I can‘t Figure Out How to Get My Earth Entity to Rotate on its Axis. This is a follow up post from a previous Apple Developer forum post. How would I have the earth (parent) entity rotate CCW underneath the orbiting starship child? I tried adding the following code block to the RealityView but it is not working: if let rotatingEarth = starshipEntity.findEntity(named: "Earth") { rotatingEarth.transform.rotation = simd_quatf.init(angle: 360, axis: SIMD3(x: 0, y: 1, z: 0)) if let animation = try? AnimationResource.generate(with: rotatingEarth as! AnimationDefinition) { rotatingEarth.playAnimation(animation) } } Any advice on getting the earth to rotate? I tried reviewing the Hello World WWDC23 project code, but I was unable to understand the complexity and how that sample project got the earth to rotate. i want to do this for visionOS 1.2. I realize there are some new animation and possible other capabilities coming up in vision 2.0 but I want to try to address this issue in the current released visionOS version.

The object capture feature in Reality Composer App is only available in iOS and iPadOS at the moment, would this feature be available for visionOS in near future? Reality Composer App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reality-composer/id1462358802

The 3D object capture feature doesn’t seem to work on my iphone 12 pro. The circle that is supposed to show up when you begin to begin to move around the object doesnt show up so object capture doesn’t even begin. It says ‘more light..’ or ‘move closer’ but this doesnt happen on my iphone 14 pro. Works perfectly fine on that even with the same lighting. How can this be fixed?

Hey, is there a way to create a good ground shadow shader? I'm using a ground with an unlit material and I can't get the ground shadow to work properly. If I use a PBR texture it works better, but i can barely see it and I want to control the intensity more.

For all the AVP devs out there, what cloud service are you using to load content in your app that has extremely low latency? I tried using CloudKit and it did not work well at all. Latency was super bad :/ Firebase looks like the most promising at this point?? Wish Apple would create an ultra low latency cloud service for streaming high quality content such as USDZ files and scenes made in Reality Composer Pro.

Hi I installed Xcode. I found to anchor plane option which seen in Reality Composer. but in pro version, can't found. where are the options? thanks

Hello just getting this error as I am trying to run the any new project this error is looking up Thanks Zipzy Games X

Hi everyone, is it possible to use a 3D USDZ file to train a model in Create ML, I see there is an image option but it would be good to use these files from Reality Composer from object capture? Or is this in the works for forthcoming Xcode updates? Many Thanks Stuart

Hello guys, I do have a virtual environment in which I have a mesh. I want the mesh to be mirrored onto a glass which is very close nearby. I can't just duplicate it because it varies depending on from which position you are looking at it. Is there a possibility to mirror a mesh via reflections? It shouldn't reflect real world objects - just a virtual mesh. Thank you guys

I've got a couple 2D PNG assets that I want to add to a scene made of a couple other udsz files in RCP (picture adding a couple 2D videogame characters to a simple 3D diorama). When I try to drag the PNGs to the workspace or the file tree…nothing happens. I found a walkthrough on Medium (called "Importing and Exporting Personalized Objects for Augmented Reality: Reality Composer and SwiftUI" for those curious as I can't link to Medium posts here) that makes it look like users could do this with simple drag-and-drop. The Medium post is from June 2023, and in the screenshots RCP visually looks a lot more like Reality Composer on iPad, so I'm assuming it's changed a lot since then? Is there still a way to do this? I've tried adding the 2D elements to a scene with Blenders "import images as planes," but I'm getting weird halos around them and was hoping RCP could make the process a bit easier/cleaner.

I created an app for visionOS, using Reality Composer Pro. Now I want to turn this app into a multi-platform app for iOS as well. RCP files are not supported on iOS, however. So I tried to use the "old" Reality Composer instead, but that doesn't seem to work either. Xcode 15 does not include it anymore, and I read online that files created with Xcode 14's Reality Composer cannot be included in Xcode 15 files. Also, Xcode 14 does not run on my M3 Mac with Sonoma. That's a bummer. What is the recommended way to include 3D content in apps that support visionOS AND iOS?! (I also read that a solution might be using USDZ for both. But how would that workflow look like? Are there samples out there that support both platforms? Please note that I want to setup the anchors myself, using code. I just need the composing tool to the create 3D content that will be placed on these anchors.)

I created a prototype app with Reality Composer on an iPad. Now I would like to import the project to a Mac for further development using Xcode/Swift. How can I do this? I am able to export a .reality or .usdz file. If I open the .reality file in Xcode I just get the playback app/scene but it does not appear to be a project that I can edit.

