Jon Berntsen Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hi I am looking for solutions that offers me an interactive interpretation of a building and/or its surroundings. What is the best on the market right now? I need to be able to create content myself, not that some third party company has to do it. I am waiting for the 3d pdf to be available for mobile devices/pads, but it hasn't happened yet. I am getting impatient. Any suggestions accepted with a big "thank you"! As a side note: Why is it that little activity in this part of the forum, is it because people posts in the general category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dollus Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Unity has a pretty strong following and works on tablet devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paneli Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 ATM I'm learning Unity. I gave a shot to CryEngine before and IMO it's too complicated and hardware demanding (mostly for client side) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucavidotto Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I suggest to try http://www.cl3ver.com. It's a cloud based platform that allow you to import your 3D models and create interactive 3D presentations and virtual tours very fast and without the need of 3rd parties. The scene is available on the browser so no need for plugins and you can share it with anyone via a link. It's very intuitive and easy to use, sometimes described as the "3D Prezi".It offer a Free sign Up. Check this link which is the output you can get: http://www.cl3ver.com/gallery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Berntsen Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks for suggestions. I've noted Unity as a potential solution. Luca, Cl3ver looked very promising until I tested it on my droid phone, and it didn't work. So that's a no-go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucavidotto Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Hi Jon, I understand your need and for the moment CL3VER on Android works in HTML5. We have an iOS app coming soon. In any case give CL3VER a try since it's free and easy to use it may be useful for other projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Berntsen Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 Yes thanks. Just testing a project as we speak, and got it to work on iphone, just to find out that it seems like it is using images for the rotation, and that buttons and interactivity seemed crippled compared to what I get on my workstation. Import was very easy though. I also tested the steps functionality, which definitely makes this a good project specific tool for presentation of architecture. I understand that you are working for Cl3ver, but anyway, if you would care to elaborate about what we can expect on mobile devices that would be good. Just sequenced images or actual interactivity. I also wonder if there is any walkthrough cameras in this tool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucavidotto Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 The iOS App is in development and announced "coming soon" in the product page. We actually presented it at the World Mobile Congress last month but now CL3VER scenes are available in iOS and Android in HTML5, this is why you see those problems with buttons. Once the App will be on the app store, when iOS users will try to access a scene, they will be asked to download the app and so they will have a very immersive experience, same as on a desktop device. About the walkthrough camera question I don't understand very well what you mean. You can add any camera in the scene and then create a virtual tour using steps, and we have a video tutorial for this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_7yYENRDrI P.S. Yes I work in CL3VER and I'm trying to understand and investigate the needs of architects and visualization studios to improve the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil poppleton Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Have a look at Promenadd, very simple to use and good end product : http://forums.cgarchitect.com/72724-promenadd-3dsmax-panorama-hd-360-plugin.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beestee Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 For simple stuff I have heard of people using simlab. It seems to be a fairly straightforward pathway for viewing 3d pdf on tablets...of course you have to compose the pdf using their software and then view it with their viewer app, but seems better than having to set up an IDE and apply/pay for development licenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucavidotto Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Hi Jon, yes we are working on it and it's good to know we are going to the right direction (http://www.cl3ver.com/blog/cl3ver-enables-architects-to-communicate-their-designs-through-interactive-3d-presentations-now-on-ios/). I don't understand what you mean by "walkthrough cameras". With "Steps" you can create customized walkthrough, connecting different camera views. Or do you mean like a freecamera where the user navigate enywhere in the scene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucavidotto Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Just to let you know guys that today we have launched "Actions" to create animation and configurators. Architects now have the possibility to present a project including variations and options in the same shareable interactive 3D scene. Here is the news and the tutorial link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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