Getting started tutorial
Hololight Space now has a tutorial for first-time users. Visit our Getting Started Tutorial on our support page for more instructions
To open the tutorial:
- Select Load, either from the welcome panel or Space Manager.
- When the file explorer opens, navigate to root > demo files and open “getting started.pdf”.
Locomotion
Locomotion now supports 3 modes:
| Mode | Description |
| Teleport | Use a ray projected from your hand or controller to teleport to 3D surfaces |
| Walking | Fly through the space in any direction |
| Flight Mode | Fly through the space in any direction |
In addition to these movement modes, there are additional settings standard to most VR applications that you can use to create a more comfortable experience.
Alignment bar in Space Manager
Space Manager now has the alignment techniques listed right next to Load and Save.
This section contains:
- Two-point alignment
- Manual space origin alignment
- QR-code alignment (Only available on Microsoft HoloLens 2)
- Drop-to-floor alignment
Two-Point Alignment
With Two-point alignment, you create an anchor on a 3D model that’s already in the space. Additionally you can select an anchor you created and align it using another Two-point anchor in the real world. You can then place both types of anchors with hands or controllers, which makes the feature possible on all devices.
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Two-point alignment requires you to have the loaded model aligned vertically. This means you need to orient it correctly with its up vector. |
Drop-to-floor
The Drop-to-floor button in Space Manager is now slightly different. Drop-to-floor now moves the current selection down until the lowest parts in the selection are at the height of your floor as defined in the client device.
If you select one part of a model instead of the whole model, you can move the whole model to the floor based on the boundaries of the selected part. This means the lowest point of the single selected part will move to the floor while moving the whole model with it.
On Microsoft HoloLens 2, the device’s floor recognition is used to figure out the floor. VR devices use the VR floor.
Loading cube alignment
Align the loading cube with more options in order to facilitate the placement of 3D models in the space. You can find more information about the Loading Cube on our support page.
Using the quick alignment bar, you can align the model to one of the 4 following options:
- Align to the position of the loading cube
- Align to the space origin
- Align to the first model loaded
Scaling and alignment settings are transferred to additional loading cubes without the need to confirm them again. - Align to the physical floor
Quick menu redesign
The quick menu has new features that reduce the amount of clicking when using different tools and options. There are also customizable button layout presets. Explore detailed information about the Quick Menu on our support page
- Quick menu layout customization
You can now switch the quick menu between a 2 x 2 layout or a 4 x 4 layout (Compact and Extended Mode) - Quick menu button customization
You can now customize what buttons appear on the quick menu.
Hololight Space Server Interactive Live View
There are now ways to interact with Hololight Space using Hololight Space Server’s live view. When using Hololight Space Server, activating live view now lets you see and interact with Hololight Space through the viewpoint of a connected client device. Since this relies on the view of a client device, an XR device must first connect to the application with Hololight Space Client before this option becomes available.
- Hierarchy
The hierarchy that appears in Space Manager in the application now appears on the server machine application window, allowing for the faster selection, hiding, and filtering of parts. - Spatial mouse
You can use a spatial mouse to interact with all 3D elements in the field of view of the XR user. All 3D buttons can be pressed. You can also interact with all manipulation gizmos. - Screenshot tool
You can instantly capture a screenshot.
Hololight Space Assistant
The Hololight Space assistant is an experimental LLM-based assistant that answers questions about how to use Hololight Space. The assistant is optional on installation and does not require internet access to use.
Improvements
- Selection outline
The outline surrounding selected parts is clearer. Instead of highlighting the whole assembly, Hololight Space will create an outline around the currently selected parts. You can customize the selection outline color in the settings.
Also the selection is visible even if parts are hidden behind other unselected models. - PBR texture rendering
Hololight Space now has improved PBR Textures for GLB and FBX files as well as CAD Files. Hololight Space also now renders metallic textures more accurately.