Model Target Generator

• Added a MacOS version of the Model Target Generator.
• Added an option in Model Target Generator to allow PTC to use the uploaded model data for improvements of our services when training Advanced Model Targets (disabled by default).
• Fixed an issue that caused failed trainings of Advanced Model Targets when the target extent was modified and scaled to negative values in the Model Target Generator.
• Improved compatibility with certain CAD model formats when importing models into the Model Target Generator.

Model Target Test App

• Fixed an issue in the Model Target Test App when an Advanced Model Targets database was loaded containing duplicates of the same original target.

Area Target Generator

• The Area Target Generator allows the creation of a Vuforia Device Database containing an Area Target from a Matterport Scan, identified with its SpaceID. See the Area Target Generator User Guide for more information.

Area Target Test App

• The Area Target Test App works in conjunction with Area Target databases and allows you to quickly test the capability of your generated area targets. Upon recognition, the test app overlays your environment with a white outline. See Area Target Test App User Guide for more information.

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Running Model Target Generator on a virtual machine is not supported.
• The 'Last Modified' date for a Model Target might display different values in the Model Targets list and on the Databases tab.
• Model Target Generator does not support network drives not mapped to a local drive letter.
• Currently, the macOS version of the Model Target Generator does not support loading STEP (.stp) files.

Model Target Test App

Area Target Generator

Area Target Test App

• The HoloLens version of the Area Target Test App only supports one Area Target Dataset at the same time.

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Running Model Target Generator on a virtual machine is not supported.
• Model Target Generator does not support network drives not mapped to a local drive letter.
• Accidentally scaling the extent of a viewing range to negative values can lead to failed training. Take care to not scale the extent dimensions beyond zero when using the Extent Editor in the Model Target Generator.
• The 'Last Modified' date for a Model Target might display different values in the Model Targets list and on the Databases tab.
• Importing large 3D models into the Model Target Generator may be slower compared to SDK 8.6, since the Model Target Generator is doing optimizations on the 3D mesh.
• Certain CAD files cause the MTG to pop-up an empty error message when trying to generate a Model Target.
• Failed trainings can be caused by invalid distance value entry.

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• An issue causing an empty error message when generating a Model Target from certain CAD files has been resolved.
• Trained Targets created with version 8.6 of the Model Target Generator (MTG) only work in Vuforia Engine SDK 8.3 and up. Untrained targets have the same compatibility as targets created with the MTG v. 8.5.

Model Target Test App

• The Model Targets Test App allows to set/un-set the new Model Target tracking mode optimized for cars during testing using a control in the options menu. Please refer Optimizing Model Target Tracking for more information.

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Running Model Target Generator on a virtual machine is not supported.
• Model Target Generator does not support network drives not mapped to a local drive letter.
• Accidentally scaling the extent of a viewing range to negative values can lead to failed training. Take care to not scale the extent dimensions beyond zero when using the Extent Editor in the Model Target Generator.
• Failed trainings can be caused by invalid distance value entry.
• The 'Last Modified' date for a Model Target might display different values in the Model Targets list and on the Databases tab.

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Fixed an issue in Model Target Generator which allowed the creation of Model Target databases without Guide Views being set.
• It is now possible to set the motion hint property in the Model Target Generator. Navigate to Model Attributes to set the Model Target to either ADAPTIVE or STATIC. For more information see Using the Model Target Motion Hint.

Model Target Test App

• The Model Targets Test App's UX has been updated and can now present the information about the target, tracking state, and the tracking mode. For more information. see Model Target Test App User Guide.

Object Scanner App

• The size limit of OD-files created with the Vuforia Object Scanner app was increased to allow larger or more detailed objects to be scanned. The size limit is now checked before uploading to the Vuforia Developer Portal.

Model Target Generator

• Running Model Target Generator on a virtual machine is not supported.
• The Model Target Generator does not support network drives not mapped to a local drive letter.
• Accidentally scaling the extent of a viewing range to negative values can lead to failed training. Take care to not scale the extent dimensions beyond zero when using the Extent Editor in the Model Target Generator.
• Failed trainings can be caused by invalid distance value entry.
• The 'Last Modified' date for a Model Target might display different values in the Model Targets list and on the Databases tab.

