So I just ran across this plugin on ArchDaily about Augmented Reality which is a mix of 3D model and live video footage that has a new plugin for Sketchup. I’m sure there’s much debate of the real quality of it for architects, but putting that aside it looks really cool.

We model tons and tons with Revit here so let’s not get onto the subject of which is better why and why not b/c of the debate

ArchDaily writes ‘ Thanks to the AR-media Plugin for Sketchup, you can start playing with Augmented Reality. This plugin allows you to place the 3D Model over live video from your webcam, and move it around as you can see on the above video. The plugin calculates the planes on the live footage thanks to a sheet you need to print out, which allows the software to calculate the distance and inclination.

So, all you need is Google Sketchup (free), a webcam, then download the trial version of the AR-Media Sketchup plugin (limited to 30 seconds), print the sheet and you can start playing with your models.’

Thanks ArchDaily.