Augmented reality on your desktop, thanks to Sketchup

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Augmented Reality is a new technology that is starting to spread. Basically, it consists on mixing 3D model with live footage in real time. This concept has been applied to futuristic interfaces, and it can be very helpful for architects as it allows you to take 3D Models a step further, placed on the real world and show it to your clients.

Thanks to the AR-media Plugin for Sketchup, you can start playing with Augmented Reality. This plugin allows you to place the 3D Model over live video from your webcam, and move it around as you can see on the above video. The plugin calculates the planes on the live footage thanks to a sheet you need to print out, which allows the software to calculate the distance and inclination.

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Cite: David Basulto. "Augmented reality on your desktop, thanks to Sketchup" 23 Dec 2008. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/10772/augmente-reality-desktop-sketchup-plugins-download> ISSN 0719-8884

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