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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 Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View RealWear: With the Vuforia Studio 9.2.2 release, you will need to update your RealWear firmware to 12.1, as we are discontinuing support for RealWear 11.2 and 12.0. Updating to RealWear 12.1 will provide access to the most up-to-date features and support. Once you've updated to 12.1, republish your 2D eyewear projects with the latest release of Vuforia Studio - version 9.2.2. This update to RealWear firmware and republishing your projects will resolve the known issues with voice commands and widgets. HoloLens: Resolved issues with sequence order and coloring Improvements to text size and display of 3D buttons Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fixes and security improvements

Vuforia Studio The source URL of 3D Audio and 3D Video widgets can now be set dynamically Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Android Versions prior to 8.0 are no longer supported RealWear Beginning in August 2021, only RealWear 12.1 will be supported HoloLens Improvements to stability of Model Tracking Improved display of models defined at large scales Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Bug fixes and security improvements

Vuforia Studio Support for sequences created with Creo Illustrate 8.0 Support for occlusion on Area Targets Improvements to 3D Panel widget: Ability to configure offset and snap distance Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Support for Windows Surface Go 2 Android: Support for Android 6 and 7 will be discontinued in July 2021 RealWear: Support for RealWear 11 will be discontinued in July 2021 Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Support for ThingWorx 9.2 Support for RHEL 8.4 Support for Ubuntu 20.04 Support for PostgreSQL 13.3 Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View HoloLens: New swipe right action brings you to downloaded Experiences French language now supported for HoloLens 2 voice commands Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service New Experience Service Help Center that includes all information needed to install and deploy an Experience Service Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.2 Ability to retrieve information about published projects including: Project file size Publish date Username that published the project Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio Area Targets are now supported! Area Targets bring Vuforia-powered environment tracking into your Experiences enabling you to track and augment areas and spaces. Area Targets allow users to easily navigate to the appropriate content using spatial clues, ultimately improving operational efficiency and work safety. Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Italian and Spanish languages now supported for HoloLens 2 voice commands RealWear: Fixes to provide better support and performance for RealWear OS 12; in order to leverage these enhancements, projects will need to be republished. There are a few known issues that have been reported to RealWear. For more information, see Article - CS345904 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 widgets for 3D Eyewear projects: 3D Press Button We recommend using a   3D Press Button   in place of the   3D Button , as the   3D Button   widget will be deprecated in a future release. A few things to keep in mind: In May, the   3D Button   widget will no longer available for new projects. This will not immediately affect existing projects that contain   3D Button   widgets, and you will still be able to edit and re-publish projects that contain them. In the future (TBD)  all existing  3D Buttons  will be transitioned to  3D Press Buttons . More information on this transition will be forthcoming. 3D Image Button 3D Toggle Button 3D Checkbox 3D Panel Ability to pin and unpin 3D Audio and 3D Video widgets in runtime German and Simplified Chinese now fully supported for HoloLens 2 voice commands If your HoloLens was set to English when you installed Vuforia View, you'll need to delete it and reinstall after you've changed your language setting to Simplified Chinese or German Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Support for PostgreSQL 11.6 and 12.4 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 New 3D Audio Widget Improvements to the 3D Video Widget for 3D Eyewear projects Ability to change the color of the buttons and panel Vuforia View iOS 12 is no longer supported Bug fixes and minor improvements   Experience Service Bug fixes and minor improvements 

Vuforia Studio New 3D Video widget for 3D Eyewear projects Bug fixes and improvements Vuforia View Camera widget for mobile now supported on Windows devices iOS 12 will no longer be supported as of December Support for Vuzix M400 Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Support for PostgreSQL 9.6 and 10.14 Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio New Camera widget for mobile and 2D eyewear projects NOTE: This widget is not supported on Windows devices Ability to access and incorporate CAD metadata into an Experience using JavaScript See the Studio Help Center for more information on utilizing this feature New Car Mode checkbox when setting detection configuration properties for a Model Target Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Support for Car Mode capability for Model Targets Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Support for Windows Server 2019 Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 (RHEL 8.0) Bug fixes and minor improvements

Vuforia Studio Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service An 8.5.12 version of Experience Service was not released

Vuforia Studio Bug fixes and minor improvements Vuforia View Bug fixes and minor improvements Experience Service Compatibility with ThingWorx 9.0 Bug fixes and minor improvements