How to make a QTVR object in Sketch up

[loamie]

I would like to be able to export my model into a QTVR file so that people can spin around the model. I am not looking for 360 panoramic views. I am trying that people that view my model can rotate around it or move it like and object. If someone knows how, if there is a plug in, please let me know. I tried Artlantis, but I can not find the sketchup plug in anywhere and when I open the model I am missing windows and geometry.

Please help,

Thanks!

[Gaieus]

Hi Loamie and welcome.

Here are the steps:

1. There is a plugin called "CubicPanoOut" in the Ruby Library Depot . You can export 6 images from a certain view - front, left, back, right, top and bottom of the cube numbered as x0, x1,x2, x3, x4, x5 (I added x as something "custom" name).
   Tip: turn off shadows but leave "Use sun for shading" in the Shadows dialog (Window menu) otherwise the top and bottom pieces will have a visible difference in shading.
   Tip 2 - export your images at quite high resolution - say 1000x1000 pixels each - otherwise when zooming in in the panorama, they may become blurry.
2. As a PC user, download this nifty, little program called "GoCubic " (Mac users have more possibilities but here is another free app ) and stitch your panorama together.
3. Now you are ready and can send your panorama *.mov file to anyone but you can even upload it to a free hosting service like You3DView or such and let people watch online or even embed those views into html pages or even in a forum like this - see some beautiful examples here or here (and the following pages on - note that they have also been rendered in external, photorealistic renderers).

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unfortunately the depot is a bit down at the moment - it was inaccessible yesterday and it is rather unresponsive today as well although I could finally get there...

[loamie]

I need to be able to rotate around the model. It is a campus model and it will be used to identify parking and its relationship to the entrance for accessibility. I need a QTVR 3d object file so the graphic design firm can add a legend and a few other things around the model and they said that is the type of file they want. I was wondering first how to do that in sketch up without exporting it to another program if that is possible. I tried the cubic pan our plug in but that is not what I am looking for cause that create a panoramic view and I want to be able to see all sides of my buildings and site and be able to manipulate the mouse so that it stops where I want.