Hello,
I'm unable to activate a timeline in my application through an OnTap, OnAddedToScene or OnNotification.
In RCP I can test and play the timelines easily.
When running in the simulator or on device the timelines simply do not run, regardless of the method through which I try to call the API.
I have two questions:
How can I check that my timelines are in my RCP project that's loaded into the scene? I don't see timelines in the entity hierarchy when I debug in RealityKit Debugger
Is Behaviors a component I can manually set at runtime? I can very clearly see the behaviors component attached to my entity in RCP, but when running this code:
.gesture(
TapGesture()
.targetedToAnyEntity()
.onEnded { value in
if value.entity.applyTapForBehaviors() {
print("Success!")
} else {
print("Failure.")
}
}
)
It prints "Failure." every time indicating to me that the entity does not have a Behavior attached to it (whether that's a component or however else the Behavior is associated with the entity)
I also have not had success using the Notification system or even the OnAddedToScene behavior trigger which should theoretically work if a behavior is attached to the entity which the tap experiment indicates it's not.
For context this is my notification trigger code:
private let notificationTrigger = NotificationCenter.default
.publisher(for: Notification.Name("RealityKit.NotificationTrigger"))
@Environment(\.realityKitScene) var scene
Attachment(id: "home") {
Button {
NotificationCenter.default.post(
name: NSNotification.Name("RealityKit.NotificationTrigger"),
object: nil,
userInfo: [
"RealityKit.NotificationTrigger.Scene": scene,
"RealityKit.NotificationTrigger.Identifier": "test"
]
)
} label: {
Text("Test")
}
.padding(20)
.glassBackgroundEffect()
}
.onReceive(notificationTrigger) { _ in
print("test notification received")
I am receiving "test notification received" print statements as well.
I'm using Xcode 16.0 with VisionOS 2.0 on MacOS 15.3.1
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Hi, I've encountered a thread where an Apple engineer points out that there are 2 possible ways to anchor scenePhase, either App or View implementation: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/757429
This thread also links to documentation which states
If you read the phase from within a custom Scene instance, the value similarly reflects an aggregation of all the scenes that make up the custom scene:
This doesn't seem to be the case on visionOS 2, I tried the following code starting from an empty app template:
import SwiftUI
@main
struct SceneTestApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
MyScene()
WindowGroup(id: "extra") {
Text("Extra window")
}
}
}
struct MyScene: Scene {
@Environment(\.scenePhase) private var scenePhase
@Environment(\.openWindow) private var openWindow
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
.onAppear {
openWindow(id: "extra")
}
}
.onChange(of: scenePhase) { oldValue, newValue in
print("scenePhase changed")
}
}
}
The result was that I didn't get onChange callback if I only closed the extra window, the callback only came after I closed both windows and the whole app was suspended. Is this expected behavior?
After re-launching the immersive space in my app 5-10 times, the WorldTrackingProvider stops working. Only restarting the app will allow it to start working again.
Only on device, not the simulator.
I get these errors when it happens:
The device_anchor can only be queried when the world tracking provider is running.
ARPredictorRemoteService <0x107cbb5e0>: Service configured with error: Error Domain=com.apple.arkit.error Code=501 "(null)"
Remote Service was invalidated: <ARPredictorRemoteService: 0x107cbb5e0>, will stop all data_providers.
ARRemoteService: remote object proxy failed with error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4099 "The connection to service with pid 81 named com.apple.arkit.service.session was invalidated from this process." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=The connection to service with pid 81 named com.apple.arkit.service.session was invalidated from this process.}
ARRemoteService: weak self released before invalidation
@Observable class VisionPro {
let session = ARKitSession()
let worldTracking = WorldTrackingProvider()
func transformMatrix() async -> simd_float4x4 {
guard let deviceAnchor = worldTracking.queryDeviceAnchor(atTimestamp: CACurrentMediaTime())
else { return .init() }
return deviceAnchor.originFromAnchorTransform
}
func runArkitSession() async {
Task {
try? await session.run([worldTracking])
}
}
}
which I call from my RealityView:
.task {
await visionPro.runArkitSession()
}
Hello Community,
I am currently developing an experimental VisionOS app, to investigate the social effects of the new Spatial Persona feature, for my bachelor thesis. My setup includes a simple board game for the participants, in which they can engage with their persona avatars.
I tried to use the TabletopKit for this setup, but ran into issues when starting the SharePlay session. When I testes my app, I couldn't see the other spatial persona anymore, despite the green SharePlay button indicating the session started. The other person can see my actions in their version of the app on the board, but can not interact with anything. Also, we are both seat on the default side of the seat.
