We are building an AR experience for deployment on iphones. We are using Unity but it looks as if Reality Composer Pro has better features for spatial audio. I am not sure if Reality Composer Pro can only be used for Vision Pro or can it also be used for deployment on Iphone or ipad.

Hello! I’ve got a USDZ export from Maya pipeline working with animation, and they load up nicely in the Vision Pro. I’ve been checking out the animated sample files in the Augmented Reality/Quick Loop sample page, specifically, the first three at the top of the page. I would like to know how they are created. I’m a 3d modeler and animator, not a programmer, so dipping my toe in RCP and Xcode/SwiftUI, but could used some informative tutorials for proper workflow. For example, in the Lunar Rover sample, there are lines emanating from the model, then text windows appear. Would I need to create all these extras inside Reality Composer Pro? I’d like to start creating immersive, narrative experiences (both in a volume, and fully immersive) but for prototyping, I want to learn the proper way to add this type of functionality. I think I remember seeing something to do with “schemas” involved. I’m assuming there might be some coding to setup in RCP for when items are selected, then an associated animation is triggered. Can anyone point me towards the relevant documentation to help me get started? Remember, I don’t code. ;) Here are my recent Vision Pro experimentations. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCH753rZ9r6eqXxpIemaSlcyYxjFgR210&si=P_7AY2aL97Upm61i I’m also proficient with Unreal Engine, but getting content packaged and over to AVP is still not ready for prime time, so i’m exploring the native approach. Thanks for helping point me in the right direction!

How to create fire effect in Reality Composer Pro? Should I use particle emitter?

Hello, I am getting following error on console and my app crashes. It goes to dark and then Apple logo appears and app crashes apply fence tx failed (client=0x61dbbfd7) [0xfffffecc (ipc/mig) server died] [C:3] Error received: Connection interrupted. Failed to commit transaction (client=0x94097449) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to commit transaction (client=0xe9684b50) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] [C:3-1] Error received: Connection interrupted. Failed to commit transaction (client=0xbcac17e9) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to commit transaction (client=0x52392119) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to commit transaction (client=0xff841d17) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to commit transaction (client=0xdef5c915) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to commit transaction (client=0xefdc8bf3) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to commit transaction (client=0xd50c1eff) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to commit transaction (client=0x15690a46) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to commit transaction (client=0xf296f56b) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to commit transaction (client=0x61dbbfd7) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] apply fence tx failed (client=0x61dbbfd7) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] nw_read_request_report [C1] Receive failed with error "No message available on STREAM" nw_read_request_report [C1] Receive failed with error "No message available on STREAM" nw_read_request_report [C1] Receive failed with error "No message available on STREAM" nw_read_request_report [C1] Receive failed with error "No message available on STREAM" nw_read_request_report [C1] Receive failed with error "No message available on STREAM" nw_read_request_report [C1] Receive failed with error "No message available on STREAM" nw_read_request_report [C1] Receive failed with error "No message available on STREAM" nw_read_request_report [C1] Receive failed with error "No message available on STREAM" nw_read_request_report [C1] Receive failed with error "No message available on STREAM" nw_protocol_socket_reset_linger [C1:2] setsockopt SO_LINGER failed [22: Invalid argument] apply fence tx failed (client=0x61dbbfd7) [0x10000003 (ipc/send) invalid destination port] Failed to set override status for bind point component member. Failed to set override status for bind point component member. Failed to set override status for bind point component member. Message from debugger: Terminated due to signal 9 Could you please tell me what's the reason and how can I resolve this. When I loads 2,3 times then app works fine from that point onwards. But this happens time to time when debug.

I have been experimenting some experiences in which I would like to use SharePlay to allow the app to be used by multiple users. Currently I achieved sharing a volume containing a Reality Composer Pro scene inside of it, the scene contains some entities with an animation. So far I have been able to correctly share the volume and its content, with the animation playing without problems, but once I activate SharePlay different users see different moments of the animation if no animation at all. Is there a way to synchronize animations between all the users, no matter when someone entered the SharePlay session, aside from communicating the animation time once someone joins?

