A pair of new plugins from AR-Media allow you to view your Sketchup & 3dsModels in Augmented Reality space. In addition to simply viewing the models, they’ve added some impressive Object Occluding technology that I’ld like to know more. You use their plugins to convert your models or scenes into their proprietary format, and then you just need their freely available ‘ARMedia Player’ to view the models.
The bundle provides users with an advanced visualization functionality which serves two main purposes in the design life cycle:
- Help to study and analyze virtual prototypes in real environments
- Communicate 3D projects immersively and astonishingly
All you need to make AR-media™ Plugin work is a personal computer, a webcam and a printed code attached to the software. A wide range of Head Mounted Displays, including the Vuzix® CamAR, eMagin, i-glasses™ are also supported.
For folks in product design this could be a great tool. You can download trial versions of the plugins from their site. See the demonstration video below.
