Spacely updates 3D walkthrough service for housing tours with productivity features like wallpaper changes and in-space comments

Spacely Inc. (Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hirokazu Morita), which operates the spatial data (*1) utilization platform "Spacely," has released updates to its 3D walkthrough content for housing tours, adding a color select function for simulating wallpaper and flooring, and an in-space comment function that allows for communication tied to specific locations within the space. These service updates are expected to further contribute to increased closing rates and productivity for housing manufacturers.

In the process of developing these updates, adoption has progressed among major house manufacturers such as Sweden House, Tama Home, and Nihon House, as well as housing companies with nationwide operations.

Spacely will continue to update these features to promote DX in the real estate and housing sectors, striving to achieve its vision of "making 'communication' smart through the utilization of spatial data" across various fields.

(*1) Spatial data refers to data related to spatial representation, including 2D images such as photographs, video, 360° VR content, 3D data, and associated data for their utilization.

◆ User Testimonials

Sweden House Co., Ltd. (Masanao Umemura, General Manager, Production Technology Department)

"Spacely makes it easy to generate 3D housing content simply by dragging and dropping CAD data, and its simplicity and ease of use are well-received in sales environments.

Planning proposals that were not accepted by customers can also be used as examples of 3D housing content on our company's website and during negotiations, which is a significant advantage for us as a custom home builder, allowing us to increase the number of presentable planning proposals.

We also have high expectations for the color select function, which allows for easy changes to colors and materials within the 3D housing content. Since both businesses and customers can operate it, communication can be carried out while sharing the same content, which seems to eliminate omissions and misunderstandings, enabling smooth communication with customers. We expect the color select function to greatly contribute to improving sales productivity in the future."

(Company Profile: https://www.swedenhouse.co.jp/)

Tama Home Co., Ltd. (Masanobu Nakamura, Branch Manager, Mizuho Branch)

"By utilizing Spacely, our proposals for customers' homes have become more concrete. In recent years, customer needs have diversified, and floor plans have become more complex, making it increasingly difficult to visualize with traditional blueprints alone. However, by using VR, customers can intuitively grasp the space, improving the accuracy and clarity of our proposals.

Furthermore, we can clearly understand customers' preferences and requests in advance, which has led to smoother consultations for realizing their ideal homes. Additionally, customers can review floor plans with their families at home while viewing VR, leading to decisions they are confident in, and we have received very positive feedback."

(Company Profile: https://www.tamahome.jp/)

Nihon House Holdings, Inc. (Nobuhiro Uchiyama, Saitama Branch, Nihon House Business Division)

Reference: Press Release

"Spacely's Easy Creation & Sharing Service for 3D Walkthroughs for Housing Tours Adopted Nationwide by Nihon House Holdings, Contributing to Improved Sales Productivity"

"Simply drag and drop CAD data, and AI automatically generates 3D housing content in about 15 minutes. No specialized knowledge or operation is required, making it easy for anyone to use.

Spacely's content is of high image quality, and by simply sharing a URL, the content can be viewed on devices such as smartphones at any time. It is also praised for making content sharing with family members easy. As a result, online proposals have become easier in addition to face-to-face meetings, improving the quality of negotiations, speeding up customer decision-making, and we are experiencing improved sales productivity.

In the future, we aim to further improve operational efficiency and customer experience by centralizing communication with customers through the use of the in-space comment function and by allowing customers to simulate specifications and color choices themselves using the color select function."

(Company Profile: https://www.nihonhouse-hd.co.jp/)

Nihon House HD Content Samples

Mr. A's Residence: https://spacely.co.jp/nihonhouse-hd-saitama/project_1333287

Mr. B's Residence: https://spacely.co.jp/nihonhouse-hd-saitama/project_1331797

◆ Features of CAD Import Function

The technology to automatically convert files such as FBX into cloud-based 3D walkthrough content for viewing has been registered as Patent No. 7769996, with the following features:

(Content Sample: https://spacely.co.jp/spacely_marketing/project_1024439#/)

Simple, Lightweight, High Quality

Automatic processing by simply dragging and dropping exported FBX files; the created 3D walkthrough content for viewing can be easily shared via URL.

High-quality 3D content can be viewed smoothly not only on high-spec PCs but also on smartphones and tablets.

Automatic processing includes automatic creation of floor maps for scene transitions by room, collision avoidance with walls and passing through doors, as well as automatic processing of lighting and shadows to make the entire room appear bright and easy to see, realizing high-quality content.

Lead Follow-up and Customer Analysis

It is possible to understand when, how much, and what customers viewed in the content. Furthermore, lead follow-up is facilitated by notifications sent to businesses when content is viewed frequently (Spacely's existing functions are also applicable to content created with the current CAD data import).

Size Measurement and Viewpoint Change

Within the content, it is possible to measure sizes on the web or change the viewpoint height, such as to a child's eye level.

Abundant Pop-ups

Various pop-ups, such as inquiry buttons and images/videos to promote the appeal of the housing, can be freely added and edited.

About the New "Color Select" Feature

The color select function allows businesses and consumers to change and save designs for walls, floors, ceilings, exteriors, etc., of custom homes, enabling smooth decision-making between businesses and consumers for ideal home building. This supports increased productivity and satisfaction in home building.

Currently, a lot of time is spent deciding on designs such as wallpaper, and for consumers, it is difficult to grasp the atmosphere from wallpaper samples alone, often leading to regret later. This function allows consumers to consider options by simulating them at home or with family and others, and sharing them with businesses, thus solving these issues.

It is also possible to set individual wallpaper designs for each company or preset standard type packages for each company.

About the New "In-Space Comment" Feature

The in-space comment function is a feature that allows users to leave notes like sticky notes within the space and record interactions, such as between businesses and consumers, or within a business, for example, between sales and design staff. By preventing discrepancies in communication within the space, which can be difficult to convey, and by enabling task management that prevents omissions and disputes like "he said, she said," it is possible to reduce rework and ordering errors.

Normally, consumers and businesses have message exchanges via LINE or other services, but by utilizing the shared link of the in-space comment function, it is possible to streamline communication between both parties.

Spacely Overview

"Spacely," cloud software for creating and utilizing 360-degree VR content, has been providing services to over 10,000 businesses, primarily in the real estate and house building sectors, since its launch in November 2016. It is cloud software that allows for integrated production, editing, management, and utilization of high-quality panoramic VR content playable on web browsers, with reasonable pricing and intuitive operation.

Spacely Inc. is characterized by its technological capabilities, such as the function to convert panoramic photos into 3D content and the "AI Space Design" function that allows for furniture simulation and size estimation within VR content. The company also operates Spacely Lab, which promotes research and development of AI x VR for the utilization of 360-degree spatial data and gaze data.

Spacely Inc.

Web: https://spacely.co.jp

Representative: Hirokazu Morita

Capital: 760 million yen (including capital reserve)

Established: August 2013

Location: 2nd Yagi Bldg. 3F, 3-6-2 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002

Service Site: https://info.spacely.co.jp/

▼Service Introduction Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70sOPH9ONII