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• The Model Target Generator (MTG) has been updated and improved so that it now supports all types of Model Target databases.
• The Home Screen interface has been greatly improved to separate processing of individual Model Targets and training sets separately.
• Guide Views can be easily added using generators for 2, 4, and 6 views. A special type of Guide View added to prepare a model for creating Advanced Model Target 360 databases.
• The model attributes have been consolidated in a separate tab in the Guide View Editor.
• Training can be started in two different flavors to create Advanced Model Target and Advanced Model Target 360 databases.
• The MTG now shows separate quotas for target generation and training sessions. Please see the pricing page for allowances.
• Several minor UX improvements have been added to refresh the interface.
• The MTG now remembers the user's developer credentials so that they don't have to be entered on start. Returning to the MTG during a training session will normally not require the user to re-enter their credentials.
• Adapted the field-of-view for the model preview when "HoloLens" is selected to better match the HoloLens field of view at run-time.
• GuideViews can now be updated using the 'pencil'-icon on a specific GuideView by modifying the camera and hitting 'Save' to store them.
• Fixed an issue in the MTG where GUID collisions may have occurred in .unitypackage files.
• Fixed an issue in the MTG that prevented glTF 2.0 models from being imported correctly.
• Fixed an issue causing the 3D view to flip during operation of the transformation manipulators while editing a Model Target Extent.
• The MTG window header no longer shows the last project name after returning to the project list.
• Fixed several model import issues.

Model Target Test App

• The Model Targets Test App now supports Advanced Model Target 360 Databases introduced with SDK 8.3.
• The Apps' UX has been updated to support Model Targets, Advanced Model Targets, and the Advanced Model Targets 360 Databases.

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Add at least one detection view before creating a dataset to avoid error in generated target (not applicable for 360 degree)
• The 'Last Modified' date for a Model Target might display different values in the Model Targets list and on the Databases tab.
• Failed training can be caused by an invalid distance value entry.
• Accidentally scaling the extent of a viewing range to negative values can lead to failed training. Take care to not scale the extent dimensions beyond zero when using the Extent Editor in the MTG.
• Running Model Target Generator on a virtual machine is not supported.
• Model Target Generator does not support network drives not mapped to a local drive letter.

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Fixed a crash in the Model Target Generator when the login server cannot be reached.
• Fixed an issue in the Model Target Generator where the multiple detection view wizard generated unpredictable results.
• Fixed an issue where the Model Target Generator throws an exception while generating a dataset on a previously existing project.
• The Model Target Generator now warns if models require too much run-time memory on a mobile device.
• The automated set-up of multiple Guide Views now correctly uses the object's bounding-box center as rotation origin.
• The 'distance' indicator now correctly displays the distance between camera position and the object's bounding-box-center in the Model Target Generator.
• The Model Target Generator now prevents dataset creation for models with unsupported textures.

Model Target Test App

• The two flavors of the Model Target Test App have been unified. You can test Model Target Databases no matter if trained or not with the same pre-built app.
• The 'Vuforia Model Target Advanced Recognition Test App' has been removed.

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• The 'Last Modified' date for a Model Target might display different values in the Model Targets list and on the Databases tab.
• Running Model Target Generator on a virtual machine is not supported.
• Model Target Generator does not support network drives not mapped to a local drive letter.

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Added a new feature to train Model Target Databases containing multiple views and/or multiple objects with automatic recognition. Refer to the documentation Trained Model Target Datasets on how to use these databases.
• Model Targets generated with previous versions of the Model Target Generator (MTG) remain compatible with Vuforia Engine 8.0 as single Model Targets. You can load previous Model Target Projects into the new version of MTG to combine them into one Trained Dataset. Once opened, projects will be upgraded and may become incompatible with previous versions of the MTG.
• The Model Target Generator now supports the addition of multiple Guide Views for one Model Target.
• The Model Target Generator now supports automatic Guide View set-up for training and multi-view scenarios with pre-configured camera poses for common use-cases.
• Fixed an issue in the MTG where it would fail when paths to externally sourced files contained '&'

Model Target Test App

• The new Model Target Advanced Recognition Test App for Android allows Trained Model Target Databases to be evaluated without building an app.

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Model Target Generator does not support import of models having textures in TGA format.
• The 'Last Modified' date for a Model Target might display different values in the Model Targets list and on the Databases tab.
• Unmapped Network drives are unsupported
• Running tool from within a virtual machine is not supported

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Databases created with Model Target Generator 7.5 requires Vuforia Engine 7.5 or later

Model Target Test App

• Recording functionality removed from Model Targets test app

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Unmapped Network drives are unsupported
• Running tool from within a virtual machine is not supported

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Fixed several model import issues
• Fixed an issue where small models were not rendered properly

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Unmapped Network drives are unsupported
• Running tool from within a virtual machine is not supported

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Model Target Generator

• Fixed an issue where incorrect Guide Views are generated in portrait mode
• Fixed an issue where some models were lit incorrectly
• Fixed an issue where importing models smaller than 1cm results in incorrect near/far planes and cannot be seen in the tool

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

• The application is no longer receiving updates and is removed from future release note tables. For release notes applicable to the Calibration Assistant, please see the tables below.

