<s>
Kubity	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
3D	O
communication	O
tool	O
that	O
works	O
on	O
desktop	O
computers	O
,	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
smartphones	O
,	O
tablets	O
,	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
gear	O
,	O
and	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubity	B-General_Concept
is	O
powered	O
by	O
several	O
proprietary	O
3D	O
processing	O
engines	O
including	O
"	O
Paragone	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Etna	O
"	O
that	O
prepare	O
the	O
3D	O
file	O
for	O
transfer	O
over	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubity	B-General_Concept
has	O
practical	O
applications	O
for	O
architecture	O
,	O
interior	O
design	O
,	O
engineering	O
,	O
product	O
design	O
,	O
film	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
its	O
users	O
create	O
3D	O
models	O
using	O
SketchUp	B-Application
or	O
Autodesk	B-Application
Revit	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubity	B-General_Concept
products	O
include	O
the	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
web	O
app	O
and	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
Go	O
(	O
a	O
mobile	O
application	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubity	B-General_Concept
is	O
compatible	O
across	O
many	O
platforms	O
,	O
devices	O
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
including	O
:	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
Chrome	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubity	B-General_Concept
was	O
created	O
by	O
SPK	O
Technology	O
(	O
ex	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
S.A.S.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
bring	O
architects	B-Application
,	O
engineers	O
and	O
designers	O
together	O
with	O
their	O
clients	O
around	O
a	O
3D	O
model	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
essential	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
interactive	O
platform	O
that	O
supported	O
multiple	O
desktop	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
for	O
instantaneous	O
and	O
fluid	O
3D	O
navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
specifications	O
in	O
place	O
,	O
15	O
engineers	O
fused	O
together	O
several	O
technologies	O
:	O
3D	O
design	O
,	O
data	B-General_Concept
compression	I-General_Concept
,	O
decimation	O
and	O
rendering	O
optimization	O
,	O
web	O
and	O
mobile	O
transfer	O
,	O
and	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
prototype	O
(	O
1.0	O
Amethyst	O
)	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
of	O
beta	O
testers	O
with	O
a	O
plug-in	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
import	O
3D	O
models	O
from	O
SketchUp	B-Application
to	O
their	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
global	O
release	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
at	O
the	O
SketchUp	B-Application
Basecamp	O
in	O
Vail	O
,	O
Colorado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
launched	O
a	O
web	O
application	O
that	O
worked	O
using	O
WebGL	B-Library
technology	O
(	O
2.0	O
Citrine	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
any	O
SketchUp	B-Application
file	O
in	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
install	O
a	O
plug-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
launched	O
a	O
mobile	O
application	O
on	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
for	O
iPhone	O
,	O
iPod	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
on	O
Google	O
Play	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
(	O
3.0	O
Druzy	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
launched	O
support	O
for	O
Oculus	O
Rift	O
and	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
(	O
4.0	O
Emerald	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
launched	O
a	O
full	O
suite	O
rollout	O
of	O
mobile	O
applications	O
over	O
six	O
months	O
that	O
included	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
AR	O
for	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
,	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
VR	O
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
Mirror	O
for	O
remote	O
presentations	O
and	O
screen	O
mirroring	O
(	O
5.0	O
Feldspar	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
one-click	O
plugin	O
for	O
SketchUp	B-Application
and	O
Revit	B-Application
(	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
PRO	O
)	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
mobile-first	O
revamp	O
of	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
Go	O
was	O
launched	O
,	O
allowing	O
PRO-to-Go	O
device	O
pairing	O
for	O
automatic	O
mobile	O
sync	O
(	O
6.0	O
Gypsum	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
Go	O
application	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
fully	O
integrated	O
AR	O
,	O
VR	O
,	O
and	O
screen	O
mirroring	O
functionalities	O
,	O
killing	O
off	O
the	O
dedicated	O
companion	O
apps	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
AR	O
,	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
VR	O
and	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
Mirror	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
(	O
7.0	O
Heliotrope	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
PRO	O
plugin	O
for	O
SketchUp	B-Application
and	O
Revit	B-Application
was	O
migrated	O
to	O
a	O
SketchUp-only	O
web	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubity	B-General_Concept
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
proprietary	O
3D	O
crystallization	O
engine	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Paragone	O
"	O
;	O
a	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
SPK	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlockWave	O
is	O
a	O
multiphase	O
optimization	O
algorithm	O
that	O
combines	O
3D	O
design	O
,	O
data	B-General_Concept
compression	I-General_Concept
,	O
decimation	O
and	O
rendering	O
optimization	O
,	O
web	O
and	O
mobile	O
transfer	O
,	O
and	O
mixed	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
headset	I-General_Concept
