# Introductory visionOS samples Learn the fundamentals of building apps for visionOS with beginner-friendly sample code projects. ## Overview The samples on this page are a starting point for developers new to visionOS. Each focuses on a specific feature, providing a solid foundation to build apps for the Apple Vision Pro. [Creating 2D shapes with SwiftUI](/documentation/visionOS/creating-2d-shapes-in-visionos-with-swiftui) Draw two-dimensional shapes in your visionOS app with SwiftUI shapes or with your custom shapes. [Creating 3D entities with RealityKit](/documentation/visionOS/creating-3d-entities-with-realitykit) Display a horizontal row of three-dimensional shapes in your visionOS app, using predefined mesh and white material. [Creating an immersive space in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/creating-immersive-spaces-in-visionos-with-swiftui) Enhance your visionOS app by adding an immersive space using RealityKit. [Adding a depth effect to text in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/adding-a-depth-effect-to-text-in-visionOS) Create text that expands out of a window using stacked SwiftUI text views. [Tracking and visualizing hand movement](/documentation/visionOS/tracking-and-visualizing-hand-movement) Use hand-tracking anchors to display a visual representation of hand transforms in visionOS. [Creating an interactive 3D model in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/creating-an-interactable-3d-model-in-visionos) Display an interactive car model using gestures in a reality view. [Creating a 3D painting space](/documentation/visionOS/creating-a-painting-space-in-visionos) Implement a painting canvas entity, and update its mesh to represent a stroke. [Generating procedural textures](/documentation/visionOS/generating-procedural-textures-in-visionos) Display a 3D model that generates procedural textures in a reality view. [Displaying a 3D environment through a portal](/documentation/visionOS/displaying-a-3D-environment-through-a-portal) Implement a portal window that displays a 3D environment and simulates entering a portal by using RealityKit. [Obscuring virtual items in a scene behind real-world items](/documentation/visionOS/obscuring-virtual-items-in-a-scene-behind-real-world-items) Increase the realism of an immersive experience by adding entities with invisible materials real-world objects. [Animating hand models in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/animating-hand-models-in-visionOS) Substitute a person’s hands with custom models in a fully immersive space. ## Topics ### Building shapes [Creating 2D shapes with SwiftUI](/documentation/visionOS/creating-2d-shapes-in-visionos-with-swiftui) Draw two-dimensional shapes in your visionOS app with SwiftUI shapes or with your custom shapes. [Creating 3D entities with RealityKit](/documentation/visionOS/creating-3d-entities-with-realitykit) Display a horizontal row of three-dimensional shapes in your visionOS app, using predefined mesh and white material. ### Working with windows [Creating SwiftUI windows in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/creating-a-new-swiftui-window-in-visionos) Display and manage multiple SwiftUI windows in your visionOS app. [Creating 3D models as movable windows](/documentation/visionOS/creating-a-volumetric-window-in-visionos) Display 3D content with a volumetric window that people can move. ### Drawing text [Displaying text in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/displaying-text-in-visionOS) Create styled text in a window using SwiftUI. [Adding a depth effect to text in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/adding-a-depth-effect-to-text-in-visionOS) Create text that expands out of a window using stacked SwiftUI text views. ### Implementing an immersive space [Creating an interactive 3D model in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/creating-an-interactable-3d-model-in-visionos) Display an interactive car model using gestures in a reality view. [Creating an immersive space in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/creating-immersive-spaces-in-visionos-with-swiftui) Enhance your visionOS app by adding an immersive space using RealityKit. ### Managing multiple scenes [Handling the window life cycle with multiple scenes](/documentation/visionOS/handling-the-window-life-cycle-with-multiple-scenes) Track scene state across different window types. [Associating a window with an immersive space](/documentation/visionOS/associating-a-window-with-an-immersive-space) Tightly couple a window with an immersive space for persistent controls. [Embedding controls in an immersive space](/documentation/visionOS/embedding-controls-in-an-immersive-space) Keep controls visible throughout an immersive experience by displaying them in a window or a view attachment. ### Integrating ARKit [Animating hand models in visionOS](/documentation/visionOS/animating-hand-models-in-visionOS) Substitute a person’s hands with custom models in a fully immersive space. [Creating a 3D painting space](/documentation/visionOS/creating-a-painting-space-in-visionos) Implement a painting canvas entity, and update its mesh to represent a stroke. [Tracking and visualizing hand movement](/documentation/visionOS/tracking-and-visualizing-hand-movement) Use hand-tracking anchors to display a visual representation of hand transforms in visionOS. [Displaying an entity that follows a person’s view](/documentation/visionOS/displaying-a-3D-object-that-moves-to-stay-in-a-person's-view) Create an entity that tracks and follows head movement in an immersive scene. [Applying mesh to real-world surroundings](/documentation/visionOS/applying-mesh-to-real-world-surroundings) Add a layer of mesh to objects in the real world, using scene reconstruction in ARKit. [Obscuring virtual items in a scene behind real-world items](/documentation/visionOS/obscuring-virtual-items-in-a-scene-behind-real-world-items) Increase the realism of an immersive experience by adding entities with invisible materials real-world objects. ### Building materials [Generating procedural textures](/documentation/visionOS/generating-procedural-textures-in-visionos) Display a 3D model that generates procedural textures in a reality view. [Implementing adjustable material](/documentation/visionOS/implementing-adjustable-material-in-visionos) Update the adjustable parameters of a 3D model in visionOS. [Displaying a stereoscopic image](/documentation/visionOS/displaying-a-stereoscopic-image-in-visionos) Build a stereoscopic image by applying textures to the left and right eye in a shader graph material. ### Applying spatial audio [Playing spatial audio](/documentation/visionOS/playing-spatial-audio-in-visionos) Create and adjust spatial audio in visionOS with RealityKit. ### Creating portals [Displaying a 3D environment through a portal](/documentation/visionOS/displaying-a-3D-environment-through-a-portal) Implement a portal window that displays a 3D environment and simulates entering a portal by using RealityKit. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)