SightSpace 3D Now Available on Android: mobile Google SketchUp viewer with Augmented Reality

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Augmented Reality screenshot from Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

I am pleased to announce that our SightSpace 3D mobile application for Google SketchUp, the Google 3D Warehouse, and Google Earth is now available for Android devices and can be downloaded on Google Play (formerly the Android Market)! SightSpace 3D is a powerful tool to virtually explore digital spaces created in Google SketchUp, the Google 3D Warehouse, or from Google Earth with Augmented Reality (in .KMZ format). Display buildings, products, designs and more – annotate, bookmark views, take screenshots, and share notes and photos. SightSpace 3D on Android devices (2.2+) introduces Stereoscopic 3D Augmented Reality. Users can fully immerse themselves into a digital world with the use of red/cyan stereoscopic 3D when viewing models in viewer or Augmented Reality mode.

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SightSpace 3D V. 1.3 Released: Google SketchUp, Google 3D Warehouse, and Google Earth viewer with Augmented Reality

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AR imageI 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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SightSpace 3D for Android Beta: Now Open (Update: Closed)

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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

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AR LakeSightSpace 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

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AR Green BuildingI 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

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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.

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SightSpace 3D Version 1.1 Released

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I am pleased to announce an update to our mobile SightSpace 3D app for Google SketchUp. Thank you to the SketchUp community for all of the great feedback; we have been able to incorporate some great new features into SightSpace 3D V. 1.1. The update is available on the iTunes App Store and includes the following enhancements:

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SightSpace 3D for Google SketchUp: Q & A

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We recently launched our mobile viewer with augmented reality, SightSpace 3D for Google SketchUp.  You can read a great blog entry on the Official Google Blog. Since the launch, we have receive some great questions and I have aggregated them into the top topics to provide some more information. If you have more questions, check out our Support Page.

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Test Drive Our Products at AIA 2011 – Booth #3509

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Rendering on the cloud for Revit Architecture or preview our newest Augmented Reality iPad 2 app for Google Sketchup

I am pleased to announce we will be exhibiting products for Autodesk Revit® Architecture® and Google Sketchup™ at the AIA National Convention in New Orleans, LA, May 12-14.

Stop by booth #3509 in the Software Pavilion to try out one of our Revit Architecture cloud products:

• CloudRender™ for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 & 2012: The CloudRender add-in allows one-click rendering to the cloud directly from Revit while enabling simultaneous modeling. Scenes render faster with top quality to meet your tight deadlines. Using the cloud means workstations are free for other projects. Download the add-in.

• Limitless Rendering™ for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2009-2012: This online service utilizes high performance computers on the cloud to render both Revit scenes and many walkthroughs in only 24 hours.

Or preview our newest mobile application:

• SightSpace™ 3D for Google Sketchup: This Augmented Reality app for the iPad® 2 not only views Google Sketchup files but allows you to see SketchUp models superimposed over the landscape in real-time. With SightSpace 3D, you can view models in the real world prior to construction.

If you can’t make it to New Orleans, visit us at www.LimitlessComputing.com or call us at 877.663.3797.

CloudRender For Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Available for Download

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CloudRender™ for Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012 is available for download. The CloudRender add-in enables users to render faster directly from Revit using the power of cloud computing while continuing to model. The add-in is also compatible with Revit Architecture 2011. Users on Revit 2010 and earlier may render scenes through our complete online service, Limitless Rendering. This service also renders both scenes and walkthroughs (and is also compatible with Revit Architecture 2012-2009).

For more information, contact us at 877.663.3797 or visit us at www.LimitlessComputing.com.