I tried to remove the environment I added, because it doesn't seem to synch with the other player. When I tried the FaceTime feature in the simulator without the environment, I could then see the test robot avatar, but at a totally wrong place. It's seems like it isn't just my environment occluding the seats, but a flaw in the seating process as well.
When I tried the FaceTime feature in the simulator on the official test scene (TabletopKit Sample), I got the same incorrect placement and the warning "role(for:inSeatNumber:): The provided role identifier does not match a role in the current template."
So my questions are:
What needs to be changed so the TabletopKit can handle seating correctly?
How can I correctly use immersive scenes in combination with the TabletopKit?
I tried to keep the implementation of the TabletopKit example as close as possible, so I think it will enough to look into this codebase for now.
I debugged the position of seats and they are placed correctly in front of their equipment. The personas are just not placed on them.
I have been experimenting with the Hello World sample app from https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/world and I came across behavior that appears inconsistent with user-facing documentation describing the device controls at https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/apple-vision-pro/tan1e2a29e00/visionos
I tried pressing simulator's "Home" button while "Objects in Orbit" immersive space was presented alongside with the main application window. According to user documentation, pressing Digital Crown should take the user directly to Home View. In my test a single press only dismissed the immersive space, I needed another press to "exit" the app and go to Home View.
Is this behavior expected? I am assuming that "Home" button in the simulator behaves as if the user pressed Digital Crown on the device, I don't have access to the actual hardware.
I am encountering an issue while using the multiview video demo provided at this link "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/avkit/creating-a-multiview-video-playback-experience-in-visionos/". Specifically, when running on versions of visionOS prior to 2.2, navigating back results in a blank screen. Has anyone else experienced this problem and found a solution? Any advice or workaround would be greatly appreciated.
In Reality Composer, it is possible to create child components and manipulate them within the hierarchy of a ModelEntity. Is there a way to create child components in other 3D modeling programs, such as Blender?
Hi folks, I’m new to Vision Pro stack, still trying to learn all the nuances. Here is a problem I can’t seem to find an answer.
I placed entity A( a small .02 radius sphere) inside entity B( size:.1 box). Both entities have HoverEffectComponent, and both inputcomponent is set to .direct. Entity A is NOT a child of Entity B. When I direct touch Entity B, I noticed that Entity A’s hover effect is fired as well. This only happens if Entity A‘s position is inside Entity B. The gesture that is only targeted at Entity A doesn’t work either. I double checked Entity A collider which sits inside entity B collider, my direct touch shouldn’t have trigger its hove effect. Having one collider inside another seems to produce unpredictable behavior? Thanks in advance 🙏🙏🙏
Context: I’m trying to create an invisible bound around Entity A, so when my hand approaches the bound to grab Entity A, a nice spotlight hover effect would fire first on the bound before hand reaching entity A.
I am following this example to create a stereoscopic image: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/creating-stereoscopic-image-in-visionos
I would also like to add corner radius to the stereoscopic RealityView. With ordinary SwiftUI views, we typically just use .clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 32)):
struct StereoImage: View {
var body: some View {
let spacing: CGFloat = 10.0
let padding: CGFloat = 40.0
VStack(spacing: spacing) {
Text("Stereoscopic Image Example")
.font(.largeTitle)
RealityView { content in
let creator = StereoImageCreator()
guard let entity = await creator.createImageEntity() else {
print("Failed to create the stereoscopic image entity.")
return
}
content.add(entity)
}
.frame(depth: .zero)
}
.padding(padding)
.clipShape(RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 32)) // <= HERE!
}
}
This doesn't seem to actually clip the RealityView shown in the sample above. I am guessing this is due to the fact that the box in the RealityView has a non-zero z scale, which means it isn't on the same "layer" as its SwiftUI containers, and thus isn't clipped by the modifiers apply to the containers.
How can I properly apply a clipshape to RealityViews like this? Thanks!
Hi,
I have used the template code for Plane Detection and placing models on them from here https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/placing-content-on-detected-planes
This source code did not copy the animations in the preview model to the PlacedModel and hence I modified it to do a manual copy of animations and textures. There is a function called materialize() that does this and I was able to modify it to get it working where the placed models are now animating. The issue is when I apply gestures on them like drag or rotate. For those models that go through this logic I'm unable to add gestures even though I'm making sure that Collision and Input Target is set on the Placed Models. Has anyone been able to get this working or is it even a possibility?
