace 3D Google SketchUp viewer, for Android! If you are interested in being a beta tester, read on.
About SightSpace 3D for Android (Beta)
SightSpace 3D is a Google SketchUp viewer (it reads .KMZ files from Google SketchUp, the Google 3D Warehouse, and some .KMZ files from Google Earth). If your Android device has the correct hardware, it will also enable Augmented Reality so you can view your model in the real world through your device’s camera (you can watch it in action here and here on the Apple iPad 2 here).
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Introduction to Augmented Reality with SightSpace 3D: a mobile viewer for Google SketchUp and the Google 3D Warehouse
SightSpace 3D, a mobile application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, views Google SketchUp and Google 3D Warehouse files in .KMZ format (and also .KMZ files from Google Earth that are points, linestrings, polygons without holes). One of its best features is Augmented Reality* mode. With Augmented Reality, or AR for short, you can superimpose your digital SketchUp file onto the live camera feed and move the view in real-time. (View the process in action here and ArchiCAD users now have an AR workflow too.) I am going to cover how this process works (with a lot of screenshots) and what to do if you run into any glitches.
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SightSpace 3D V 1.2 Available: Google SketchUp iPad/iPhone viewer with Augmented Reality
I am pleased to announce that an update for our mobile SightSpace 3D viewer for Google SketchUp is now available on the iTunes App Store. SightSpace views Google SketchUp files in .kmz format on iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. It also reads files from the Google 3D Warehouse and .kmz geometry from Google Earth (points, linestrings, polygons without holes). One of the most powerful features is Augmented Reality mode where any of these geo-located digital models can be overlain onto the live camera feed of the device (e.g. iPad 2, iPhone 4 or 4S) to directly interact with the model (walk through it, around it, view it to scale).
What’s New
- Compatibility with devices running the newest iOS 5
- The addition of an in-app help guide to answer the most common questions
- Improved handling of Saved Views as Bookmarks
- Convenient reload of last opened model – SightSpace will remember the last model when the app was closed and reload it upon opening
- Some minor bug fixes and continued memory improvement
Any questions or comments? Email us at SightSpace@LimitlessComputing.com, call us at 877.663.3797, or visit our support page. You can also check out our tutorial videos on Youtube.
Augmented Reality for ArchiCAD Models: SightSpace 3D Workflow
SightSpace 3D is a mobile viewer for Google SketchUp files that is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. One of its best features, however, is Augmented Reality mode where users can overlay their geo-located digital SketchUp files onto the physical world. The possibilities for this app are endless and include previewing construction, education, and interior design. Due to the popularity of the Augmented Reality feature, we wanted to incorporate other 3D modeling programs into our mobile SightSpace app so they could also experience AR. The first workflow I will be discussing is from ArchiCAD. I used ArchiCAD 15 and Google SketchUp 8, but this should work on other versions.