integration	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
crystallized	O
universal	O
format	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
phase	O
of	O
the	O
BlockWave	O
algorithm	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
,	O
performed	O
using	O
predefined	O
heuristics	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
is	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
plurality	O
of	O
simplified	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
model	O
,	O
each	O
version	O
being	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
predefined	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
adapted	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
specific	O
end	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
user	O
converts	O
(	O
or	O
crystallizes	O
)	O
a	O
3D	O
file	O
by	O
exporting	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
web	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
3D	O
model	O
is	O
exported	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
automatically	O
synced	O
to	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
Go	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	O
models	O
can	O
be	O
managed	O
all	O
in	O
one	O
place	O
on	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
Go	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
browser	O
from	O
their	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
using	O
Apple	O
ARKit	O
and	O
Google	O
ARCore	B-Algorithm
technology	O
,	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
Go	O
's	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
feature	O
maps	O
the	O
environment	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
detecting	O
horizontal	O
planes	O
like	O
tables	O
and	O
floors	O
to	O
track	O
and	O
place	O
3D	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
blending	O
digital	O
objects	O
and	O
information	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
allows	O
users	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
3D	O
models	O
in	O
true	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
AR	O
supports	O
devices	O
running	O
iOS11	B-Operating_System
including	O
:	O
iPhone	O
SE	O
,	O
iPhone	O
6s	O
,	O
iPhone	O
6s	O
Plus	O
,	O
iPhone	O
7	O
,	O
iPhone	O
7	O
Plus	O
,	O
iPhone	O
8	O
,	O
iPhone	O
X	O
,	O
all	O
iPad	O
Pro	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AR	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
requires	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	O
or	O
later	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Google	O
Play	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VR	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
explore	O
SketchUp	B-Application
models	O
and	O
Revit	B-Application
projects	O
on-the-go	O
right	O
from	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
using	O
Oculus	O
Go	O
,	O
Google	B-Device
Cardboard	I-Device
,	O
Samsung	O
Gear	O
VR	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
glasses-free	O
Magic	O
Window	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kubity	B-General_Concept
's	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
feature	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Oculus	O
Go	O
,	O
Google	B-Device
Cardboard	I-Device
viewers	O
and	O
other	O
cardboard	O
compatible	O
devices	O
including	O
clip-on	O
style	O
VR	B-Device
glasses	I-Device
like	O
Homido	O
Mini	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
mobile	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
,	O
Samsung	O
Gear	O
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
Gear	O
VR	O
supports	O
:	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge+	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
Note	O
Fan	O
Edition	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A8/A8	I-Application
+	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
S9/Galaxy	O
S9+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
application	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
devices	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
version	O
9.0	B-Operating_System
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
devices	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
version	O
4.4	B-Application
“	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
Kat	I-Application
”	I-Application
or	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	O
version	O
of	O
Kubity	B-General_Concept
applications	O
currently	O
support	O
web	O
browsers	O
compatible	O
with	O
WebGL2	B-Library
:	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AR	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
devices	O
running	O
iOS11	B-Operating_System
including	O
:	O
iPhone	O
SE	O
,	O
iPhone	O
6s	O
,	O
iPhone	O
6s	O
Plus	O
,	O
iPhone	O
7	O
,	O
iPhone	O
7	O
Plus	O
,	O
iPhone	O
8	O
,	O
iPhone	O
X	O
,	O
all	O
iPad	O
Pro	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	O
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requires	O
Android	B-Application
7.0	O
or	O
later	O
and	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Google	O
Play	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VR	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Google	B-Device
Cardboard	I-Device
viewers	O
and	O
other	O
cardboard	O
compatible	O
devices	O
including	O
clip-on	O
style	O
VR	B-Device
glasses	I-Device
like	O
Homido	O
Mini	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	O
Gear	O
VR	O
and	O
Oculus	O
Go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
Gear	O
VR	O
supports	O
:	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S6	I-Application
Edge+	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S7	I-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
,	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
Note	O
Fan	O
Edition	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
A8/A8	I-Application
+	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
and	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
S9/Galaxy	O
S9+	O
.	O
</s>
