We’re excited to announce augmented reality (AR) viewing — via a QR code — for 3D Warehouse. Upload a model to SketchUp’s 3D Warehouse and send clients and team members the QR code for AR viewing. With AR Viewing, you can let the technology do the hard job of explaining how your model will look in real life. Architects can send their clients a custom built-in for a new house, interior designers can send tenants redesigned workstations for an open space office concept, and contractors can show sub-contractors project phasing before shovel hits pavement. Use AR viewing for professional work, home remodels, or just for fun!
Getting started
Follow our steps below to start using AR viewing in your workflow:
- Head over to the 3D Warehouse.
- On your desktop or laptop, search for a 3D model you’d like to see in your space like “Turnstone Buoy” (that’s a fun one). Your search result will appear.
- Click on the model name to head to the model details page.
- Here you’ll notice a new button, View in AR. Click on that, and you’ll see a QR code.
- Use your mobile device to take a photo of the QR code and watch the magic happen!
- Send the QR code to your clients or friends — psst…you don’t need a SketchUp license for viewing.
If you’re ready to view your models in a new dimension, go ahead and pop on over to 3D Warehouse and try out AR viewing for yourself.
Need help? Here are some troubleshooting tips:
As we learn about things that impact AR viewing for 3D Warehouse, we will enter them below.
- Use Safari as your native iOS browser and Chrome as your native Android browser. Anything outside that may not give the results you want.
- The experience will look great for most models viewed on Android devices, but the iOS experience is still in an early beta release. Trust that we are working to improve functionality!
- SketchUp subscribers can download a .glb file right from the standard model download menu and use it for any AR or virtual reality (VR) software you would like!
- If you hover over the View in AR button and see “This model is currently too large to view in AR,” it means the model is too large for most mobile devices to display without freezing up. When searching, stick to models with less than 200,000 polygons and are smaller than 10MB by using the Properties filters.
- If you’re viewing a model in AR, you will want to make sure you are in a well-lit area. If it’s too dark, you may notice the model drift on the floor or not show up.
- Not that we have ads in the QR code, but some people have said that their iPhone wouldn’t show their model in AR, and it seems like the AdBlocker had something to do with it. The closer your device is to its “stock” configuration, the better the chances it will work.
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