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Go full screen!

Full screen mode is now available for visualizing your 3D models on Babel3D.com. To go full screen, press the maximize icon, at the top right hand side of the 3D window on the View page.

Showcase your 3D designs inside the browser.

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Additionally, if you make your browser window full screen, the 3D window now takes over all the real estate available on your laptop/desktop (pictured above). This feature is available on all supported browsers (Chrome/Firefox/Safari on Windows & Mac).

All keyboard shortcuts work with the full screen mode. To exit full screen mode, press the restore icon, which you can find on the top right hand side. Or just hit ‘Escape’.

Visualize 3D models right inside your browser. Only $19/month. Most of the popular 3D formats are supported. No installation required. Register now for a free 7-day trial.

Posted by Siddhartha Oza, Product Manager for Babel3D & Glovius
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3D in your browser!

You can now view & share your 3d models from your Babel3D account. Use Firefox, Chrome or Safari on your Windows or Mac. No installation is required.

View 3D in your browser!

To view your model, upload it using the Translate page. SketchUp (*.skp), 3DS (*.3ds), OBJ (*.obj), STEP (*.stp, *.step), IGES (*.igs, *.iges), STL (*.stl), JT (*.jt), CATIA V5 (*.catpart, *.catproduct), NX (*.prt), Pro/ENGINEER (*.prt.*, *.asm.*), SolidWorks (*.sldprt, *.sldasm), Autodesk Inventor (*.ipt, *.iam) files are supported.

Once the model is successfully uploaded, it gets listed on your My Files page. After a successful conversion, you can click on the image Monitor icon to view the model.

Drag to rotate, Alt + drag to zoom, shift + drag to pan the model. You can hide/show components & materials, hide/show PMI, cycle through standard views. Sectioning is also available, right inside the browser. Select a clip plane to section the model along the standard XY/YZ/XZ planes.

To share your model, press the Share button. This enables sharing. You can copy the page URL to share. To stop sharing, press the button again. Your original model is not shared or made available for download. Only web visualization for the model is enabled for anybody visiting the URL.

Web visualization is available in Translate + Visualize plan, for $19/month. Register for a 7-day trial.

Sample Files
(click on the image to view in 3D)

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Introducing the new Babel3D.com!

Over the last one year, Babel3D has evolved from a simple online file translations service to a full fledged optimization engine for Glovius iOS & Android apps. Today marks another important milestone in Babel3D’s history!

Visualize 3D in your browser

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Today, we are delighted to introduce 3D visualization on Babel3D.com. If you are on a desktop/laptop, now there is no need to install any software to visualize & interrogate 3D models from a variety of file formats. This makes Babel3D + Glovius a complete solution for simple, fast & collaborative visualization of 3D data across multiple platforms.

  1. High performance visualization, with zero installation
  2. A wide range of 3D formats supported
  3. View 3D in Google Chrome, Safari & Firefox on Windows & Mac
  4. Zoom/Pan/Rotate models
  5. Take sections along the XY/YZ/XZ planes, with flip plane support
  6. Hide/Show Components by name & material/texture/color properties
  7. Share models online with simple Web URL sharing
  8. Standard Views
  9. Toggle PMI on/off

Together with Glovius mobile apps for iOS & Android, viewing 3D models was never this simple! Or so fast!

Subscription Pricing

We heard your feedback on how cumbersome the pay-per-translation pricing is for you. From today, we are moving to a much simpler subscription pricing model, with two plans :-

Translate Plan ($9/month)
Translate to the mobile optimized format for use in Glovius mobile apps on iOS & Android. All major 3D file formats are supported.

Translate + Visualize Plan ($19/month)
Visualize 3D in your browser, along with translation for mobile apps. Query designs and collaborate with Web URL sharing.

A 7-day trial is available for both the plans. You may cancel or change plans anytime. Please visit the pricing page for more details.

Register Now

Glovius Mobile Apps

In addition to the free Glovius Lite Apps for iOS & Android, we have the full featured Glovius app with support for product structure, sectioning, free hand markup, text markup, hide/show components/materials/PMI and save/email snapshots & glovius files.

To mark the launch of the new Babel3D, we are now offering the Glovius apps for $0.99, a saving of $9 from its regular pricing. Head over to your favorite app store to avail the offer :-

Glovius for iOS, on Apple App Store - $0.99
Glovius for Android, on Google Play - $0.99

The new Babel3D.com marks a new chapter for us. We are super excited about this release, and have great plans to bring some awesome features to you in the coming months.

Please email me at sid@babel3d.com with your feedback & suggestions!

Posted by Siddhartha Oza, Product Manager for Babel3D & Glovius
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The State of Babel3D.com | June 2012 

Babel3D is one of the largest 3D file translation engine on the web. Along with translation from SketchUp, STEP, IGES files to 3DS & OBJ, Babel3D also powers the Glovius mobile apps for viewing 3D data on iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones & tablets.

In this monthly series, I would like to provide you with some insight on the variety of formats users are translating on Babel3D.

June 2012

Number of translations increased by a healthy 15% compared to the month of May. The site had 100% up-time for the whole month, with no outages or performance degradation.

Output Formats

Mobile translations remained flat for this month. We are working on a new release for mobile translators, with improvements in performance and data fidelity.

