SketchUp for iPad enables interior designers, architects, engineers and construction professionals to more effectively create, edit and collaborate on projects while on-site, on the go and in the office. More information: 3Don ARchitecture When visiting a potential building site, 3Don ARchitecture shows the SketchUp model as it would appear in situ.Given that work now happens any time, anywhere, Trimble recently announced the launch of its SketchUp for iPad, a new app that combines the power of 3D with the ease of sketching by hand. On Site mode allows the model to be viewed through the viewfinder when at the potential building site.Walk mode uses the iPhone or iPad’s gyroscopic ability to explore the model by using the device as a viewer: tip up and view the gutter, tip down and view the floor.Create a photo montage by merging the building model with location photographs take a screenshot to save.Preview mode allows the user to view the model, using touch commands to move and rotate.Works with KMZ format files (primarily used by Google SketchUp and Google Earth).The developer’s website makes it clear there is an annual fee for using real models, but it is not mentioned in the iTunes description. The app is 3Don ARchitecture from 3Don the free version is available on for download on iTunes. Using GPS and the device camera, it is possible to physically visit a potential building site and see the model in location on the screen, and to save the combined images for further use.

(Source: 3Don)Ī new viewer app for iPhone and iPad can take Google SketchUp building models and display them in situ. The free version of 3Don ARchitecture allows use of a sample model it is $15 per year to use your own data.

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