Category: Modelo DAM 2.0 Series

Revit has become an essential software in every stage of design because of all of its powerful tools. But users often have painful experience in rendering time-consuming and complex VR tours in Revit. Today we will talk about how with Modelo you can create 360 VR tours from Revit files in one click and have your clients viewing models in VR without any training or fancy hardware needed.

Steps to convert Revit files to VR:

Step 1: Go to www.modelo.io to create a free account and to download the Revit exporter that can be found in the top right corner of your home page when logging into Modelo. If you don’t know how to do that, please watch this video.

Step 2:  Open up your model in Revit, copy and paste your token from Modelo to upload it into the correct project and folder. Make sure to select the view you want to upload with. These views will convert to Modelo Comment Cards automatically. If you need more views, just click one more comment in Modelo.

Step 3: After your comment cards are ready, click “Rendering 360” icon on the left of the Modelo toolbar. You will jump to the panorama page. Then click the “Start Rendering” on the top right of the page. Modelo will start to render your views into HD panorama images. Later, these images will be connected in the correct order automatically.

Now that you have your Revit model in 360 VR tour, it’s time to share your 360 VR tour with clients and collaborators. Besides, you can turn everything into a PC compatible executable file.

Modelo is the easiest way for 3D Max users to create and share 360 VR tours of their models, allowing for clients and colleagues to truly understand the design vision throughout the design process. All you need to do are uploading your 3D Max models and creating 360 VR tours in one click.

Drag your 3D Max models into Modelo. All the views in your model will automatically transfer to Modelo Comments. If you need more views, just create one more comment in Modelo!

Modelo will transfer your 3D Max views to Modelo comment cards automatically. If you need more views, don’t worry, just simply create a new comment card.

After your comment cards are ready, click “Rendering 360” icon on the left of the Modelo toolbar. You will jump to the panorama page. Then click the “Start Rendering” on the top right of the page. Modelo will start to render your views into HD panorama images. Later, these images will be connected in the correct order automatically.

Now that you have your 3D Max model in 360 VR tour, it’s time to share your 360 VR tour with clients and collaborators. To learn more, check out how to and Share your VR tours with clients.

Creating your 360 VR tour from your SketchUp models has never been easier. By using Modelo’s new auto 360 tour feature, you can effortlessly create 360 VR tour in one click. It is faster and easier than anything available on the market by following these simple steps:

Step 1. Import your model into Modelo

Drag your SketchUp models into Modelo. All the views in your model will automatically transfer to Modelo Comments. If you need more views, just create one more comment in Modelo!

Step 2. Start Rendering

Click “Rendering 360” icon on the left of the Modelo toolbar. You jump to the panorama page. Then click the “Start Rendering” on the top right of the page. Modelo will start to render your views into HD panorama images. Later, these images will be connected in the correct order automatically.

Now your 360 VR tour is ready. Isn’t it easy? Try it now! 

Modelo is constantly bringing you new features and updates. We just released new capabilities including automatically match PBR Material Properties in KooRender and create 360 Panorama Tours with One-Click. These enhancements provide better model rendering effects and user experience.

Automatically Match PBR Material Properties in KooRender 

Modelo KooRender provides a better rendering effect now. We add refraction and reflection properties to materials. You can also adjust the material reflection intensity to make your models more realistic. The following is the updated material list:

• Add refraction properties and reflection properties to the glass material.
• Add refraction properties to water surface materials
• Add reflection and highlight properties to metal materials

Create 360 Panorama Tours with One-Click in Modelo

You are able to render panorama images directly from the 3d comment cards now! After importing your models, just click “start rendering” and Modelo will automatically generate completed 360 panorama tours for you.

Comment Card Interface Optimization

To correspond to the function update, we also optimize the Comment Cards interface. The comment icon becomes smaller and turns to grey. The functions have also been adjusted and listed below：

• Reply button canceled
• Three-point button canceled
• Query 360 panorama rendering service canceled
• Delete function moved to the outside 
• The change style setting button moves to the upper right corner
• Added the function of rendering a single 360 panorama image

Bugs

• Fix presentation and attachment issues in KooRender
• Fix shadow drifting issues during movement
• Fix UI display issues in Daylight&Address search box

Modelo is constantly bringing you new features and updates. We just released new capabilities suggested by our users. These enhancements provide better model embedding and rendering effects.

Hide tools in the embedded model. 
Sometimes, we don’t want customers to explore our embedded models on the websites too much. Now, when you embed the models,  there is a new “Hide Tools” option, which can help you protect your model information. 

KooRender Updates
We’ve made improvements to the KooRender default lighting parameters and shadows to make your models look even better in KooRender mode!

Bugs
We also fix the following bugs to provide you better user experience.
Fix share&embed link copy issue 

• Fix share&embed link copy issue 
• Fix panorama image issue for re-upload
• Fix panorama thumbnail issue for floor plan

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Do you know that you can get free rendering without any software now? In 2020, Modelo will release a lot of new features. Modelo’s high-fidelity mode – KooRender, is the debut of a series of features that have been developed by Modelo for more than a year. It’s also the beginning of Modelo 2.0.

Architects and designers usually have high requirements for the 3D model rendering quality and rendering speed. There are several rendering software in ACE industry, such as Lumion, Vray, and Enscape. Some software such as Vray focuses on rendering quality and others such as Lumion focuses on rendering speed. While Enscape is one of the successful software that can balance these two factors. Thus, Enscape also represents the rendering celling currently.

However, everything will change because KooRender is coming. Koorender is a high-fidelity rendering mode of Modelo DAM. Right now, KooRender reaches an equal visualization level of Enscape. But we will surpass Enscape’s rendering level in the near future.

Besides, KooRender has the highest rendering speed in the world now. After you finish setting up proper parameters, you can change to the KooRender mode and switch between these two modes in one click.

Last but not least, unlike other rendering software, KooRender focuses on lightweight and is browser-based. It means you don’t need to spend time and effort to install redundant kinds of software on your local computers. Everything can be finished on the websites.