The documentation at https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/designing-realitykit-content-with-reality-composer-pro states: Reality Composer Pro treats your imported assets as read-only. This is a huge obstacle for me, as I need to do multiple adjustments to the scene. I somehow managed to actually import one of my assets into the scene and can manipulate it directly, but now I can't figure out how I did this. As I have to prepare further assets and would like to do this directly in Reality Composer Pro, I'm looking for a way to actually load them into the scene. Any idea how this can be done?

I have a rkasset package, from which I load my scene. In the scene, I'm using entity.findEntity(named:"..") to find entities to activate/deactivate. When I have entities deactivated in the *.usda, they are not found with this method. Further inspection shows that the deactivated entities seem not to be compiled into the build. Is there anything I can set that prevents skipping the build for these deactivated entities?

Hello, I am looking to create a shader to update an entity's rendering. As a basic example say I want to recolour an entity, but leave its original textures showing through: I understand with VisionOS I need to use Reality Composer Pro to create the shader, but I'm lost as how to reference the original colour that I'm trying to update in the node graph. All my attempts appear to completely override the textures in the entity (and its sub-entities) that I want to impact. Also the tutorials / examples I've looked at appear to create materials, not add an effect on top of existing materials. Any hints or pointers? Assuming this is possible, I've been trying to load the material in code, and apply to an entity. But do I need to do this to all child entities, or just the topmost? do { let entity = MyAssets.createModelEntity(.plane) // Loads from bundle and performs config let material = try await ShaderGraphMaterial(named: "/Root/TestMaterial", from: "Test", in: realityKitContentBundle) entity.applyToChildren { $0.components[ModelComponent.self]?.materials = [material] } root.addChild(entity) } catch { fatalError(error.localizedDescription) }

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I have a RealityView displaying a Reality Composer Pro scene in window. Things are generally working fine, but the content seems to be appearing in front of and blocking the VisionOS window, rather than being contained inside it. Do I need to switch to a volumetric view for this to work? My scene simply contains a flat display which renders 3D content (it has a material that sends different imagery to each eye).

I use this piece of code in Unity to get the distance length of my model entering another model. I have set collision markers at the tip and end of the model and performed raycasting, but Unity currently does not support object tracking in VisionOS. Therefore, I plan to use SwiftUI for native development. In Reality Composer Pro, I haven't seen a collision editing feature like in Unity; I can only set the size of the collision body but cannot manually adjust or visualize the shape and size of my collision body. I want to achieve similar functionality using SwiftUI, to be able to calculate and display the distance that my model A, like a needle or ruler, penetrates into another model or a physical object's interior. Is there a similar functionality available, or other coding methods to achieve this? void CalculateLengthInsideOrgan() { // Direction from the base of the probe to the tip Vector3 direction = probeTip.position - probeBase.position; float probeLength = direction.magnitude; // Raycasting RaycastHit[] hits = Physics.RaycastAll(probeBase.position, direction, probeLength, organLayerMask); if (hits.Length > 0) { // Calculate the length entering the organ float distanceToFirstHit = hits[0].distance; lengthInsideOrgan = probeLength - distanceToFirstHit; } else { lengthInsideOrgan = 0f; } }

I created a custom component for composer pro in which I have several variables I need an entity to have. The idea is to add this component to some 3d models and save them as usdz’s then I load these usdz’s in code and do specific things depending on these variables. The component shows up in composer fine and I can set variables there. The problem is that the values I set in composer are different that what is shown in code. lets say in composer I set canMove = true. then when I read in code is set to false. I don’t know if I’m missing something public struct MyObjectComponent: Component, Codable { public var affectAll: Bool = false public var affectFloor: Bool = false public var canMove: Bool = false public var moveX: Bool = false public var moveY: Bool = false public var moveZ: Bool = false public var canRotate: Bool = false public var rotateX: Bool = false public var rotateY: Bool = false public var rotateZ: Bool = false public init() { } } Any help appreciated. Guillermo

What is recommended best practice for importing a Blender 3D file into RCP? I assume as a .usdz file? Is there a WWDC24 session or other Apple resource that best explains this. I want to make sure I provide the right format/file to RCP from Blender.

