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This is probably a bit bold to say, but wonder if VR or augmented reality will begin to play a major role in mechanical design in the near future. No amount of presentation with a projector could have matched this. I was far more impressed than I thought I would be. In the preview was a 3D environment that a person could look at from different angles, not too dissimilar from what a CAD model could look like. On another note, I recently tried an Oculus rift. Is that right or is it way too simplistic? As far as movement, could the oculus output to inventor the position control in a similar way that a spaceball does? (again, a little beyond my expertise. I would have thought that the same 3D geometry is just as useful in both cases, all that changes is how the content is rendered? For VR, I would think that all you would need to do is render two images from two perspectives (your two eye-balls) using the correct perspective view. The gap between the technical 3D model and VR 3D world is probably something I dont quite understand. but I dont think that a group setting is practical anyway given the expense of the hardware and other factors). You are probably right that it would have to be a single person viewing the model (or in a group setting, each reviewer would have individual control. I believe VR can help provide a bridge between the intended design and the final outcome. I myself am often suprised in some way or another at the final outcome of a design (usually size). I commonly find that conveying ideas and concepts to non-engineers (ie- comany management) can be challenging. at least until xbox or playstation comes out with a VR gaming console) Any Ideas? (It doesnt have to be a smartphone, but it would seem that smartphone virtual reality will be the first major player in this market.

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I just dont know how to navigate the VR world with a smartphone or how well a smartphone will handle large assemblies, which is where this feature would be most usefull. I am talking xbox / playstation like movement through a virtual world. Im not talking about viewing a static 'photosphere'. Step 3: Insert phone into VR headset (ie: google cardboard) Step 2: Open VR app and load the inventor assembly or presentation Motion controllers for modeling and interacting with parts.Īt the moment game engines like Unreal Engine 4 and Unity will have VR editorĪnd valve had awesome collection of demos, called the lab, and one of them is Human Body Scan where you can view 3D model of skeleton and the feeling i got, is the ability to slice the scan and look inside, and this would be awesome to to with inventor assembles, the function to do that in inventor is there. VR for the abilty to get sense of scale of the things you are modeling. I think that fusion 360 and Inventor both should have VR intergration, because it opens up new ways to work and collaborateĪt the moment the best hardware to start implementing would be HTC Vive, and later Oculus Rift.īecause roomscale and motion controllers.įor example look at the program called tilt brush, and if any chance try it. I have seen, this idea posted in here, but I wanted to give my point of view my idea of CAD+VR setup.Īt the moment VR is just launching at the consumer level, and the hardware that is good enough is here.

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