Downloads

Bring InContext3D into the software you already model in. Place your design on photorealistic 3D tiles and generate AI renderings without leaving Revit, SketchUp or Rhino.

Choose your plugin

All three plugins run the same viewer as the web app and share one account and one credit balance — install as many as you like. The plugins themselves are free; renders are pay-per-use. See pricing.

Before you install

  • Windows only. All three plugins host the viewer in Microsoft Edge WebView2, which has no macOS build. On a Mac, use the web app instead.
  • WebView2 Runtime. Preinstalled on Windows 11 and anywhere Microsoft Edge is installed. If it is missing, the plugin links you to Microsoft's official download.
  • A free InContext3D account. Sign in with Google the first time the viewer opens. Your models, projects and credit balance are shared with the web app.
  • An internet connection. The viewer streams Google's photorealistic 3D tiles and Cesium ion terrain live.

Installation instructions

Autodesk Revit

Downloads as a .zip containing an InContext3D.bundle folder.

  1. Close Revit before installing.
  2. Download the zip, then right-click it → Properties → Unblock (Windows blocks add-in files downloaded from the web).
  3. Extract it, and copy the InContext3D.bundle folder into %AppData%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\ for just your account, or C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\ for everyone on the machine. Paste the path into File Explorer's address bar to get there.
  4. Start Revit and open a project. The add-in appears on the Add-Ins tab in an InContext3D panel.
  5. Click Place InContext3D, sign in when the viewer opens, and pick where on the globe your model sits.

SketchUp

Downloads as an .rbz extension package — do not unzip it.

  1. Download the .rbz file and leave it as-is.
  2. In SketchUp, go to Window → Extension Manager.
  3. Click Install Extension (bottom left) and select the downloaded .rbz.
  4. Approve the prompt, then restart SketchUp.
  5. Open it from Extensions → InContext3D, or from the InContext3D toolbar, and sign in when the viewer opens.

Rhino

Downloads as a .zip containing InContext3D.Rhino.rhp and a Resources folder.

  1. Download and extract the zip to a permanent location — Documents works well. Rhino loads the plugin from where it sits, so do not install it from your Downloads folder or a temp folder.
  2. Keep the Resources folder next to the .rhp file; the viewer will not load without it.
  3. Start Rhino 8 and drag InContext3D.Rhino.rhp onto the Rhino window — or run the _PlugInManager command and choose Install.
  4. Approve the load prompt, and let Rhino load the plugin at startup when asked.
  5. Run the InContext3D command to open the viewer panel and sign in. InContext3DSyncView and InContext3DLiveSync align the viewer with your active viewport.

If something goes wrong

  • The plugin does not appear after installing. Restart the host application — all three load plugins at startup. For Revit, double-check the bundle landed directly in ApplicationPlugins and was not nested in an extra folder from unzipping.
  • A blank or white viewer panel. The WebView2 Runtime is missing or blocked. Install it from Microsoft, then reopen the panel.
  • Windows warns about the file. That is the standard mark-of-the-web warning on downloaded installers. Use Properties → Unblock before extracting.
  • Tiles never load on a corporate network. The viewer streams over HTTPS and falls back from QUIC/UDP to HTTP/2 automatically, but some proxies block the tile hosts outright — ask IT to allow *.googleapis.com and *.cesium.com.
  • Still stuck? Contact us and we will help you get running.
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