Webinar series: Trimble Forensics Reveal & SketchUp integration
Join us for the Trimble® Forensics Reveal & SketchUp® Integration webinar series, a weekly webinar event, hosted every Wednesday from August 21 through November 6, 2024. Designed to showcase the benefits of the Trimble ecosystem and SketchUp design software, this series will highlight the seamless integration between Trimble Forensics Reveal and Trimble SketchUp office software and how this assists users in crash reconstruction, crime scene mapping, court presentations and more.
From these weekly sessions, attendees will gain valuable resources that ensure ongoing success and demonstrate the value of SketchUp alongside other core Trimble Forensics products.
Each session will cover a unique topic. See the episode schedule and event dates:
- August 21 — Episode 1: Learn how to recolor vehicles from the SketchUp 3D Warehouse
- August 28 — Episode 2: Discover how to remove vehicle parts from models
- September 4 — Episode 3: Special guest Joshua Cohen from Fat Pencil Studio will show how to build 3D models of structures using hand measurements or without any measurements
- September 11 — Episode 4: Customize vehicle models with stripes and unique paint schemes
- September 18 — Episode 5: Import and customize unique furniture pieces
- September 25 — Episode 6: Explore the process of modeling and 3D printing structures
- October 2 — Episode 7: Learn to assemble and disassemble vehicle parts
- October 9 — Episode 8: Use an iPad Pro with LiDAR to scan and model crime scenes
- October 16 — Episode 9: Build realistic 3D models of rooms from photos
- October 23 — Episode 10: Model residential buildings and neighborhoods from photos
- October 30 — Episode 11: Enhance models by placing high-res photos onto surfaces
- November 6 — Episode 12: Open line Wednesday
Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your skills and leverage the full potential of the Trimble Forensics and SketchUp integration for your next case.
How to sign up:
Use any of the links below to register for the webinar series. One week prior to each webinar, the next event will be posted on each of the pages. Subscribe so you don’t miss the next session.
View the below session summaries for more details on each session.
Episode 1: Recoloring vehicles from the SketchUp 3D Warehouse
Enhance your crash diagrams with custom vehicles
Join us for the first episode to kick off our webinar series. This episode is designed to elevate crash diagramming skills. In this session, learn how to import vehicle models from the SketchUp Warehouse, customize model colors and integrate them seamlessly into Reveal. This episode aims to simplify the process of finding and using the perfect vehicle model to create detailed and accurate crash diagrams.
Event Date: August 21, 2024
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Episode 2: Removing vehicle parts from models
Upgrade your diagram vehicle modifications
In this week’s session, we will explore the process of removing parts from vehicle models to accurately depict post-crash scenarios. You will learn how to demonstrate the impact of a collision by visualizing a vehicle with a wheel knocked off. This session will cover techniques for removing parts from vehicle models and best practices for illustrating crash impacts, enhancing your understanding of crash investigation through model manipulation. By attending, you will improve your crash investigation presentations, gain practical skills for visualizing collision aftermaths and enhance your ability to communicate investigation findings effectively. Join us to deepen your expertise in crash investigation and model visualization.
Event date: August 28, 2024
Episode 3: Building structures from hand measurements... or no measurements
Elevate your diagrams with building structures
In the third session of our webinar series, we are excited to welcome special guest Joshua Cohen from Fat Pencil Studio. Joshua will demonstrate how to build 3D models of structures using hand measurements, as well as how to create models for old cases that lack measurements entirely. This episode will focus on practical techniques for constructing accurate models from minimal data.
Attendees will gain valuable insights into building structures from limited information, enhancing their skills in crime scene investigation (CSI). Join us to learn from an expert and improve your ability to reconstruct past events with precision and creativity.
Event date: September 4, 2024
Episode 4: Vehicle body stripes and cosmetic features
Match your crimes scenes with precision modeling
In this session, we will address how to handle crash or crime scenes involving vehicles with stripes or unique paint schemes. Attendees will learn how to customize a model to closely resemble the vehicle involved in your investigation. Focusing on both crash and crime scene investigation (CSI), this session will provide the skills to accurately replicate distinctive vehicle features, enhancing the precision and effectiveness of your investigative presentations. Join us to learn valuable techniques for customizing vehicle models and improving your investigative outcomes.
