Blue Marble Project

One of our goals is to make it as easy as possible for Product Manufacturers to test the value of our 3D computer modeling servcices. To that end, we now offer clients the option to have us model their products for free (well, sort of). 

We’re pleased to announce the newest development in our ongoing partnership with View22 Technologies Inc. BMP will now offer the Scenecaster Virtual Stores solution to clients in addition to our existing menu of 3D modeling services. The Virtual Showroom technology allows us to create Interactive 3D Vignettes for Building Product Manufacturers who are looking for innovative ways to reach customers and designers. The Scenecaster Virtual Showroom technology is a powerful, flash based platform which can easily be integrated into an exiting website, as well as any e-commerce portal.

For more information check out this video.

Google recently launched an update to the 3D Warehouse which allows visitors to view the models in 3D right on the website, without having to download the model first. The 3D view of the model is automatically generated when the model is uploaded to the Warehouse. Under the hood, the 3D View is a simple set of rendered images of the model that are taken at intervals to simulate a 360 degree spin view.

This update will allow us to deliver more accurate data to our clients about the use and popularity of their 3D content. Having a 3D View of the model on the website means that people may be less likely to download a 3D Model out of mere curiosity. Chances are greater that if you’re model is being downloaded, it’s because someone actually wants to use it for something.

To test the ‘3D View’, click on the tab in top right corner of the image below.

View the object above on Google’s 3D Warehouse

For more information check out this post on the Official SketchUp Blog.

The Marvin Windows Dynamic Component Collection is the third in a series intricately detailed windows and doors. For Marvin, we leveraged Dynamic components options to create models which include options for width and height dimensions, optional grille, and optional jamb extensions. Dynamic interactions include casement windows and doors that swing open, and information dialog boxes that link back to the manufacturer website. These models also include trim and casing as can be seen in this Wood Ultimate Outswing French Door.

Over the last year, we’ve had the good fortune to be members of the Google SketchUp 7 alpha testing group. Today, Google announced the public release of Google SketchUp Version 7, and with it, a highly anticipated functionality known as Dynamic Components. We’d like to share some thoughts and ideas behind why we think Dynamic Components are a big deal, especially for product manufacturers. 

Dynamic Components allow you to create configurable SketchUp components. For example, say your company has a product catalog of doors. Those doors are probably available in a variety of sizes, materials, and styles. Well, in SketchUp 7, Dynamic Components allow you to program a single SketchUp door with hundreds or even thousands of options so that a SketchUp user can configure that door’s shape, size and material using a few drop-down menus within SketchUp. To paraphrase: Companies like Marvin can now create one SketchUp model of a particular door type that represents hundreds of variations of the door. 

This is a really big deal. Previously, companies had to create, upload and manage thousands of models that each represented an individual, configured option. If they hired us for the task, that meant that we had to spend quite a bit of time to create 3D product catalogs. Now, however, we can convert entire catalogs nearly 10x faster resulting in faster turn around times and much lower costs.

As we mentioned earlier, these Dynamic Components are brand new. To learn more about their functionality, check out the videos below as well as the info page on the Google SketchUp website.

If you are interested in a live demo, we’d be glad to show you how Dynamic Components can be used by your company to drive sales and leads for your products. Contact us anytime to set up a meeting.

Our newest addition to the Google 3D Warehouse includes dozens of SketchUp files that contain over 250 textures from the Oceanside Glass Tile Product Line. The Collection also includes textures from OGT’s Mandala product line. We are proud to have played a part in promoting this beautiful, environmentally friendly product line. These high resolution, seamless textures are among the highest quality textures that have ever been made available for SketchUp. For more information about how you can get your hands on the real thing, visit the OGT Website.

We’ve recently created and posted nearly 50 SketchUp models (and counting) for CertainTeed Restoration Millwork. The CertainTeed collections include trimboards, beadboard, full size sheets, a full line of specialty profiles and an array of accessories. CertainTeed came to us looking for 3D Assets to supplement the PDF version of their product catalog. Each of the models that are uploaded to the warehouse link directly to the online catalog, providing easy access to designers and customers looking to specify CertainTeed products.

President of BMP, Mike Tadros, was interviewed for an article about SketchUp for GigaOM. The Article talks about a bunch of great tools and plugins for Google SketchUp that allow designers to make environmentally responsible decisions more fluidly during the early stages of design. The article cites the work that Blue Marble Project has done, creating 3D models of green building products for Google’s 3D Warehouse, as playing a crucial role in the decision making process for designers who are focused on designing greener buildings.

Click Here to read the full article.

Sustainable Industries has released their annual supplemental issue - 2008 Top 10 Green Products. Blue Marble Project is proud to have played a role in the creation of this year’s issue by supplying Sustainable Industries with the 3D computer models that were embedded in the downloadable PDF version of the issue. The 3D SketchUp models can also be downloaded from the Google 3D Warehouse.

BMP was contracted by Velux America to translate their catalog of stunning skylights into a collection of digital 3D models. Architects and designers are now able to download the skylights for free from the Velux collection available on the Google 3D Warehouse.

Full Velux Press Release