Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Studio 9.23.0 release:

New: Studio Experience API Extensions
Perform design review geometry changes interactively during AR sessions

Did you know AR is a great way to view 3D designs next to/on top of physical objects during design reviews? 

Our customers love to use Vuforia Studio for their design reviews, as viewing 3D objects directly in the real world is a quick and easy way to uncover areas for improvement. Our new API takes this to the next level. Now, you can use the userpick event to return geometry information while in the AR experience. This means you can now mark exact geometric information directly inside the AR viewing experience and then use this exact location to enrich the authoring experience with POIs and other augmentations.

For more information, see:

Geometric Information Mapping with the userpick Event

New: Tracking Status API Now Available
  Use AR for faster and more reliable As-built comparisons 

Do you have inspection use cases that require As-built comparisons between a physical object and the CAD design? Or are you looking to distinguish actual differences vs. tracking inaccuracies?

Our new tracking-status API now permits Experiences to react on unreliable tracking, allowing you to build your own business logic linked to tracking status or tracking status changes. 

For more information, see:

Tracking-status API

New: Multibyte Characters Now Fully Supported
  We speak your language! 

You asked - we heard! This is an important update for any and all customers looking to use naming conventions in non-English characters. We are happy to announce that we now fully support multibyte characters to ensure all our Studio customers can name items in their language, including file names or URLs that Vuforia is using and that customers would like to access.

But that's not all!

With each release, we have a ton of new improvements. Here are just a few other highlights from the last releases:

• Vuforia View iOS/Android - iOS/iPadOS 18 and Android 15 are now supported.
• ThingWorx Support  - Studio now supports ThingWorx 9.6.
• Model Rendering and Lighting  - Improvements were made to the rendering and lighting environment for 3D models in Vuforia Studio to be consistent with other PTC products such as Creo Parametric and Creo Illustrate.

Release Notes

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes

Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Studio 9.22.0 release:

Vuforia SSO just got more versatile:
Now supporting MS Entra ID and OKTA!

We are excited to announce that Vuforia has significantly broadened its SSO support to include the most widely used SSO providers, MS Entra ID and OKTA. This is excellent news if your organization is already using MS Entra ID or OKTA, as our documentation for validated and tested configurations should help you to get up and running with SSO even faster. 

The inclusion of MS Entra ID and OKTA not only adds two additional capabilities to the existing support for PingFederate, but these updates also mean that your SSO experts should now be able to configure any other SSO provider that supports the protocols SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID. 

Check out our documentation to learn more:

Learn More: MS Entra Support          Learn More: Okta Support

But that's not all!

With each release, we have a ton of new improvements. Here are just a few other highlights from the last releases:

• Model Target Recognition  - An issue was resolved where tracking became unstable if a model had arbitrary scale factors.
• Duplicate Bindings Expressions - An issue was resolved where binding expressions were duplicated in some projects, affecting performance.
• Model Items - An issue was resolved where deleting one model item removed all other model items from the model.

Release Notes

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes

Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Studio 9.21.0 release:

New Observation for Stationary Objects preset:
Initiate Model Target recognition even when close to a large object

Are you working with Vuforia Studio to track large objects such as cars, stationary tabletop objects, or large machinery? If yes, you have probably found yourself walking far away from your object to initiate the model-based tracking. Our new Observation for Stationary Objects preset is here to make your life much easier!

Users can now define Model Target viewing ranges much closer to the physical object than the "Dome preset." This results in a more seamless Model Target recognition, especially when the user is close to a large object. Observation for Stationary Objects guide view is now available for Advanced Views for objects that can be recognized from any angle when standing around them but not below them. 

Learn More: Observation preset

Collaborating in Vuforia Studio Using GitHub: 

Did you know you can use GitHub to manage your Vuforia Studio projects/experiences and collaborate with others? There are plenty of benefits! For example, you can share and collaborate on your Vuforia Studio experiences with other users, compare changes to JavaScript and CSS, view source history and previous versions, revert unwanted changes, and much more!

👇 Want to learn more? Check out our GitHub user guide 👇

Collaborating in Vuforia Studio Using GitHub

But that's not all!

