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Vuforia Studio New Duplicate action available for views in an experience Usability and UI improvements to the New Project window Improvements to Image Target widget source validation to help users upload images that will result in reliable targets Support for ThingWorx 9.4 Vuforia View Bounding box and location information can now be generated for any model at runtime (iOS and Android) As of March 2024, you will no longer be able to install Vuforia View on devices running iOS 14. Experience Service New Project Access screen allows administrators to disable publishing projects with public access in Vuforia Studio Note: If your Experience Service is hosted by PTC Cloud Services, open a Technical Support case requesting to update the configuration Bug Fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release

Vuforia Studio Changes to Check for Updates functionality—You will no longer be automatically prompted with the Update Available window when a new version of Vuforia Studio is available. Beginning in version 9.11.0, you must manually check for updates by navigating to the Vuforia Studio menu in the upper-right corner, and selecting Check for Updates. Once the Check for Updates window appears, compare Your version with the version that is displayed above the list of new features. For more information, see Update Vuforia Studio to the Latest Version. Windows OS: Vuforia Studio is now available for download from the Microsoft Store (The legacy installer is no longer available on the PTC Software Downloads page). A new app package (appxbundle) installer is now available on the PTC Software Downloads page for installing in a closed network environment. (The legacy restricted installer is no longer available on the PTC Software Downloads page). Mac: The Check for Updates action is now available from the Vuforia Studio menu in the upper-right corner. For more information, see Update Vuforia Studio to the Latest Version. Vuforia View ios: Quickly take sharper pictures—Users can now turn advanced camera controls on and off to using the new Turn on Tap to Focus action available from the experience menu. When Tap to Focus is turned off, the focus of interest is automatically selected by the device’s automatic focus areas and exposure setting. When Tap to Focus is turned on, the Vuforia View user can manually select the focus of interest by tapping on a specific area of the screen. Note: By default, Tap to focus is turned off. As of September 2023, Vuforia View will no longer be supported on the following devices. For more detailed information, see the What's New in the Help Center. Surface Pro 7 Surface Pro 6 Surface Pro 5th Gen (2017) Surface Pro 4 Surface Book Surface Go Surface Go2 Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses Experience Service: There are no new features or updates for the 9.11.0 version of the Experience Service. Bug fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release

Vuforia Studio New Page Size property for the 3D Document widget allows you to select automatic sizing based on common paper sizes Improvements to tooltips throughout the user interface to provide more details information Bug fixes Issues with occurrence path definitions have been resolved Model training processing issues for Advanced Model training have been resolved Sequence hiding issues in Preview mode have been resolved; the model is now properly hidden when configured correctly Issues with property values not being loaded to Vuforia Studio when the Experience Service is run as HTTP have been resolved Vuforia View Vuforia View is no longer supported on HoloLens (1st gen) devices. Support for HoloLens 2 devices will continue uninterrupted Bug Fixes HoloLens 2 Auto-focus issue resolved Issues with Creo Illustrate animations have been resolved Navigation issues and possible process problems when switching views have been resolved Guide views now appear correctly in new experiences that contain Area Targets Windows Auto-focus issue resolved Issue with app freezing when opening certain Gallery experiences has been resolved iOS Auto-focus issue resolved QR Code recognition issue that prevented users from opening experiences with long names has been resolved RealWear Auto-focus issue resolved Issue with Up and Down commands being unresponsive on Library page has been resolved Experience Service Studio Client ID is now configurable when installing an Experience Service with SSO authentication Ability to configure one instance of ThingWorx with multiple Experience Services Bug Fixes Experience Services configured to use SSO can now be validated in Vuforia Studio

Vuforia Studio New and Improved Model Target widget allows you to generate Advanced Model Targets for PTC Cloud-hosted Experience Services that have been enabled Vuforia Studio OS support: macOS Monterey is now supported macOS Catalina is no longer supported Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Experiences can now contain an Advanced Model Target, allowing you to view and track an object from any angle RealWear: Support for RealWear Navigator 500 Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio Improvements to Model Targets when both Static Object and Car Mode are selected to provide more accurate tracking NOTE: In particular, this affects more challenging reflective objects with less features Improved memory usage, in particular, for projects using large models with multiple views Mac: macOS Big Sur is now supported OS X El Capitan is no longer supported Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Model Targets have been improved to provide more accurate tracking, in particular for more challenging reflective objects with less features Android: If not already installed, Vuforia View will prompt you to install Google Play Services for AR (ARCore) to enable better AR performance iOS Vuforia View is no longer supported on iOS 13 Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio New 3D Document widget for 3D Eyewear projects which provides users access to PDF documents within the contest of an experience Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Ability to access PDF documents within the context of an experience on a HoloLens device Vuforia View is no longer supported on Vuzix M300 devices Vuforia View will no longer support iOS 13 as of March 2022 Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Ability to configure system users' acess using application keys rather than IdP users (SSO) Bug fixes and minor improvements  

