Trimble Connect User Forum

Is there any development in Trimble Connect regarding VR?

We own HTC Vive VR-goggles and are very interested in using them with Trimble Connect

I saw that there is a Trimble Connect version for Microsoft Hololens and was wondering if something similar was possible with our HTC Vive

Hello Michael,

The Mixed Reality Team's vision is to be hardware agnostic with all of our software. While that doesn't guarantee compatibility, we do have active partnerships with all major MR/VR/AR vendors and are developing on all products that we see use cases for. As of today, Trimble Connect is only available on Microsoft HoloLens but we are exploring other products.

To find out more about what the Trimble Mixed Reality Team is working on please visit http://mixedreality.trimble.com/

Best Regards,

Fern Udomrasami

Hi Fern,

Thanks for your reply.

So there will be no possibility to use trimble connect with htc vive in near future, did I get this right?

regards,

Michael

Hi Michael,

Not necessarily. We have many projects underway on different platforms, but until publicly announced we're unfortunately limited in what we can acknowledge. Please keep an eye on mixedreality.trimble.com for new developments.

Best regards,

Jordan Lawver

Trimble Mixed Reality

Hello Michael

SYMMETRY alpha supports Trimble Connect, and is available for the HTC Vive.

Here is a link to the release notes for SYMMETRY alpha outlining support for Trimble Connect:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/585340/announcements/detail/1458463163078516404

SYMMETRY alpha is a VR application that allows users to import and view 3D CAD models in VR. It can be downloaded for free from STEAM at the link below:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/585340/SYMMETRY_alpha/


All the best,
Ryan

Thanks, Ryan!! (Vive is just so much easier to use in some applications, compared with Hololens)

Hi Ryan, Thanks for your answer.

Might be worth a try with SYMMETRY alpha.

But as far as I read, this will only be possible with *.skp files...

regards

Mike 

Hello Mike

Yes, SYMMETRY alpha currently only supports *.skp files.

Please do give it a try and let me know how you find it.

Thanks,

Ryan

Hi Ryan,

Didn't have time to try it yet, but:

Support of *.ifc Files would be of enormous benefit for us!

Ist there any plan to do so??

Thanks,

Mike

Hello Mike

We do plan to support filetypes other than *.skp in the future.

I can't give you a definitive timeline now, but we will make announcements on our website in regards to supported filetypes and other software when released.

Symmetry website:
http://symmetryvr.com/

Thanks and all the best,
Ryan

Hi Ryan,

Any updates regarding other file-types such as *.ifc yet?

Hello Michael

We have yet to make any announcements regarding support for other file

types.

Please do keep an eye on our website as we will release information there

first.

SYMMETRY website:

http://symmetryvr.com/

Also, do feel free to send me a direct message. If you are willing, I'd

like to learn more about your workflow and how you are utilizing VR.

Thanks and all the best,

Ryan

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Hi Ryan,

I saw that there is a new symmetry vr website.

Can you tell us if or when you will support *.ifc file format?

Thanks

regards, Mike

Hi Mike

We've finalized development on SYMMETRY v1.0 and will be ready to release during December 2018. We've in fact already released in Japan as of October 2018.

We have yet to include support for *.ifc file format though it is high on the development agenda. I can't give a definitive date as to when we will include it within SYMMETRY, but when we're ready we'll announce on our website, and I'll be sure to update this thread as well.

As @Sven Jung mentioned below, *.ifc files can be imported into SketchUp and loaded into SYMMETRY.

We will include support for *.las and *.laz file formats early in 2019. Though unrelated to *.ifc file format, this will allow people working with point clouds to import those files directly into SYMMETRY with an extended VR toolset that allows users to easily move within large point cloud models and import an additional SketchUp model to overlay on the point cloud.

If you'd like to try SYMMETRY for free for 30 days, send me a direct message and I'll share a free trial.

Thanks for your interest, and stay tuned for more updates!
Ryan

I tried it with a Acer AH101, you can import the ifc`s in Sketchup an save it as .skp.

If you do something with unity you have to convert to .fbx first, so symmetry is the easiest way for me at the moment,. 

Mixed Reality, Trimble Connect - YouTube 

Hi, any news regarding Trimble Connect and VR display, is it now comptible with Visualizer and unity rendering ?