How to Create Virtual Tours
In a highly competitive economy, it always helps to give yourself and advantage over your competitors. If you are a contractor proposing a new development or project, one way to do this is through the use of virtual simulation tours. These tours allow you to show clients or potential investors what the project will actually look like inside and out when completed. At one time, to create these kinds of tours requirement expensive and complex software, but by using Google SketchUp and Vue Infinite, anyone can make their own virtual tour.
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Instructions
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Open SketchUp, and use the "Line" tool to draw the shape of your structure on the ground. Use the "Push/Pull" function to raise the building to the correct height.
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Use SketchUp's "Boolean" function to delete sections of the building where you want windows, doors and interior spaces.
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Go to the "Material" tool to add materials or colors to the various sections of your model.
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Click on the "3D Warehouse" icon to gain access to the number of free furniture, and add whatever you want to your model to flesh it out. Delete the human reference figure from the scene.
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Export the model as an OBJ file. Now open Vue Infinite and import the OBJ file into it. Select the camera in the "Layers" list, and click on the animation icon at the top. Now simply go through the wizard, setting up where you want the camera to go as the animation plays. When done, render and export the animation as an AVI file.
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