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!