The Sketcher module gives you the tools to create the environment for you XR session, even if you are not an expert.
SKETCHER INTERFACE
SELECT YOUR ENVIRONMENT
Drag & Drop contents in the scene
IMPORT YOUR OWN 3D ASSETS
Organize asset hierarchy
Customize materials & lighting
DEFINE INTERACTIONS
Make your contents interactive using interaction libraries
DEFINE THE VR USER JOURNEY
Create user roles with different interactions
Customize the user’s avatars
Sequence tasks [COMING SOON]
ON STAGE ASSET LIBRARY
Adding ready to use interactive objects like images/videos displays or Post-it walls
Bring all the usual collaboration tools in your VR collaboration sessions
Configuring 3D communication tools like 3D pointers, Voice chat or Avatars
Give participants ways to communicate visually and orally in the 3D space
Provide annotations tools to the session’s participant
Let users add comments, draw lines and volumes in VR
Capture and export key decisions during sessions
[COMING SOON]
[COMING SOON]
E.g. by taking screenshots
Scene hierarchy display in VR
Highlight and/or select any groups of objects from your 3D Data
Business views display in VR
Highlight and/or select any sub-group or system of components from a 3D object e.g. Highlighting the suspension components on a car
Interact with the group of object you selected
Hide, Move, Recolour, Isolate, Cut or stretch your selection
Add 3D displays for the meta-data of your 3D object
Can be used to view information about the state of the objects in your design process
Export a detailed report of the operations done during a session [COMING SOON]
Can be used to view information about the state of the objects in your design process
Take precise Measurements in VR [COMING SOON]
The precise value is calculated on server-side by activating full resolution models only while the measurement is being performed.
READY TO RUN sessions and samples
A set of pre-registered collaborative sessions for meeting and 3D Reviews enable you to start your first session immediately
Start with a set of on shell virtual rooms
These collaboration rooms are adapted for collaborative sessions in VR
LIBRARY OF Objects, Materials and Lights INCLUDED
Enable you to start designing amazing virtual worlds even if you don’t have your own 3d assets now.
Configurable COLLECTION OF session TEMPLATES [COMING SOON]
A user-friendly wizard will let you replace the 3D models in the samples by yours without having to manually modify it.
Multi-Resolution assets [COMING SOON]
Our resources libraries will be improved to be compatible with devices requiring low-polygon contents as well as the ones able to display in HD (e.g. Unity HDRP pipeline will be supported).
FUTURE ASSET LIBRARIES
QR Codes and image tracking
Augment physical objects with interactive 3D content
AR or VR only objects
Define which objects are viewed by VR or AR users to design complex Mixed Reality scenarios like Remote Assistance.
Use 360° pictures or videos as a background for your session
Enable a group to be immerged together in a realistic capture of reality
Mix 360° content with 3D Models
Transform a 3D virtual object in a link to 360° content.
Alternate 360° content and 3D during your session.
COMPATIBILITY
DRAG & DROP IMPORT FOR open mesh formats
OBJ, FBX and GLTF 2.0 supported
FBX are converted to GLTF 2.0 on import.
SUPPORT FOR UNIty .bundle (unity 2019.3 and above)
Provide support for any 3D content one can design with Unity’s default asset like particle systems.
Require the users to use a UMI3D browser designed with Unity (From Unity 2019.3)
Materials and Textures can be imported separately from 3D assets
MTL, PNG, JPEG, .bundle (Unity 2019.3 or newer) supported
SUPPORT FOR Some Point Cloud formats like PLY [COMING SOON]
–
CONNECTORS & INTEGRATION
We can build connectors TO your information system to import your 3D data without BREAKING digital continuity.
Windchill (CAD data conversion to gltf automated using Pixyz.batch solution)
BimData (IFC converted to GLTF by the BimData Platform)
Preserve digital continuity over sessions
3D Data coming from connectors is reloaded at each session to keep it synchronized with your information system’s data
INCLUDED WebSocket server to receive real-time data from any system
Connect the Virtual World to any data flow like e.g. IoT
We can build connectors TO your information system to let you display REAL-TIME DATA during sessions
Thingworx
BimData : Load the business representation of your BIM file like Systems or Spaces, as well as IFC meta data
STORE COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL WORLDS
Making updates automatically TO 3D items and interactions
All patterns made by designers can be modified on the fly on request
e.g. add a fire extinguisher to a scene or allow pushing a table already there
MANAGE private instance SHARING
Share content on read-only mode with other users, selecting content that can be hidden
Access to a 3D environment library, 3D model library, ... whom can be shared or locally stored
Store 3D scene, 3D model in libraries facilitating their future access, sharing, accessibility, project monitoring, …
PLAN SESSIONS & INVITE PARTICIPANTS
Shared SESSION calendar
Define on which date the experiment will take place
ADVANCED SESSION management
Allow several managers working on the same project to share tasks, roles, responsibilities
Choosing the participants and easily defining their roles
Easily add participants and define what they can do in the session
Meeting Creation
Send invitations to participants
Displays connection instructions for participants
Inform on occurring changes
DEPLOY SESSIONS IN DTM SERVERS
SIMPLE DEPLOYMENT AND SMART RESSOURCE USAGE
The 3D scene chosen by the manager will be deployed directly on the server and communicated to each participant but only available shortly before the experience begins in order to not use more resources than necessary
FLEXIBLE deployment ALTERNATIVES
Session automatically deploys in the client’s cloud, on a personal server or in the cloud at Gfi
AUTOMATIC VIRTUAL server CREATION
Creates the server on the fly or in advance
Hosting / run of the collaborative session with the opensource protocol UMI3D
UMI3D is a new web protocol developed by GFI, for collaboration in VR & AR. This protocol makes it easy to develop VR/AR applications that can be compatible on any device
Connecting different users with their devices
Thanks to our new open communication standard for collaboration in XR, users will be able to work collaboratively on the same DTM session on any device
Saving your session to your factory
A work session can be saved along with all modifications made during the session and be resumed later.
Two choices for server hosting
Hosting at the client or on a server maintained by GFI, either On Prem or On Cloud