3DBI for SketchUp
Visualize your 3D Trimble® SketchUp® model and data in Microsoft® Power BI®.
3D Microsoft Power BI dashboards.
3DBI is a custom 3D visual we created for Microsoft Power BI that will allow you to visualize your data in its spatial context. Use cases range from BIM (quantities, scheduling, …) to plotting IoT data (color and filter objects by temperature, humidity, co2-levels, occupancy, wear, …) as well as Warehousing (stock management, order picking, …) and Energy (plotting yield of solar panels or windmill farms) or any other sector where you might have a need for visualizing data in a 3d environment.
Unique features.
- File based: exporting the data and generating the geometry suitable for Microsoft Power BI is done locally on your machine.
- Metadata is exported in an open, human-readable .json file. This means that the same data export can also be used in other software packages able to read and interpret .json files, such as Microsoft Excel. 3DBI for SketchUp exports all quantities such as volumes and areas, as well as all IFC attributes attached to SketchUp components.
- Unique ability to include static contextual geometry. Static geometry is always visible yet non-interactive and serves to provide context to abstract dashboards. All objects exported without an ID will be treated as static geometry.
- Include scenes as preconfigured camera locations
- + all unique features that come with the custom 3D visual for Power BI, such as: ghost object opacity control, shadows, camera FOV, and many more.
Microsoft Certified.
3DBI, our custom 3D visual for Power BI is certified by Microsoft and can be found on Microsoft AppSource.
Let’s get started!
- Install the 3DBI for SketchUp extension directly from the extension warehouse.
- Activate your 14 day trial by using 3DBI-SKETCHUP-TRIAL-14DAYS as activation key when being prompted.
- Export your Sketchup models to Microsoft Power BI.
How-to?
3DBI can be used for various use cases. The following tutorials should get your started with Warehouse Management, BIM, Facility Management and more….
How-To – Revit Quantity Takeoff report in Power BI
Creating a QTO report in Power BI, based on your Revit models. In this tutorial you will learn how to export material takeoff information from Revit and how to import and visualize that data in an interactive Power BI report. The tools needed to achieve this are:...
How-To – Inventory Tracking & Visualization in Power BI
3D Inventory Tracking & Visualization, in Power BI In this tutorial you will learn how to create a custom 3D model of your warehouse that can be linked to quantity information of your inventory, in Power BI. The tools needed to achieve this are: Trimble®...
How-To – BIM variance dashboard in Power BI, with 3DBI.
BIM variance - Track and analyze alterations in your model over time In this tutorial you will learn how to bring and compare the geometry and data of 2 SketchUp (or Revit or .ifc) models in Microsoft® Power BI®. The goal is to be able to compare what has changed in...
How-To – 4D planning dashboard in Power BI
Creating an interactive 4D construction scheduling dashboard, in Power BI. In this tutorial you will learn how to bring your SketchUp model's geometry as well as external scheduling information into Microsoft® Power BI® so that you can create interactive 4D...
New Feature – Multiselect in 3DBI
Control your selection. In this tutorial you will learn how to select multiple objects at once in your 3DBI models in Microsoft® Power BI®. Multiselect support is added to the 3DBI visual version 2.5. To select multiple item in the 3DBI visual, you have to: Press and...
New Feature – Conditional Formatting in 3DBI
Conditional Formatting? In this tutorial you will learn how to add conditional formatting to your 3DBI models in Microsoft® Power BI®. With conditional formatting you can specify customized object colors, including color gradients, based on field values. You can apply...
How-To – 3D Real Estate dashboard in Power BI
Creating an interactive 3D real estate dashboard, in Power BI. In this tutorial you will learn how to bring your SketchUp model's geometry and topology information as well as external real estate information into Microsoft® Power BI® so that you can create interactive...
How-To – Add scenes to a 3DBI model with 3DBI for SketchUp
Scenes in 3DBI. Scenes are predefined camera positions. By adding scenes to your 3DBI model users can quickly navigate to predefined locations without having to manually manipulate the camera. In this tutorial you will learn how to add scenes to your 3DBI model....
How-to – 3D quantity takeoff dashboard in Power BI
Creating an interactive 3D quantity take-off dashboard, in Power BI. In this tutorial you will learn how to bring your SketchUp model's geometry and quantity information into Microsoft® Power BI® so that you can create interactive 3D quantity takeoff dashboards. The...
How-To – Custom 3D Power BI visual of Revit rooms with a static context
Custom 3D Power BI visual based on a Revit rooms.
How-To – Custom 3D Power BI visual of a warehouse
Custom 3D Power BI visual of a warehouse, modelled in SketchUp.
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Licensing
Which license fits your project needs?
Please review the 3DBI End User License Agreement here: EULA 3DBI
Free Trial
Free trials are perfect to give the toolchain a try and allows you to use the Software for non-commercial purposes.
Please use 3DBI-SKETCHUP-TRIAL-14DAYS as your activation code to start your free 14-day trial period.
Educational
An educational is intended for students, teachers and researchers that want to add spatial insight to their data in Power BI. An educational license grants 1 user to use both the Creator (3DBI for SketchUp) and Viewer on 1 device, for 365 days, for non-commercial purposes.
Individual
An individual license is ideal for individuals that want to gain deep insight in their SketchUp model and its data, or, alternatively, want to add spatial insight to the data they already have in Power BI. An individual license grants 1 user to use both the Creator (3DBI for SketchUp) and Viewer on up to 2 devices, for 365 days.
Business
A business license grants a limited number of users to use 3DBI for SketchUp and an unlimited number of users to use the custom Microsoft Certified 3DBI visual for Power BI in combination with the .3dbi files created, for 365 days. No separate AppSource license is required to use the .3dbi files generated with your business license, licensing information is contained in each generated .3dbi file.
Business – Multi Year Plans
A business license grants a limited number of users to use 3DBI for SketchUp and an unlimited number of users to use the custom Microsoft Certified 3DBI visual for Power BI in combination with the .3dbi files created, for a limited time depending on your chosen plan. No separate AppSource license is required to use the .3dbi files generated with your business license, licensing information is contained in each generated .3dbi file.
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Use cases
BIM Material take-off breakdown by Level
Demo of an interactive BIM dashboard showing concrete (prefab vs in situ) take-off by level in an interactive 3D Power BI dashboard.
Warehouse management
Our custom 3DBI visual for Power BI can display and colorize thousands of objects in the blink of an eye.
Property management
Link property information to abstract 3D models to gain immediat insight in your real estate.
Port management
With 3DBI we try to link any kind of data with any type of 3D model, so that spatial insight can be brought to those raw data fields. In this case we crafted an interactive dashboard out of both a 3D model and data of a port. In a single view you can filter and colorize containers by Carrier, Weight, Origin, Destination, … or just about any other data field you might have about your containers, and see the results in 3D.