With each release, we have a ton of new improvements. Here are just a few other highlights from the last releases:

• ThingWorx - ThingWorx 9.5 is now supported in Vuforia Studio.
• HoloLens  - An issue was resolved where Vuforia View randomly crashed due to a timing issue.
• RealWear HMT-1 - Vuforia View is no longer supported on RealWear HMT-1 devices, as RealWear has announced that the HMT-1 devices are at end-of-life and will no longer receive firmware or security updates beyond v12.6.

Release Notes

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes

What's new in the Studio 9.20.0 release:

Improvements & Bug Fixes: 
A clean-up to make room for more exciting features

We took the chance to use this release to clean up a bunch of those pesky bugs and implement some of the most requested improvements. So keep the feedback coming (via the community or your Vuforia contact person - we hear you!) and your eyes open for future releases.  

Please also note that support for RealWear HMT-1 devices will be deprecated in the upcoming 9.21.0 release. To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes

Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Studio 9.19.0 release:

New project management features:
 Overwrite notifications and renaming options

We have some great news for users that are sharing an Experience Service. To help avoid overwriting projects being saved under duplicate names, we have added new notifications to warn users when a project of the same name already exists on the Experience Service. Not only will this help to avoid overwriting existing projects, but it should also help keep your projects clean and up to date. 

But that is not all! We have also added additional functionality to rename the project directly within a project in the header bar where the project name is displayed. So if you receive a warning of an existing project, you can simply rename the project straight away. 

How to rename a project

Important Update:
Please upgrade Vuforia View 

We have made some important updates under the hood to improve Image Target generation and to prepare for some exciting new features. To take advantage of these improvements (and to continue to use Image Targets with projects published with Vuforia Studio 9.19+) all users must ensure that they are running Vuforia View 9.16 or above.

Download latest version of Vuforia View

But that's not all!

With each release, we have a ton of new improvements. Here are just a few other highlights from the last releases:

• Mac OS - An issue was resolved where the Open button was not visible on the Vuforia Studio launch window on Mac OS.
• Model Target Editor  - An issue was resolved where a Model Target widget could not be placed on a model when the model is underneath the canvas floor.
• Time Series Chart | List Widgets  - An issue was resolved where the drop-down field was not showing for the Time Series Chart and List widgets.
• Vuforia View - An issue was resolved where View on HoloLens occasionally crashed in scan mode.

Release Notes

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes

What's new in the Studio 9.18.0 release:

Improvements & Bug Fixes: 
A clean-up to make room for more exciting features

We took the chance to use this release to clean up a bunch of those pesky bugs and implement some of the most requested improvements. So keep the feedback coming (via the community or your Vuforia contact person - we hear you!) and your eyes open for future releases.

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes

Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Studio 9.17.0 release:

More Control for Your Data:
 New Options to Disable Publishing Offline/Public Experiences

Do you have sensitive data in some of your applications? Would you like to control which experiences can be downloaded to devices? Or, maybe you would like to require users to authenticate before opening an experience?

If you answered yes to any of the above, we have added two new parameters to this release that give you more control over who/how your users interact with your data. 

Single Sign-On (SSO)
  Is it right for you? 

Since launching SSO support for Vuforia Studio, we have had plenty of customer feedback because, let's face it, it is a big decision! 

To help administrators decide which authentication method fits their organization best, we have not only collected all your feedback but also made some major improvements and additions to our SSO documentation. Moreover, we took the most common troubleshooting areas from our users and added plenty of new documentation for administrators installing and configuring their on-premises Experience Service. Since SSO authentication is an important topic and an even more important decision, we will continue to collect your feedback and enhance our documentation to ensure an optimal installation and configuration experience! In the meantime, check out some of the big changes here:

Is SSO right for you?           Before you install the experience

But that's not all!

With each release, we have a ton of new improvements. Here are just a few other highlights from the last releases:

• iOS - iOS/iPadOS 17 is now supported.
• Model Target Editor  - An issue was resolved where the Model Target Editor showed the Guide View for a model that was replaced with a different model.
• Spatial Targets  - An issue was resolved where Spatial Targets appeared vertically on the 3D canvas.

Release Notes

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes

Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Studio 9.16.0 release:

New Feature: Duplicate a view
 for experiences requiring multiple tracking types

Do you have Vuforia Studio experiences that require both spatial and model tracking? Maybe you don’t have the real-world object at hand when you are preparing your model target experience in the office – but you would still like to test everything on a spatial target before you send it to the field. If you want to improve efficiency and have an experience with two tracking methods, you will love this new Vuforia Studio enhancement: Duplicate a view!