Hi guys, I've just installed the newest Xcode Version 15.0 (15A240d) and I can see that the Reality Composer is missing. It is not appearing in Xcode -> Open Developer Tool menu. Where/how I can find it? My old reality compose project now opens like a text file, and I have no option to open it in Reality Composer like it was in old Xcode. I'm kinda stuck with my project, so any help could be useful. Thanks, J

Im trying to take an object capture, and scale it. What I did so far is create a Reality Composer project, insert the .objcap file into the project, and then scaled it from 100%, to 200%. I then extracted it as a USDZ. it just won't show up in the Xcode preview now, and im not sure why it doesn't show. Is there any way to fix this? im going crazy trying to find a fix for this to work.

I have a AVPlayer() which loads the video and places it on the screen ModelEntity in the immersive view using the VideoMaterial. This also makes the video untappable as it is a VideoMaterial. Here's the code for the same: let screenModelEntity = model.garageScreenEntity as! ModelEntity let modelEntityMesh = screenModelEntity.model!.mesh let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "<URL>", withExtension: "mp4")! let asset = AVURLAsset(url: url) let playerItem = AVPlayerItem(asset: asset) let player = AVPlayer() let material = VideoMaterial(avPlayer: player) screenModelEntity.components[ModelComponent.self] = .init(mesh: modelEntityMesh, materials: [material]) player.replaceCurrentItem(with: playerItem) return player I was able to load and play the video. However, I cannot figure out how to show the player controls (AVPlayerViewController) to the user, similar to the DestinationVideo sample app. How can I add the video player controls in this case?

I'm a newbie to Reality Composer. Have constructed a couple of simple projects Have added text, and the "A a" is displayed, but as soon as it is selected for editing Properties, Xcode crashes. Running Ventura 13.3.1, and Reality Composer 1.5, Xcode 14.3.1. Will appreciate guidance on how to fix. Thanks!

hi I am not sure what is going on... I have been working on this model for a while on reality composer, and had no problem testing it that way...it always worked out perfectly. So I imported the file into a brand new Xcode project... I created a new ARApp, and used SwiftUI. I actually did it twice ... And tested the version apple has with the box. In Apple's version, the app appears but the whole part where it tries to detect planes didn't show up. So I am confused. I found a question that mentions the error messages I am getting but I am not sure how to get around it? https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/691882 // // ContentView.swift // AppToTest-02-14-23 // // Created by M on 2/14/23. // import SwiftUI import RealityKit struct ContentView : View {   var body: some View {     return ARViewContainer().edgesIgnoringSafeArea(.all)   } } struct ARViewContainer: UIViewRepresentable {       func makeUIView(context: Context) -> ARView {           let arView = ARView(frame: .zero)           // Load the "Box" scene from the "Experience" Reality File     //let boxAnchor = try! Experience.loadBox()     let anchor = try! MyAppToTest.loadFirstScene()           // Add the box anchor to the scene     arView.scene.anchors.append(anchor)           return arView         }       func updateUIView(_ uiView: ARView, context: Context) {}     } #if DEBUG struct ContentView_Previews : PreviewProvider {   static var previews: some View {     ContentView()   } } #endif This is what I get at the bottom 2023-02-14 17:14:53.630477-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] Metal GPU Frame Capture Enabled 2023-02-14 17:14:53.631192-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] Metal API Validation Enabled 2023-02-14 17:14:54.531766-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [AssetTypes] Registering library (/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreRE.framework/default.metallib) that already exists in shader manager. Library will be overwritten. 2023-02-14 17:14:54.716866-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/suFeatheringCreateMergedOcclusionMask.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.743580-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arKitPassthrough.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.744961-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/drPostAndComposition.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.745988-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arSegmentationComposite.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.747245-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arInPlacePostProcessCombinedPermute0.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.748750-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arInPlacePostProcessCombinedPermute1.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.749140-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arInPlacePostProcessCombinedPermute2.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.761189-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arInPlacePostProcessCombinedPermute3.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.761611-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arInPlacePostProcessCombinedPermute4.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.761983-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arInPlacePostProcessCombinedPermute5.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.762604-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arInPlacePostProcessCombinedPermute6.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.763575-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Assets] Resolving material name 'engine:BuiltinRenderGraphResources/AR/arInPlacePostProcessCombinedPermute7.rematerial' as an asset path -- this usage is deprecated; instead provide a valid bundle 2023-02-14 17:14:54.764859-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Foundation.Serialization] Json Parse Error line 18: Json Deserialization; unknown member 'EnableARProbes' - skipping. 2023-02-14 17:14:54.764902-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] [Foundation.Serialization] Json Parse Error line 20: Json Deserialization; unknown member 'EnableGuidedFilterOcclusion' - skipping. 2023-02-14 17:14:55.531748-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] throwing -10878 2023-02-14 17:14:55.534559-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] throwing -10878 2023-02-14 17:14:55.534633-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] throwing -10878 2023-02-14 17:14:55.534680-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] throwing -10878 2023-02-14 17:14:55.534733-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] throwing -10878 2023-02-14 17:14:55.534777-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] throwing -10878 2023-02-14 17:14:55.534825-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] throwing -10878 2023-02-14 17:14:55.534871-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] throwing -10878 2023-02-14 17:14:55.534955-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307215] throwing -10878 2023-02-14 17:14:56.207438-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307383] [Technique] ARWorldTrackingTechnique <0x1149cd900>: World tracking performance is being affected by resource constraints [2] 2023-02-14 17:17:15.741931-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1307414] [Technique] ARWorldTrackingTechnique <0x1149cd900>: World tracking performance is being affected by resource constraints [1] 2023-02-14 17:22:07.075990-0500 AppToTest-02-14-23[21446:1308137] [Technique] ARWorldTrackingTechnique <0x1149cd900>: World tracking performance is being affected by resource constraints [1] code-block