My materialize function
func materialize() -> PlacedObject {
let shapes = previewEntity.components[CollisionComponent.self]!.shapes
// Clone render content first as we need its materials
let clonedRenderContent = renderContent.clone(recursive: true)
print("To be finding main model: \(descriptor.displayName)")
// Find the main model in preview hierarchy
func findMainModel(_ entity: Entity) -> Entity? {
if entity.name == descriptor.displayName.replacingOccurrences(of: " ", with: "_") {
print("Found main model: \(entity.name)")
return entity
}
for child in entity.children {
if child.name == descriptor.displayName.replacingOccurrences(of: " ", with: "_") {
print("Found main model in children: \(child.name)")
return child
}
}
return nil
}
// Clone hierarchy preserving structure, names, and materials
func cloneHierarchy(_ entity: Entity) -> Entity {
print("Cloning: \(entity.name)")
let cloned: Entity
if let model = entity as? ModelEntity {
// Clone with recursive false to handle children manually
cloned = model.clone(recursive: false)
if let clonedModel = cloned as? ModelEntity,
let originalMaterials = model.model?.materials {
// Preserve the original model's materials
clonedModel.model?.materials = originalMaterials
}
} else {
cloned = Entity()
}
// Preserve name and transform
cloned.name = entity.name
cloned.transform = entity.transform
// Clone children
for child in entity.children {
let clonedChild = cloneHierarchy(child)
cloned.addChild(clonedChild)
}
return cloned
}
print("=== Cloning Preview Structure ===")
// Clone the preview hierarchy with proper structure
let clonedStructure = cloneHierarchy(previewEntity)
// Find and use the main model
if let mainModel = findMainModel(clonedStructure) {
print("Using main model for PlacedObject")
let modelEntity: ModelEntity
if let asModel = mainModel as? ModelEntity {
print("Using asModel ")
modelEntity = asModel
} else {
modelEntity = ModelEntity()
modelEntity.name = mainModel.name
// Copy children and transforms
for child in mainModel.children {
modelEntity.addChild(child)
}
modelEntity.transform = mainModel.transform
}
// Add collision component here
let collisionComponent = CollisionComponent(shapes: shapes, isStatic: false,
filter: CollisionFilter(group: PlacedObject.collisionGroup, mask: .all))
modelEntity.components.set(collisionComponent)
// Create the placed object
let placedObject = PlacedObject(descriptor: descriptor, renderContentToClone: modelEntity, shapes: shapes)
// Set input target on the placed object itself
placedObject.components.set(InputTargetComponent(allowedInputTypes: [.direct, .indirect]))
return placedObject
} else {
print("Fallback to original render content")
let placedObject = PlacedObject(descriptor: descriptor, renderContentToClone: clonedRenderContent, shapes: shapes)
placedObject.components.set(InputTargetComponent(allowedInputTypes: [.direct, .indirect]))
return placedObject
}
}
My PlacedObject class where the init has the recursive cloning removed because it is handled in materialize
class PlacedObject: Entity {
let fileName: String
// The 3D model displayed for this object.
private let renderContent: ModelEntity
static let collisionGroup = CollisionGroup(rawValue: 1 << 29)
// The origin of the UI attached to this object.
// The UI is gravity aligned and oriented towards the user.
let uiOrigin = Entity()
var affectedByPhysics = false {
didSet {
guard affectedByPhysics != oldValue else { return }
if affectedByPhysics {
components[PhysicsBodyComponent.self]!.mode = .static
} else {
components[PhysicsBodyComponent.self]!.mode = .static
}
}
}
var isBeingDragged = false {
didSet {
affectedByPhysics = !isBeingDragged
}
}
var positionAtLastReanchoringCheck: SIMD3<Float>?
var atRest = false
init(descriptor: ModelDescriptor, renderContentToClone: ModelEntity, shapes: [ShapeResource]) {
fileName = descriptor.fileName
// renderContent = renderContentToClone.clone(recursive: true)
renderContent = renderContentToClone
super.init()
name = renderContent.name
// Apply the rendered content’s scale to this parent entity to ensure
// that the scale of the collision shape and physics body are correct.
scale = renderContent.scale
renderContent.scale = .one
// Make the object respond to gravity.
let physicsMaterial = PhysicsMaterialResource.generate(restitution: 0.0)
let physicsBodyComponent = PhysicsBodyComponent(shapes: shapes, mass: 1.0, material: physicsMaterial, mode: .static)
components.set(physicsBodyComponent)
components.set(CollisionComponent(shapes: shapes, isStatic: false,
filter: CollisionFilter(group: PlacedObject.collisionGroup, mask: .all)))
addChild(renderContent)
addChild(uiOrigin)
uiOrigin.position.y = extents.y / 2 // Position the UI origin in the object’s center.
// Allow direct and indirect manipulation of placed objects.
components.set(InputTargetComponent(allowedInputTypes: [.direct, .indirect]))
// Add a grounding shadow to placed objects.
renderContent.components.set(GroundingShadowComponent(castsShadow: true))
}
required init() {
fatalError("`init` is unimplemented.")