Vuforia Studio Support for ThingWorx 9.3 Support for sequences created with Creo Illustrate 8.1 Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio Ability to set the distance of the 3D Audio and 3D Video widgets that have the Tagalong property enabled New ways to move around the space in your Area Target on the 3D canvas using your keyboard Support for Windows 11 Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Support for Windows 11 Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio Ability to Install Vuforia Studio for offline use (Windows) New Scaling Digital Twin Experiences use case focuses on: Digital twins Identity Resolution Service (IRS) Connecting an AR digital twin to ThingWorx Object configurations ThingWorx content storage New Static Object setting when configuring the detection position for a Model Target Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View iOS/Android/Windows: Added support for Model Targets with a "static" motion hint When used with Car Mode, this combination provides enhanced tracking for larger objects with reflective surfaces iOS Support for iOS 15 HoloLens: Resolved issue with component placement in certain Creo Illustrate sequences Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio New 3D-Guided Service Instructions tutorial that provides access to project files and step-by-step instructions Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Support for Japanese voice commands on HoloLens 2 Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio New Tagalong property available for 3D Video and 3D Audio widgets Improvements to multi-select for 3D widgets Ability to delete multiple widgets Ability to assign common widget properties a value Audio widget is now available in 2D Eyewear projects Enable Tracking Events property now available on 3D Container for 3D Eyewear projects Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View HoloLens: 3D audio and video widgets will now stay in a user's line of view if the Tagalong property has been enabled in Vuforia Studio Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Support for PingFederate 9.3.3 Patch 5 or later (SSO only) Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio Support for Creo Illustrate 6.1 Decals Ability to select multiple 3D widgets on the canvas or in the project tree using the CTRL key Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Official support for Simplified Chinese and German languages on HoloLens 2 NOTE: Other languages are available, but are not officially supported yet.  See our Help Center for more information on available and supported languages. Support for Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Support for Trimble XR10 Support for RealWear Firmware version 11.2 Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Support for ThingWorx 9.1 Bug fixes and minor improvements   In an effort to improve the 3D Eyewear authoring experience, we are developing a 3D Panel container widget. However, it was mistakenly included with the 9.0.0 release, and should not be used, as it is not functional. 

Vuforia Studio Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Improved detection and tracking for Model Targets and Spatial Targets (all platforms) HoloLens 2: Improved QR code scanning performance Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fix for the Trust Proxy setting Other bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio Scan widget is now available in a 3D eyewear project Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Support for bar code scanning within HoloLens Experiences Improved detection and tracking for Model Targets and Spatial Targets iOS: iOS 11 is no longer supported Android: Android 5.0 will no longer be supported as of February 2020 Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fixes and minor improvements

Currently, we do not recommend using Vuforia Studio with Chrome 106.0.5249.91 or later and Microsoft Edge 106.0.1370.37 due to a major issue with Chromium; Google has been made aware of the issue. Until it is resolved, we recommend using older versions of Chrome or Microsoft Edge.   Vuforia Studio The Wayfinder widget is now out of beta and full access is available. Improvements to the Wayfinder widget include: A pop-up with information about the Wayfinder widget appears when the widget is added to an experience A new Looping property is available that returns a user to the first Waypoint in the array once the last Waypoint is reached Improved ribbon density Improved property names Default gaze vector is now 90 degrees from the surface that the Waypoint is mated to Improved text label design Vuforia View Target acquisition effect is available on all mobile platforms NOTE: The model recognition for Advanced Model Targets will be visualized by a snapping effect in the experience.  HoloLens 2: Wayfinder and Waypoints are now available for 3D eyewear experiences Experience Service There are no new features or updates for the 9.7.1 version of the Experience Service