I have a custom material in Reality Composer. When I attach it to a cube and try loading the scene in XCode, the material cannot be cast to a ShaderGraphMaterial because it has been changed to a PhysicallyBasedMaterial. The material was always a Custom material, I did not change the type in Reality Composer. Does anyone know how to fix?

I'm following the Meet Reality Composer Pro walkthrough and ran into something that didn't function as expected. When I got to the step where I add five "Bird_With_Audio.usda" references to the scene, I found they did not play audio. After some trial and error, I found that Preview > Resource in each of their Spatial Audio items was set to "None." If I click the dropdown menu, I see several "Bird_Calls" groups to pick from. I checked the original Bird_With_Audio.usda that I had created, and the "Bird_Calls" audio group was correctly assigned and worked. I tried dragging a sixth Bird_With_Audio into the scene and confirmed that the Spatial Audio item suddenly empties, rendering the bird silent. I was able to go through each of the five birds and set their Spatial Audio Resource to Bird_Calls, and the group worked like the video demonstrates. While this fixed the issue, as a beginner I'd like to know why this happened. It doesn't seem right that I would build and item and then have to re-attach any sounds to it when I place it in the main scene. So…where did I mess up?

I'm using DrawableQueue to create textures that I apply to my ShaderGraphMaterial texture. My metal render is using a range of alpha values as a test. My objects displayed with the DrawableQueue texture are working as expected, but the alpha component is not working. Is this an issue with my DrawableQueue descriptor? My ShaderGraphMaterial? A missing setting on my scene objects? or some limitation in visionOS? DrawableQueue descriptor let descriptor = await TextureResource.DrawableQueue.Descriptor( pixelFormat: .rgba8Unorm, width: textureResource!.width, height: textureResource!.height, usage: [.renderTarget, .shaderRead, .shaderWrite], // Usage should match the requirements for how the texture will be used //usage: [.renderTarget], // Usage should match the requirements for how the texture will be used mipmapsMode: .none // Assuming no mipmaps are needed for the text texture ) let queue = try await TextureResource.DrawableQueue(descriptor) queue.allowsNextDrawableTimeout = true await textureResource!.replace(withDrawables: queue) Draw frame: guard let drawable = try? drawableQueue!.nextDrawable(), let commandBuffer = commandQueue?.makeCommandBuffer()//, //let renderPipelineState = renderPipelineState else { return } let renderPassDescriptor = MTLRenderPassDescriptor() renderPassDescriptor.colorAttachments[0].texture = drawable.texture renderPassDescriptor.colorAttachments[0].loadAction = .clear renderPassDescriptor.colorAttachments[0].storeAction = .store renderPassDescriptor.colorAttachments[0].clearColor = clearColor /*renderPassDescriptor.colorAttachments[0].clearColor = MTLClearColor( red: clearColor.red, green: clearColor.green, blue: clearColor.blue, alpha: 0.5 )*/ renderPassDescriptor.renderTargetHeight = drawable.texture.height renderPassDescriptor.renderTargetWidth = drawable.texture.width guard let renderEncoder = commandBuffer.makeRenderCommandEncoder(descriptor: renderPassDescriptor) else { return } renderEncoder.pushDebugGroup("DrawNextFrameWithColor") //renderEncoder.setRenderPipelineState(renderPipelineState) // No need to create a render command encoder with shaders, as we are only clearing the drawable. // Since we are just clearing the drawable to a solid color, no need to draw primitives renderEncoder.endEncoding() commandBuffer.commit() commandBuffer.waitUntilCompleted() drawable.present() }