Event Date: September 11, 2024
Episode 5: Customizing furniture for CSI
Enhance your scenes with custom furniture modifications
In the fifth session of our webinar series, we will tackle the challenges of working with unique furniture found at crime scenes. This episode instructs on how to import, customize and place distinctive pieces of furniture — such as a chair with a cushion, an unusually handled dishwasher, or a table with a fifth leg — into a Reveal CSI model. Focusing on crime scene investigation (CSI), this session will teach attendees how to accurately represent and analyze crime scenes with precise and detailed models. Join us to gain essential skills for customizing and integrating unique furniture into your CSI models, improving the accuracy and depth of your investigative work.
Event Date: September 18, 2024
Episode 6: From scans to physical models
Develop precise physical models from your 3D scans
In the sixth session of our webinar series, we will explore the power of modeling and 3D printing structures to create demonstrative courtroom exhibits. This week, we will take attendees through the process of importing laser scans into SketchUp, building a 3D model of a crime scene and 3D printing it for use as a demonstrative exhibit. This session promises to be both educational and fun. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to enhance your courtroom presentations with precise and tangible 3D-printed models.
Event date: September 25, 2024
Episode 7: Vehicle assembly and disassembly
Develop precise physical models from your 3D scans
In the seventh session of our webinar series, we will focus on vehicle assemblies in crash scenarios. This session will demonstrate how to place objects onto trailers, add toppers to pickups, customize panel trucks and other vehicle assembly techniques for use in Reveal. This area of focus is crucial for understanding and accurately representing vehicle disassembly during car crashes. Join us to enhance your skills in vehicle modeling and customization for crash investigations.
Event date: October 2, 2024
Episode 8: SketchUp for iPad
Simplify your workflow with SketchUp on iPad
In the eighth session of our webinar series, we will explore how to utilize an iPad Pro with LiDAR to start modeling a crime scene while still on-site. This episode will demonstrate how to scan a scene using an iPad Pro with SketchUp, model the scene and send the photo-textured model into Reveal for analysis using our cloud service, Trimble Connect®. This CSI session will provide invaluable insights into leveraging mobile technology for real-time scene modeling and analysis. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your CSI toolkit with cutting-edge techniques.
Event date: October 9, 2024
Episode 9: Building rooms from photos using SketchUp desktop
Speed up modeling by building crime scene rooms using photos
In the ninth session of our webinar series, we will demonstrate how to create a 3D model from just a few photos, even without measurements. This week's live stream will show you how to take a couple of photos, build a room (or more), and texture it to produce a realistic 3D model for powerful demonstrative courtroom exhibits. This CSI session will equip you with the skills to transform minimal visual data into compelling 3D models for your courtroom presentations. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your forensic modeling techniques.
Event date: October 16, 2024
Episode 10: Building structures from photos using SketchUp Desktop
Speed up modeling by building structures using photos
In the tenth session of our webinar series, we will extend the techniques covered in last week's photo modeling session to outdoor environments. This week, we will demonstrate how to create a residential building model using just a couple of photos, ideal for more impactful courtroom presentations. If time permits, we will also showcase how to 3D model an entire neighborhood using only photos. This session will focus on both crash and crime scene investigation, providing you with valuable skills to enhance your forensic modeling for outdoor scenes. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your courtroom exhibits with detailed, photo-based 3D models.
Event date: October 23, 2024
Episode 11: Photo placements and projections
Transform photos into powerful courtroom visuals
In the eleventh session of our webinar series, we will delve deeper into working with photos, focusing on placing photos onto surfaces outside the photo matching tool we covered last week. This episode will show you how to use high-resolution photos, such as images of tool marks on a door latch and apply them to your model.
We will then bring the enhanced model into Reveal for a compelling visual that will resonate with the jury. This session will focus on both crash and crime scene investigation, providing you with advanced techniques to enhance your forensic presentations. Don't miss this opportunity to make your courtroom exhibits more impactful with detailed photo integration.
Event date: October 30, 2024
Episode 12: Open line Wednesday
Our team will take the time to answer all of your questions
Join us for the final session of our webinar series, where we invite you to suggest topics and guide the discussion. This interactive session offers a unique opportunity to explore areas that matter most to attendees. Whether it's a specific challenge you are facing or a topic you are simply curious about, we will dive in and provide valuable insights and solutions. This session promises to be engaging and tailored to your interests, ensuring that you leave with actionable takeaways and a deeper understanding of the subjects that impact you the most. Don't miss this chance to shape the conversation and gain personalized benefits as we wrap up the series!
Event date: November 6, 2024
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