I recently completed a freelance project where I was tasked with creating room-scale environments that could be used as AR elements. As a bonus, I suggested that these could be done to scale, and repurposed for eventual viewing in Vision Pro. To illustrate, I was able to quickly create a simple Immersive project in Xcode, add the USDZ file (authored in Maya, with baked lighting from Arnold) to Reality Composer Pro, and compile for quick sending to headset. I then would do screen recordings inside the immersive space, which the client loved to see. However, I am unable to walk around due to the boundary limitations. My next obvious thought is, how can I setup the “player” camera so that I can control with a PS5 controller inside AVP? In addition to Maya, I’m an Unreal Engine artist, and have been waiting patiently to get any projects compiled for AVP. With 5.5 release, I was able to get a VR Template test over to AVP, where I have rudimentary navigation control via the PS5 controller. Ideally, I’d also love to learn how to set this up natively, so I can take simple USDZ scenes created in Maya, import to RCP, setup a simple camera controller, and then be able to use this to navigate my VR Immersive spaces on Vision Pro. How can we go about doing this? Part two of this question/suggestion is, how would I go about controlling a rigged, animated character in AR/passthrough mode in a similar fashion? Thx!

Hello! Currently watching the Envision the Future: Build great apps for visionOS" webinar, and lots of questions coming up. Thx for offering this online! For those of us with "VR legs", how can we go about setting up custom hand/finger gestures that would enable us to add the functionality for teleporting and navigating within our fully Immersive environments? Both smooth, and snap turn/teleport options would be great, thx! This is adjacent to my previous question on how to setup a PS5 controller to do something similar. Think Half-Life: ALYX as the gold standard for VR navigation.

I am currently developing a game that runs on VisionOS using RealityKit and Swift. I have a question regarding particle emitters. It seems that there is a sorting order (render queue) between particle emitters themselves, but there doesn’t appear to be a render queue between particle emitters and regular model entities. If such a feature exists, could you please provide a simple example? Thank you!

Hi, every one! I'm trying to bind timeline(animation + audio) and behaviors on an entity in reality composer pro. In xcode, I need to clone this entity and use the behavior, but I found that the behaviors are not clone(send notification but not received by reality composer pro and not execute the timeline). How can I solve this problem? Thanks!

Hi everyone, I’m working on a project in Reality Composer Pro, and I’ve encountered an issue with vertex animations. Here’s what I’ve done: I created a model in Blender, which includes two animations: One that scales the vertices of the model. Another that moves the model's position. I imported both animations into Reality Composer Pro, and the position animation works fine, but the vertex scaling animation does not seem to work. What I’m Trying to Achieve: I want the vertex scaling animation to play correctly in Reality Composer Pro alongside the movement animation. Problem: The position animation works as expected, but the vertex scaling animation does not work when applied in Reality Composer Pro. I have checked the vertex scaling animation in other software, and it works fine there. The issue seems to be specific to Reality Composer Pro. Is vertex animation scaling supported in Reality Composer Pro? If so, what might be causing this issue? Any advice or solutions would be greatly appreciated!

Does anyone have any idea if Apple plans to add in UDIM support for its 3D development? It is a real bummer to not have this feature and makes an otherwise clean USD pipeline kinda suck.

I want to render a 3d/stereoscopic video in an Apple Vision Pro window using RealityKit/RealityView. The video is a left-right stereo. The straight forward approach would be to spawn a quad, and give it a custom Shader Graph material, which has a CameraIndexSwitch. The CameraIndexSwitch chooses between the right texture vs the left texture. https://i.sstatic.net/XawqjNcg.png The issue I have here is that I have to extract the video frames from my AVSampleBufferVideoRenderer. This should work ok, but not if I'm playing FairPlay content. So, my question is, how to render stereo FairPlay videos in a SwiftUI RealityView?