  Now, there is no need to start from zero to create a project with different target types. Simply hit the "Duplicate" button on a view to make an exact copy of the view - including all the widgets, bindings, services, and code. Then, all you have to do is swap out the target type for a new one, and you are good to go! 

But that's not all!

With each release, we have a ton of new improvements. Here are just a few other highlights from this release:

• Dynamic Bounding Box Info at Runtime - Bounding box and location information can now be generated for any model at runtime (iOS and Android).
• New Project Access Configuration - A new option in the Vuforia Experience Service installer allows administrators to disable publishing projects with public access in Vuforia Studio.
• ThingWorx 9.4  - Vuforia Studio now supports ThingWorx 9.4.
• Preview (Blank White Page) - An issue was resolved where clicking Preview resulted in a blank white page. 
• ThingWorx Service Replies Not Updated - An issue was resolved where ThingWorx service replies displayed old data during runtime instead of the most recent. 

Release Notes

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes

Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Studio 9.15.0 release:

New Feature: Visual Tracking Status
 Helps Frontline Workers Maintain Stable Tracking

We have added a new feature to help frontline workers get the most out of AR experiences. It is a first step in helping users maintain stable tracking in certain environments. 

To try it out, simply select "Show Tracking Status" from the menu when inside an experience. The on-screen prompts and statuses will guide workers to either reduce motion, improve lighting, or bring the object back into view when tracking is unstable.  

JavaScript Information for Widget Properties 

Do you consider yourself an advanced Vuforia Studio user? Are you interested in getting under the hood to create even more customized and dynamic experiences?

One of the big advantages of Vuforia Studio is that you have the choice to either use our simplified drag-and-drop user interface for quick and easy AR content creation or be as creative as you like by using the powerful JavaScript capabilities. To help our advanced JavaScript users, we have expanded our property, services, and events resource tables for all widgets. This should help you to stay as creative as you want to be when creating highly customized and dynamic experiences.

View Widget Resources

But that's not all!

With each release, we have a ton of new improvements. Here are just a few other highlights from the last releases:

• Model Target Acquisition - An issue was resolved where the acquisition effect was not working for Advanced Model Targets on iOS and Android devices.
• Wayfinder Performance  - An issue was resolved where the performance of the 3D canvas slowed considerably as more and more Waypoints were added to an experience.
• Model Target Tracking  - An issue was resolved where a reused Model Target was not tracking in Vuforia View when used in another project with the same Model Target configuration.

Release Notes

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes

Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Studio 9.14.0 release:

Free your hands with Vuforia Studio and
 the RealWear Navigator 520

We have added the latest Realwear Navigator 520 as an
 officially supported Vuforia Studio device

In addition to the RealWear Navigator 500 and HMT, we are excited to announce that we now include support for the RealWear Navigator 520. Boasting a larger screen with twice the resolution of previous models - the Navigator 520 allows your end users to stay hands-free with 720 HD content. You will notice that we have included a new screen size to the canvas so that you can start creating content for the Navigator 520 straight away.  

More about 2D Eyewear Projects

New Bounding Box API:
  Easiest way to place dynamic content 

Our newest API provides information about the bounding box and location of each part of a 3D Model. You can use this information in an experience to position widgets (3D Image, Label, etc.) relative to a model, or individual parts within a model. 

What does this mean for you? Well, you can create your content a lot faster! Simply upload your CAD and our API will allow you to easily place dynamic content straight away. 

Learn More

Supported Device Reminder:
  For Windows and Vuzix Devices 

The 4-month depreciation period for selected Windows and Vuzix devices is now over.  

You will still be able to use Vuforia View to consume published experiences on these devices, but Technical Support will no longer be available. As of 2024, Vuforia View will no longer be available on the Microsoft and Vuzix App Stores.

Learn More

But that's not all!

With each release, we have a ton of new improvements. Here are just a few other highlights from the last releases:

• Shared Machines - An issue was resolved where shared Windows 10 machines could not run Vuforia Studio for all users.
• Older Versions of Windows 10  - An issue was resolved where Vuforia Studio would not open when running on older versions of Windows 10.
• Copying and Pasting 3D Widgets  - An issue was resolved where copy and the pasting 3D Audio, 3D Video, and 3D Document widgets were not working correctly.

Release Notes

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes:

Full Release Notes