The app was launched during the SketchUpÂ 2014Â 3D Basecamp 2014Â conference in Vail, Colo., where over 300 power users and enthusiastsÂ from across the globe are gathered to collaborate and learnÂ through various training sessions, presentations and workshops. Users also can orbit, pan and zoom around 3D models using multi-touch gestures, and present their own private 3D models to clients and partners. VAIL, Colo., April 15, 2014- TrimbleÂ (NASDAQ:Â TRMB) today announced the availabilityÂ of the SketchUp Mobile Viewer for iPad, a new app providing designÂ and construction professionals with convenient, on-the-go access to SketchUp models.Īvailable in the iTunes App Store, the app allows iPad users to store and access their own 3D models, as well as explore and download models from the entire universe of SketchUp files available in the 3D Warehouse. SketchUp Users Gain the Ability to Access Content and Models in 3D Warehouse Anywhere, Anytime. I can’t wait until ArchiCAD 18 comes out and we have a more complete picture of the amazing changes that are upon us. That would be a great thing to read.Ĭlearly 2014 is the start of a whole new world of BIM. Anyone want to write a guest post on that? UPDATE: anyone want to do a guest post comparing all four of these similar Apps-BIMx Docs, Autodesk 360 Mobile App, bim+, and SketchUp Mobile Viewer? I would love to see a pretty chart comparing things like cost, hardware requirements, model size, data available, 2D + 3D availability, sharing, markup capabilities, navigation ease, special features, etc.

Do it.įor everyone, it might be time to test exporting to SketchUp and seeing how our models look in this viewer. Regardless, you once claimed superiority based on market penetration and ubiquity…that era is over. Let’s solve that ASAP.įor Autodesk and Revit Users, Trimble, Graphisoft, and Nemetschek now have their mobile apps for viewing and sharing models, where’s your equivalent? UPDATE: On further inspection the Autodesk 360 Mobile appÂ seems to be in the same class of Apps, though what’s the deal with not storing the data locally? That must limit usefulness on the job site. BIMx Docs might be a better app (I don’t know, I haven’t used the new SketchUp App), but pricing confusion is hobbling it.

This press release fits a bit too well with my recent posts: SketchUp is BIM and BIMx Pricing Complexity.įor Graphisoft and ArchiCAD Users, see what Trimble is doing? A $9.99 app with no in-app purchases or complex pricing options. Jared’s Note: Â See what I was saying? SketchUp + Trimble is a force to be reckoned with in the BIM world.

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