Lo-tech. Home. Hci. HiveWares. Phidgets. Villes2.0 | InternetActu.net. Augmented Reality from SketchUp/3DMax. Creating your own Augmented Reality is, thanks to ARTAG, staggeringly easy. Yet behind the simplicity lays a serious potential for both the hobbyist, local government use and the professional practice. The only requirements are a webcam, printer and the ability to export models in either .obj, .wrl or .ase formats. As such if you have a model in SketchUp, 3DMax or any other common 3D package you can now view it on your desk using Augmented Reality. Step 1 Download ARTag and unzip the contents to a folder. Step 2 Open your newly created folder - in our case under its default name of 'artag_rev2k_sdk_windows_1207' and navigate to the 'patterns' directory.
Step 3 Open both base0.gif and toolbar0_7.gif as pictured to the right. Lay both these printouts side by side on your desk or workspace. Step 4 Making sure your webcam is plugged in navigate to the 'compiled_demos' folder and double click on 3d_augmentations_usb.exe. Step 5 Pictured left we have highlighted the main line in setup_artag_3d.cfg. Thingm.