Model Target Generator

• Unmapped Network drives are unsupported
• Running tool from within a virtual machine is not supported

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Model Target Generator

• Fixed an issue that caused DataSets created in units other than meters to fail to detect
• Fixed an issue where Model Target previews would not render properly on models with double-sided faces
• Fixed an issue that caused input file names with multiple periods will generate incorrectly named outputs
• Fixed an issue where Guide Views generated in portrait mode may appear at a different distance
• Fixed an issue where imported models may not render correctly
• Fixed an issue that caused some textured models may not be rendered correctly

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

• Fixed an issue that limited the length of Profile Names to 14 characters instead of 30

Model Target Generator

• Importing models smaller than 1cm results in incorrect near/far planes resulting in models that cannot be seen in the tool
• When re-opening an existing project, Guide Views generated in portrait mode may appear incorrectly. Changing the orientation to landscape and back to portrait will work-around the issue
• Unmapped Network drives are unsupported
• Running tool from within a virtual machine is not supported

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Model Target Generator

• Fixed an issue that caused the Unity Preview model to be scaled incorrectly
• Added TGA texture support for Model Targets

Model Target Test App

• Fixed an issue where guide view would not update when changing datasets
• Added a slider to adjust the visibility of the guide view

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Model Target Generator

• Unmapped Network drives are unsupported
• Tool cannot be run in a virtual machine
• Models with double-sided faces may generate incorrect Editor Preview models
• Guide VIews generated in portrait mode may appear at a different distance
• Input file names with multiple periods will generate incorrectly named outputs
• Imported models may not render correctly
• Some textured models may not be rendered correctly

Model Target Test App

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

• Profile Names have a limit of 14 characters

Model Target Generator

• Introducing the Model Target Generator desktop tool for generating Model Target databases from 3D models

Model Target Test App

• Introducing the Model Target Test App for evaluating Model Targets created by the Model Target Generator

Object Scanner App

• The Vuforia Scanner now creates targets in meters (instead of mm). Previously generated targets can still be used, but they must be upgraded to meters to ensure compatibility with future versions of Vuforia Engine.

Calibration Assistant

• User Calibration profiles for eyewear devices are now stored within the Vuforia Calibration App. Any calibration profiles created with an earlier version of Vuforia will not be accessible to either the Vuforia Calibration App or Vuforia Apps created using SDK 7. If you uninstall the Vuforia Calibration App from your device all user calibration profiles will be deleted.

Model Target Generator

• Only JPG and PNG format textures are supported for Model Targets
• Tool cannot be run in a virtual machine

Model Target Test App

• Test augmentation visibility may be poor for some models

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

• Updates to support for the ODG R-7.

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

• Application name changed to Vuforia Calibration Assistant
• A new and improved user interface
• Fixed a failure to initialize if an internet connection is not available on first launch after installation

Object Scanner App

• Scanning with an unsupported device will produce suboptimal recognition results.

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

• Introduced the Calibration app for generating personalized user calibration profiles for digital eyewear.

Object Scanner App

Calibration Assistant

• If the device is not connected to the internet on first run Vuforia fails to initialize. The error message doesn’t give the proper reason for the failure (lack of connectivity).

Object Scanner App

• Fixed a bug where pausing the application while scanning is in progress could corrupt the OD file.
• Fixed a bug where after losing tracking during an object scan redetection may take a long time

Object Scanner App

Object Scanner App

• Introduced the Vuforia Object Scanner app for scanning 3D objects

Object Scanner App

• Exiting the app while a scan is saving may result in a corrupted Object Data (*.od) file.
• The app's frame rate (FPS) may drop over long continuous capture sessions.
• Uploading large Object Data files to the Target Manager may take several minutes.
• The app’s “saving” indicator may pause temporarily while saving large Object Data files.
• If tracking is lost during a long scan, re-acquisition of the target may take several seconds.
• The APK can not run on 4.1.x devices, Android 4.2 is the minimum supported SDK version.