{"id":5675,"date":"2018-08-02T10:12:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T09:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5675"},"modified":"2018-08-02T10:12:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T09:12:49","slug":"extended-reality-xr-now-available-to-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/08\/extended-reality-xr-now-available-to-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Extended Reality (XR) Now Available to Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38197 size-large colorbox-38194\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/Meta-Viewer-2-615x346.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/Meta-Viewer-2-615x346.jpg 615w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/Meta-Viewer-2-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/Meta-Viewer-2.jpg 728w\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to SOLIDWORKS Extended Reality (XR) \u2013 a method to transform your CAD data and bring it to life, virtually \u2013 opening the future of design and engineering.<\/p>\n<p>We are now ready for you to test this exciting new export type from SOLIDWORKS CAD, as part of the 2019 Beta Program. This exporter will retain important scene data you\u2019ve created within SOLIDWORKS such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geometry &amp; Scene Hierarchy<\/li>\n<li>Appearances &amp; Textures<\/li>\n<li>Lights and Cameras<\/li>\n<li>Exploded Views<\/li>\n<li>Motion Study Animations<\/li>\n<li>Display States and Configurations<\/li>\n<li>Metadata including: Per-configuration custom properties, per-node comments, per-node &amp; document general and design tables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The resulting file can then be consumed directly in a variety of Augmented Reality &amp; Virtual Reality experiences, Web viewers and more. For example, this means you can re-play animations you created inside SOLIDWORKS CAD, toggle through pre-defined Display States, or trigger an Exploded Animation\u2026all within in supported AR\/VR\/Web experiences!<\/p>\n<p>We asked many customers over the past 18 months for the top reasons why they want to move to AR\/VR and these are the main use cases we developed this new XR Exporter around:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sell your designs more effectively<\/li>\n<li>Connect with global teams to drive better designs more efficiently<\/li>\n<li>Train and engage your own consumers virtually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope that this workflow dramatically simplifies the path from SOLIDWORKS to Extended Reality (XR) experiences and can\u2019t wait to see what you create!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.solidworks.com\/community\/solidworks-2019-beta\/content?filterID=contentstatus%5Bpublished%5D~category%5Bextended-reality-xr-exporter%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to view instructions on the SOLIDWORKS Beta Forum to download the XR Exporter \u2013 you have to login first.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2019\/07\/what-to-do-with-your-new-extended-reality-xr-file.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to read a SOLIDWORKS Tech Blog post on what to do with this exciting new export file type, including how to view it and contact approved XR Technology Providers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forum.solidworks.com\/community\/solidworks-2019-beta\/content?filterID=contentstatus%5Bpublished%5D~category%5Bextended-reality-xr-exporter%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to submit any feedback on this new XR Exporter via the new 2019 Beta Forum category.<\/p>\n<p>*Please note you have to be on active Subscription to access and test this new XR Exporter.<\/p>\n<p>Cover image courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metavision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MetaVision<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted in the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2018\/07\/extended-reality-xr-now-available-to-test.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORKS Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to SOLIDWORKS Extended Reality (XR) \u2013 a method to transform your CAD data and bring it to life, virtually \u2013 opening the future of design and engineering. 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