Vuforia Studio Enhancements to userpick Event (iOS and Android only) The userpick event now contains geometric information that can be used to localize augmentations based on user interactions. For more information, see Geometric Information Mapping with the userpick Event. The response payload of the user pick event is added to the result “eventData” of the event listener $scope.$on(‘userpick’, function(event, targetName, targetType, eventData). Tracking Status API Now Available (iOS and Android only) Tracking status is now exposed via the Tracking API allowing you to build your own business logic linked to tracking status or tracking status changes. For more information, see Tracking Status API. Note: Tracking status is not available in preview. Multibyte Characters Now Fully Supported Multibyte characters are now supported in all of the following places: Display URLs Folder names Exported ZIP files The following enhancements were also made as part of this update: Experiences with only whitespace characters in the name will be renamed to untitled+<timestamp>. Whitespace characters at the very beginning or end of a project name will be removed. Project names must contain no more than 255 characters. Note: A known issue exists where renaming a project that has more than 255 characters results in a non-localized system message. Improvements to Model Rendering and Lighting Improvements were made to the rendering and lighting environment for 3D models in Vuforia Studio to be consistent with other PTC products such as Creo Parametric and Creo Illustrate. Modernized Architecture to Resolve AngularJS Vulnerabilities Modernized the architecture of the Vuforia Studio web editor to address and resolve AngularJS–related vulnerabilities. Note: Improvements to the runtime components for this issue remain in progress. ThingWorx 9.6 Now Supported ThingWorx 9.6 is now supported. Vuforia View Support for iOS/iPadOS 18.0 iOS/iPadOS 18.0 is now supported. Support for Android 15 Android 15 is now supported. Bug Fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release    

Experience Service Added Entra ID Configuration Examples An Entra ID SSO configuration example was added to the Help Center. For more information, see Microsoft Entra ID Configuration Example in the Experience Service and Admin Help Center. Added Okta SSO Configuration Example An Okta SSO configuration example was added to the Help Center. For more information, see Okta Configuration Example in the Experience Service and Admin Help Center. Bug Fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release

Experience Service Added Entra ID Configuration Examples An Entra ID SSO configuration example was added to the Help Center. For more information, see Microsoft Entra ID Configuration Example in the Experience Service and Admin Help Center. Added Okta SSO Configuration Example An Okta SSO configuration example was added to the Help Center. For more information, see Okta Configuration Example in the Experience Service and Admin Help Center. Bug Fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release

Vuforia Studio ThingWorx 9.5 Support ThingWorx 9.5 is now supported in Vuforia Studio. New Observation for Stationary Objects Preset A new Observation for Stationary Objects preset is available for Advanced Views for objects that can be recognized from any angle when standing around the object, but not from below it. For more information, see Observation for Stationary Objects in the Vuforia Developer Library. Note: This new guide view replaces the 360 Dome guide view that was previously available. macOS Sonoma Support macOS Sonoma is now supported. Vuforia View RealWear HMT-1 Devices No Longer Supported Vuforia View is no longer supported on RealWear HMT-1 devices, as RealWear has announced that the HMT-1 devices are at end-of-life and will no longer receive firmware or security updates beyond v12.6. We encourage you to upgrade to RealWear’s Navigator series for continued device support from PTC. For more information, see RealWear’s RealWear HMT-1 and HMT-1Z1 End of Security Update support notice and Firmware Update and Support Policy. Bug Fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release

Vuforia Studio 2D Rendering Updated from AngularJS to LitElement The 2D rendering in Vuforia Studio has been updated to use LitElement instead of AngularJS. Vuforia View RealWear RealWear has announced that RealWear HMT-1 devices are at end-of-life, and will no longer receive firmware or security updates beyond v12.6. As a result, we will be unable to fully support HMT-1 and HMT-1Z1 devices beginning in the upcoming 9.21.0 release. We encourage you to upgrade to RealWear’s Navigator series for continued device support from PTC. For more information, see RealWear’s RealWear HMT-1 and HMT-1Z1 End of Security Update support notice and Firmware Update and Support Policy. Bug Fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release

You can rename a project to avoid overwriting an existing published project with the same name on your Experience Service. To Rename your project, open the project you want to rename and click on the project name in the header bar; the field will become editable. For additional information, see Rename a Project  Here are a few things you need to consider when renaming a project: Renaming an already published project creates a duplicate of the project that is unpublished; it does not rename the already published project on the Experience Service To avoid having multiple copies of the same project on your Experience Service, unpublish the original project before renaming it and publishing it. Once you rename an already published project, and then publish the renamed project, a new QR code is created (different from the originally published project's QR code)