}
}
Thanks
Hi,
I was wondering if the Enterprise API for visionOS 2 includes access to the raw Lidar data from the Apple Vision Pro, or any intermediate data representation (like the depthMap as shown in this post)? Or if there would be any way to get access to this data?
Thanks in advance!
Hello,
We've been working for months now on an App for the Vision Pro.
(it's been great btw!)
We already have an App in the App Store for iOS, and have been migrating our platform from the Microsoft Hololens 2 to the AVP:
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NPPP031VHD1
We require the Main Camera access and already have gotten the Enterprise.license for development purposes.
Unfortunately, we cannot publish our Business App (which uses an Enterprise API) under the same Name/Bundle ID as our iOS App because it would conflict with our current Distribution Method.
We arrived at the conclusion that we need a new Enterprise.license under a different Bundle ID to create a new App for the Business Store.
Has anyone been in the same boat as us, and tried to publish to the Business Store while already having an App in the Public App Store under the same name?
We applied to get another license for distribution under another name (with "Pro" at the end), but it's been stuck in limbo for over a month now (probably because the new bundle ID doesn't have any track record).
Anyhow, thanks for any help, we're open to suggestions as to how to proceed!
Hello,
we have a RealityKit app that also runs on macOS via Catalyst.
For specific USD assets containing particle systems we have observed a reproducible crash.
Steps to reproduce:
Open Reality Composer Pro
Create new file
Create simple particle system (default one is fine)
export as USDZ
Create project in Xcode
Call Entity.load(… and pass in your USD
Running this on an Intel iMac with macOS Sequoia 15.3 will lead to a crash with the following console log:
validateWithDevice:4704: failed assertion `Render Pipeline DescrvalidateWithDevice:4704: failed assertion `Render Pipeline Descriptor Validation
depthAttachmentPixelFormat (MTLPixelFormatDepthvalidateWithDevice:4704: failed assertion `Render Pipeline Descriptor Validation
depthAttachmentPixelFormat (MTLPixelFormatDepthvalidateWithDevice:4704: failed assertion `Render Pipeline Descriptor Validation
depthAttachmentPixelFormat (MTLPixelFormatDepth32Float) and stencilAttachmentPixelFormat (MTLPixelFormatStencil8) must match.
'
iptor Validation
depthAttachmentPixelFormat (MTLPixelFormatDepth32Float) and stencilAttachmentPixelFormat (MTLPixelFormatStencil8) must match.
'
32Float) and stencilAttachmentPixelFormat (MTLPixelFormatStencil32Float) and stencilAttachmentPixelFormat (MTLPixelFormatStencil8) must match.
'
8) must match.
'
Xcode version: 16.2.0
iMac 2020 3,8GHz Intel Core i7
macOS Sequoia 15.3
FB16477373
It would be great if this could be fixed quickly or a workaround provided since it affects or production app. Thank you!
In the DestinationVideo demo, the onAppear in UpNextView is triggered again when it is closed, but I only want it to be triggered once. How can I achieve this?
Alternatively, I would like to capture the button click events in the player menu, as shown in the screenshot below.
I’m facing an issue while using CustomHoverEffect. In my view, there is a long title, which causes the title to be truncated. When the user hovers over it, the title should scroll. Although I have already implemented the scrolling effect, I am unsure how to trigger the scroll on hover. How should I approach this?
When you click the button in the background of three horizontal lines, when the view is about to appear, add buried event statistics, but click the button to close it, it will repeat the view will appear method API, equivalent to the view method repeated execution twice, resulting in incorrect buried event statistics
Hi, I am a new developer. I want to add articulated objects and deformable objects into my AR game. I haven't found any tutorial on this, I hope to interact with these objects. Please let me know if this is available in visionOS.
How do I obtain the device's camera permissions when developing camera apps?
Hello,
I was looking back into downloading the Tracking geographic locations in AR sample app from https://developer.apple.com/documentation/arkit/tracking-geographic-locations-in-ar
Unfortunately the Download links to the .zip of the DisplayingAPointCloudUsingSceneDepth sample project.
The exact same issue occurs when trying to download the sample code from https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ARKit/creating-a-fog-effect-using-scene-depth
Wondering if those links are deliberately broken because of possible deprecations.
Thanks to any Apple Engineer willing to look into that.
my coworkers and i are guessing at what data defines an anchor. i tried searching but struggled to find anything helpful.
our best guess was a combination Triangular Irregular Networks (TIN), gps, magnetic compass direction and maybe elevation sensors.
is this documented anywhere? if not, can a definition or description be provided?