Input Formats - 3D Visualization on Smartphones & Tablets

SketchUp and SolidWorks users lead the pack when it comes to showcasing designs on iPhones, iPads and Android smartphones and tablets. Neutral formats STEP, IGES, JT & STL come in at third. 3DS, OBJ, Inventor & Pro/ENGINEER users bring up the rear.

For any queries/suggestions, drop me an email at sid@babel3d.com

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The State of Babel3D.com | May 2012

Babel3D is one of the largest 3D file translation engine on the web. Along with translation from SketchUp, STEP, IGES files to 3DS & OBJ, Babel3D also powers the Glovius mobile apps for viewing 3D data on iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones & tablets.

In this monthly series, I would like to provide you with some insight on the variety of formats users are translating on Babel3D.

May 2012

Number of translations remained flat for second consecutive month. With added capacity for the back-end, it was smooth sailing for all file sizes and formats.

Output Formats

This week saw a 15% increase in absolute numbers for mobile translations. The .glovius mobile format surpassed 3DS as the output format of choice. Updated apps for iOS and Android would have contributed significantly to this increase.

Input Formats - 3D Visualization on Smartphones & Tablets

SketchUp users lead the pack when it comes to showcasing designs on iPhones, iPads and Android smartphones and tablets. This is closely followed by SolidWorks and CATIA V5 users.

Neutral formats STEP, IGES, JT & STL come in at third. 3DS, OBJ, Inventor & Pro/ENGINEER users bring up the rear.

For any queries/suggestions, drop me an email at sid@babel3d.com

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View SketchUp models on iPad, iPhone & Android Devices!

SketchUp is one of the most intuitive and fun to use 3D modeling software in the market today. And free. Millions of people are using SketchUp to model anything and everything. SketchUp is being used in many diverse industries including Architecture & Design, Engineering, Construction, Digital Entertainment, Education & Gaming.

View SketchUp models on ipad, iPhone & Android smartphones and tablets

And now you can bring your SketchUp models to your favorite smartphone and tablet, using Glovius apps + Babel3D.com. Carry your entire SketchUp portfolio in your pocket and showcase your designs on the go.

With Glovius, you can Zoom, Pan, Rotate your models using the intuitive touch gestures. View the product structure and hide/show components. Save & Email snapshots from within the app. Take simple sections across standard planes. The full functionality Glovius app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play for $9.99. A free version, Glovius Lite, is also available.

Here is how you can get your models on your iPad, iPhone & Android devices :-

  1. Visit Babel3D.com and register for a free account.
  2. Upload your SketchUp models (*.skp) and select Mobile for output format.
  3. Download Glovius app on your device, login to your Babel3D account from within the app to download your models.

That’s it!

Get Glovius for iPad & iPhone
Get Glovius for Android

With these simple steps, you can now carry your entire SketchUp portfolio with you all the time. We provide 10 free translations to each new user who registers with us. Subsequent translations are charged at $0.99. A monthly subscription plan is coming soon.

Do write to me at sid@babel3d.com with your feedback and suggestions!

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The State of Babel3D.com | April 2012

Babel3D is one of the largest 3D file translation engine on the web. Along with translation from SketchUp, STEP, IGES files to 3DS & OBJ, Babel3D also powers the Glovius mobile apps for viewing 3D data on iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones & tablets.

In this monthly series, I would like to provide you with some insight on the variety of formats users are translating on Babel3D.

April 2012

Number of translationsremained almost flat, with respect to March 2012. However, we did see an increase in the average file size uploaded to Babel3D for translation. We have added additional capacity to handle this situation, and you will see an improvement in the site load time and upload time and reliability.

Output Formats

3DS and the .glovius mobile format are neck to neck in terms of total translations in April 2012. OBJ file format brings up the rest of the pack. Glovius mobile format is used for viewing 3D models using  Glovius apps for iOS & Android.

Input Formats - 3D Visualization on Mobile Devices

SketchUp (skp), together with SolidWorks (sldprt & sldasm) and CATIA V5 (catpart & catproduct), are in the lead when it comes to conversions for mobile visualization. A lot of our users like to showcase their SketchUp, SolidWorks & CATIA V5 designs on iPads, iPhones and Android smartphones and tablets. The neutral formats STEP, IGES, STL & JT come in at third. Other formats includes 3DS, OBJ, Inventor & Pro/ENGINEER.

For any queries/suggestions, drop me an email at sid@babel3d.com

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The State of Babel3D.com | March 2012

Babel3D is one of the largest 3D file translation engine on the web. Along with translation from SketchUp, STEP, IGES files to 3DS & OBJ, Babel3D also powers the Glovius mobile apps for viewing 3D data on iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones & tablets.

In this monthly series, I would like to provide you with some insight on the variety of formats users are translating on Babel3D.

March 2012

We did the the highest number of translations in March, with over 15% increase from February 2012. Yay!

Output formats

Output formats for March 2012

3DS is the output format of choice for most of Babel3d users. This is closely followed by .glovius mobile format, which is used in conjunction with the Glovius 3D viewer apps for iOS & Android. The OBJ file format brings up the rear!

Input formats - Mobile Visualization

Input formats for mobile visualization - March 2012

SketchUp is the leader when it comes to our users showcasing 3D models on the go. This is followed by SolidWorks & CATIA V5, JT/STEP/IGES/STL. Other formats include 3DS, OBJ, Inventor & Pro/ENGINEER.

For any queries/suggestions, drop me an email at sid@babel3d.com

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