This update is packed with great features that we hope are going to make a world of difference for all of you “Shapers” out there.

Grouping

Let’s start with one of the most requested features since we released ShapesXR: GROUPING! You can now group objects AND even “open and edit” the group to your wishes 🤯

We strongly believe this is going to be a game-changer for anybody assembling complex scenes or even UI for immersive experiences… and since we are talking about UI, check out the ready-made UI library that you can use for your own designs. Real spatial prototyping is never going to be faster and more accessible 😉

Preview of imported models and images

Now it is also possible to see the preview of any of your imported assets and adjust their size before bringing them into the space. Highlight an asset in the import panel and push the trigger on your controller to see the preview.

Improved Figma workflow

We have seen many users importing their UI assets from Figma and here is our first step in facilitating this workflow. From now on the scale of imported images from Figma will be dependent on the pixel density and relative to the world size. This will allow designers to import all their building blocks in the correct size.

Passthrough mode

The other revolutionary feature we are adding is “Passthrough mode”. You can just turn it on and start adding digital content to your real-world environment. This means you can start prototyping your AR apps directly in mixed reality or even decorate your physical space with digital content. Don’t forget to check out this handy guide to learn how to record your amazing creation process with passthrough.

Permissions

We are also happy to announce a set of features specific to our business users. It is now possible to set space permissions and give “viewer”, “commenter” or full “editor” rights to anybody joining the space. Once in a space, it is also possible to start a presentation and control the viewpoints and stages of the other participants while presenting your idea. These 2 additions will provide a much more streamlined meeting experience and allow executives or first-time VR users to grasp the design concept without being overwhelmed by the full UI and ShapesXR creative power 💪. 

Check out our extensive “learn section”, join our discord community if you have any questions or book an onboarding session in VR to learn basics and advanced tricks with our instructors.

We cannot wait to see what you will create 💗

Here is the complete update list:

• Added more control for the scale of imported resources
• More secured access code to the spaces (8 keys instead of 6)
• Improved UI in the lobby
• New templates and examples
• Minor polishing on the controller UI
• It is now possible to activate snapping while drawing with the brush
• Performance optimizations
• A lot of refactoring for teams/permissions/grouping and server
• Minor polishing and fixes