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3D mesh imports now (finally!) possible in Second Life! No, seriously… I have screenshots to prove it.
August 29, 2011, 6:17 pm
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This long awaited ‘holy grail’ feature in Second Life has now finally arrived on the main grid!  The subject of numerous false starts, April fool’s jokes, and much controversy – it is now possible to import 3D models directly into Second Life.  The implications from an architectural urban design and city planning perspective are obvious.  Having to rebuild architectural models with a patchwork quilt of 10 meter prims was only feasible for the most dedicated and patient developers, and the frustration of abandoning 3D models that already existed as a matter of daily practice in architectural software in order to build the same model all over again with prims just wasn’t an easy sell to most would-be SL residents hoping to use the platform for architectural visualization and collaboration.

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Architectural Simulation, Virtual Architecture and Design Collaboration – it’s all on our new website. Check it out!

City planning 3D walkthrough model

Check out our new site here!  http://www.archvirtual.com

It’s been a while since our last post, but we’ve been hard at work on some new projects we hope to publish soon!  In the meantime, check out our newly renovated website: http://www.archvirtual.com   We’ve made some exciting progress in technologies and methods for bringing architectural and city models into virtual environments, along with interactive features to augment and enhance those models.  We will be posting more about these projects and services soon, so stay tuned!

Here are some pieces from the new website front page:

Architectural Simulation: Import buildings and entire cities into online 3D environments that can be accessed from a browser or embedded directly into your own website.  We use cutting edge game development technology that enables you, your clients, project stakeholders or community members to explore, interact and collaborate within immersive 3D environments that are easily accessible.

Virtual Architecture:  Use virtual environments for long-distance collaboration, education, training, simulation and more.  We create virtual spaces that help organizations achieve greater effectiveness and efficiency for a variety of use cases.  Contact us to learn more about how your organization can make use of virtual environments.

Design Collaboration: Nobody knows how your new building should function and perform better than you.  Being able to witness and participate in the design evolution through interactive workshops, puts you, the end-users of your building, and other project stakeholders in the driver’s seat of the design process.  Instead of waiting weeks to see the results of design changes, see them take shape immediately.  Contact Arch Virtual today to learn more about how we use virtual environments to offer a whole new approach to building design.

Check out our new site here!  http://www.archvirtual.com