Skip to main content
May 22
Love0

SketchUp, LightUp 1.5 and Unity: Progress

By LightUp, SketchUp


We have been giving LightUp the light simulation plugin for SketchUp a spin this afternoon and we are impressed.


LightUp is remarkably easy to use, you can simply click on any textured shape and allow it emit light, opening up the way for quick and easy renders out of SketchUp. The screen shots here are from our developing City Exhibition Space in Unity – you can download a beta version for Windows and Mac. We should have a new example ready to go next week now our workflow is in place.

Of note is the ability to run LightUp in the free version of SketchUp allowing models to be exported in .fbx without having to upgrade to the pro version.

We will have more on SketchUp, Unity and LightUp next week as our city exhibition space develops…

May 22
Love0

SketchUp, LightUp 1.5 and Unity: Progress

By LightUp, SketchUp


We have been giving LightUp the light simulation plugin for SketchUp a spin this afternoon and we are impressed.


LightUp is remarkably easy to use, you can simply click on any textured shape and allow it emit light, opening up the way for quick and easy renders out of SketchUp. The screen shots here are from our developing City Exhibition Space in Unity – you can download a beta version for Windows and Mac. We should have a new example ready to go next week now our workflow is in place.

Of note is the ability to run LightUp in the free version of SketchUp allowing models to be exported in .fbx without having to upgrade to the pro version.

We will have more on SketchUp, Unity and LightUp next week as our city exhibition space develops…

May 22
Love0

Tele Atlas: 3D Photorealistic City Models on Mobile Devices

By 3D City, Tele Atlas

Engadget is reporting the announcement from Tele Atlas that its photorealistic “Advanced City Models” ares destined for in-car and portable navigation systems and mobile devices in June.

In-car and portable navigation systems are currently one of the main pushes for innovation in the field of city modelling, the movie below provides a view of the details available in the models:

The launch will include 40 cities maps across Europe with North America and Asia following in 2010. The main aspects of portable navigation is the street level view, while these models are impressive are they any use for in-car navigation and gaining a sense of the up coming environment?

May 21
Love0

GMapCreator: Clickable Thematic Maps Preview

By CASA, GMapCreator, google maps, MapTube, Thematic Maps


Over at the GENeSIS blog Richard Milton of CASA has put up a sneak preview detailing some of the functionality of the latest GMapCreator. Traditionally clickable maps have been built using a server and database to translate the click on the client into a geographic area using point in polygon and then sending the query data back to the client. This method doesn’t scale when you have limited server resources and are looking to handle high numbers of hits, for example with the Mood Maps that we’ve been doing recently. An alternative solution is to build feature coded tiles and let the client handle most of the work displaying the data.

In short, its clickable Google Maps at a large scale without any slow down compared to other solutions, take a look at the GENeSIS blog for more info…

This build will be integrated into our MapTube site as soon as ready for wider use. As a side note MapTube is now includes the option to view your data on top of OpenStreet Map layers.

Close Menu

About Salient

The Castle
Unit 345
2500 Castle Dr
Manhattan, NY

T: +216 (0)40 3629 4753
E: hello@themenectar.com

Archives