Apple Vision Pro!

MichaelPascoe

Apple Vision Pro

They have officially been announced. At a glance they look like standard VR, but take a closer look at this video  

Please vote on this improvement request so that we can Onshape with Apples new spatial platform: 
Onshape App for Apple Vision - Improvement Request

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX9qSaGXFyg

jim_heppelmann586

Hah - this is headed your way soon whether you request it or not....     Hopefully you noticed during the Vision Pro part of the Apple keynote there was a brief mention of a a few other companies who already had software running on the Vision Pro, and there was a snippet about "Stages by PTC".  Stages is the code name for work we did to port our 3D AR/Vis software to the Vision Pro. Fundamentally, this demo was using much of the same PTC 3D AR/Vis tech that is already in Onshape AR viewing, see https://cad.onshape.com/help/Content/augmented_reality.htm .  That current functionality allows you to "publish" an Onshape model as a tabletop AR hologram that you can view on your iPhone or iPad.  It is not much of a stretch to imagine we could extend this to the Vision Pro, and of course the tabletop hologram is just the tip of the iceberg of what PTC's Vuforia AR technology is capable of.

We are excited to be part of Apple’s Vision Pro announcement. It’s a powerful device that opens new possibilities for businesses and consumers. Apple has suggested an early 2024 release date, so we don’t have announcements or specifics around Vuforia or other PTC product support at this time. We’ll continue exploring support for use cases that are important to our customers and partners, from design reviews to frontline worker support in manufacturing and service settings. We’ll provide more updates closer to the release of Apple Vision Pro. IT is our goal that PTC customers will be among the first to be able to use the Vision Pro in their business.

Jim Heppelmann
CEO, PTC

jim_heppelmann586

Ooops didn't mean to duplicate

MichaelPascoe

This is fantastic news @jim_heppelmann586. Thanks for sharing!

MichaelPascoe

Apple Vision Pro release date has been announced!    2-2-2024

billy2

I'm waiting for the M3 air but these would be cool if I could fly through an OS model. @MichaelPascoe, I voted up your request hoping it includes flying through holograms.

MichaelPascoe

These are revolutionary not because of their concept, which has been around for a while, but because of their implementation. Apple has addressed the following issues of AR / VR:

• Field of view (Basically full field of view)
• Resolution (Roughly 4k per eye)
• User inputs (High quality hand and eye tracking)
• Processing power (M2 and new R1 chips directly in the device, so no lag for the high quality hand, eye, accelerometers, and other scanners that it has)

It is extremely tough to get all of these things in one device and to do it well. Which is probably why Google and Microsoft both failed at their attempts at AR. The technology didn't fully exist, so Apple created it. With all these integrations in one device, it will be the experience that we all imagined when we first thought of AR / VR. Believe it or not, I'm not an Apple "fan", but I like their hardware and how they are able to push tech progress like no one else.

jim_heppelmann586

Here it is - February 2.  The date the Apple Vision Pro is available for purchase.  The PTC/Onshape team has a surprise for you!

https://www.ptc.com/en/blogs/corporate/ptc-launches-onshape-vision-apple-vision-pro

billy2

I went to the apple store to buy a M3 and the genius who helped me was the store's apple vision pro expert. So I got a demo.

I liked it a lot, better than I expected. Alicia Keys performing in a studio at a piano was better than seeing in person and then a tight rope walker made me feel queasy when she looked down. 

The immersive CAD design can be real and will surpass any 2D monitors sitting on a desk in front of you. 

The input has to upgrade. I don't want mouse possibly not a keyboard, but hand gestures to fire off functions. Picking in front of you isn't going work for long because your arms will get tired. But somethings going to happen better than what we have today.

If I lived alone, I'd totally buy a pair and take the TV off the wall.