Cliff’s Clips: Create Google Sketchup Virtual Worlds…for Free

I recently traveled to New York City, and was reminded of the great architecture in the city.  A clash of modern and traditional architecture on every corner.  As you are probably aware, can take a virtual tour of New York using Google Earth, or Bing Maps online, however, if you wanted to take an online tour of buildings, interiors, and take a closer look at buildings, Google and Bing Maps do not provide an answer.

I had a recent email conversation with an architect, who was interested in doing just this.  She had created a Sketchup 3D model, and wanted to be able to walk through the model, and show her customers.  I told her that you can not only walk-through the Google SketchUp 3D model, but you can do this all online, in a virtual environment, and it’s FREE!

This video shows you the few steps it takes to take your Google Sketchup (or other common 3D Architecture models) and create a virtual world (or room) using 3DVIA Scenes, with these five easy steps:

1. Upload your Sketchup Model to 3dvia.com (.kmz or .dae format)
2. Send uploaded design to a scene (click the “SEND TO” button on the 3D model view page)
3. Adjust the scale of the model within Scenes
4. (Optional) Add other 3D models (i.e. plants, furniture, people
5. Walk through your design online…AND share with others via email, or embed the scene within your own site like a YouTube Video

It’s really that simple.

Click Here to Try 3DVIA Scenes Now

Try it today, and be sure to let us know of your uploaded Sketchup designs by posting a comment on this page.