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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

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)

Vuforia Studio Known Issue: Unable to Upload Files to Vuforia Studio in Chrome for Mac OS There is currently a known issue in Chrome for Mac where users are unable to upload files to Vuforia Studio when using Chrome 122.0.0.0 and 123.0.0.0. If you are using either of the aforementioned versions of Chrome for Mac, please update to Chrome 123.0.6312.10 to resolve the issue. According to Google, this issue should be resolved in Chrome 124.0.0.0. For more information, see Google’s IssueTracker. New Project Overwrite Message When Publishing A new message appears when a user publishes a project that has the same name as an existing published project on the same Experience Service. Project Name Can Now Be Updated from the Header Bar within a Project Users can now rename a project by clicking on the project name in the header bar from within a project. Image Targets Now Generated at Runtime Image Targets are now generated at runtime, and no longer at design time. Note: If you’re using Vuforia View 9.16.0 or above, all existing projects and new projects should work as expected as this change is backwards compatible. However, experiences that contain an Image Target and have been created with Vuforia Studio 9.19.0 and above will not work properly when consumed with Vuforia View 9.15.0 and below. Performance Improvement to Uploading a CAD Model .glb files no longer appear under Resources to help improve performance when uploading a CAD file. Bug Fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release

Vuforia Studio Project Name Now Available in Metadata Project name is now accessible through scripting in Home.js. Vuforia View Support for Android 14 OS Android 14 OS is now supported. Bug Fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release

Vuforia Studio There were no new features or updates for the 9.17.0 version of Vuforia Studio Vuforia View HoloLens: Dynamic bounding box information is now available at runtime iOS: iOS/iPadOS 17 is now supported iOS/iPadOS 15 is no longer supported Experience Service Ability to disable publishing experiences for offline viewing 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 Improved messaging for Advanced Model Target status when publishing a project Vuforia View A new Show Tracking Status option is available from the menu within an experience. Possible statuses include: TRACKING IS STABLE TRACKING IS UNSTABLE REDUCE MOTION IMPROVE LIGHTING OBJECT OUT OF VIEW Experience Service (on-premises) There were no new features or updates for the 9.15.0 version of the Experience Service. Bug Fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release

Vuforia Studio Bounding box and location information is now available in CAD metadata New RealWear Nav 520 option available in the custom canvas size drop-down list on the 2D canvas JavaScript properties now documented for all widgets Vuforia View Vuforia View is no longer supported on the following devices: Surface Pro 7 Surface Pro 6 Surface Pro 5th Gen (2017) Surface Pro 4 Surface Book Surface Go Surface Go2 Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses You may still be able to use Vuforia View to consume published experiences on these devices, but Technical Support will no longer be available. You should also expect that Vuforia View may stop working correctly on these devices after September 2023. Then, at the end of the year (2023), the following will happen for Windows and Vuzix devices: Vuforia View will be removed from the Windows Store. Vuforia View will be removed from Vuzix App Store. No updated versions of Vuforia View for Windows will be available on the PTC Software Downloads site; only older preexisting versions will remain. Experience Service There were no new features or updates for the 9.14.0 version of the Experience Service. Bug fixes See Bug Fixes for additional information on bugs resolved in this release