Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Vuforia Expert Capture 3.11.0 release:

Auto Proceed: New Step Check feature for
 fast-paced inspection environments 

AI enhanced Step Check just got even smarter! 'Auto Proceed' is a new mode that helps frontline workers navigate demanding inspection procedures more quickly and efficiently. When enabled, users are automatically advanced to the next step if Step Check has determined a ‘Pass’ state. 

With Auto Proceed, you ensure that your employees spend most of their valuable time focusing on failed steps that need their attention - while keeping the peace of mind that all the steps (Pass and Fail) will continue to be documented in the final protocol for reporting purposes. 

To turn on Auto Proceed - simply navigate to the Step Check tab inside Editor and select Auto Proceed from the drop-down.

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Confidence metrics:
Understand the reliability of your Step Check procedures

Our new confidence metrics let your editors/authors know how reliable a Step Check procedure is before it's rolled out to the shop floor. The goal is to get as close as possible to 100% for the most accurate results. So, don’t forget to turn on ‘Continue Training’; this will collect more AI training data in the background with each procedure usage. And, once you are confident, why not turn on Auto Proceed? 

Your editors/authors can find the confidence metrics data directly in the Step Check dashboard and Step Check tab. A new column titled Confidence is available that displays a numerical value for each step. These numerical values indicate the system’s current confidence in the Step Check performance. You can use this number to either ensure you are rolling out appropriately trained procedures to your workers or watch it grow as each usage adds to the AI training data. 

Try it in Editor      Confidence Metrics: 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:

• Scan QR Code - A button is available from the login page of Vuforia Vantage that initiates the camera and allows users to scan QR codes.
• Model Target Acquisition Performance - Enhancements have been made to Model Target acquisition performance, allowing for better recognition of large objects from closer distances.
• Step Feedback - Enhancements have been made to the step feedback behavior.

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 Vuforia Expert Capture 3.10.0 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

Upcoming Maintenance Outage:
November 17th

We have an upcoming maintenance update with a planned 3-hour outage scheduled for Friday, November 17th - starting at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. During this time, regional databases will be updated and migrated. We acknowledge the inconvenience and have attempted to schedule for a time of minimal impact. 

Don't worry - No Action Required:

Once the upgrade is complete, you will be able to continue using Expert Capture, with no additional action needed.

Vuforia Expert Capture Community

Here's a spotlight on what's new in the Vuforia Expert Capture 3.9.0 release:

Easily Standardize and Improve Your Procedures
with Enhanced Audio Editor

We have enhanced video clipping capabilities to record new audio for a portion of an existing video clip. Simply select a specific start point for the new audio recording and record over the desired section of the original audio stream. 

This is a great way to quickly update a procedure's audio with a new product name, an additional voice prompt to guide workers, or simply to correct an audio recording without re-recording the entire procedure. Quick and easy! 

Try it in Editor         How Audio Editor Works

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:

• Advanced Model Target reuse behavior - has been updated to ensure that a new Advanced Model Target is not generated when a procedure with no changes to viewing positions is republished.
• Step Check training dome - now scales down further for smaller validation areas; the initial minimum size of around 10 centimeters has been reduced to around 3 centimeters on iOS and Android devices.
• Supported device OS - We have updated the minimum supported versions for Android and HoloLens 2.

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 Vuforia Expert Capture 3.8.0 release:

Step Check™ is getting even smarter
for AI-Enhance inspections

We have had such positive feedback following the launch of Step Check, but we are not done! In this release, we have added a new Automatic Image Feedback option for steps with Step Check enabled. This feature makes it quicker and easier for users to document steps in fast-paced environments where there might not be time to document written feedback or take a photo. When enabled, Step Check AI will suggest images to add as feedback so that your users don't have to manually take a photo. As simple as that! 

Try Step Check™ in Editor         How Step Check™ works

Smart Editor Filters:
Remembers where you left off

You asked for it - and we heard you! We have made improvements to the asset library filters to ensure that your filter selections are retained as you navigate folder structures or the left navigation options (Instead of resetting on each move). It might sound small, but this improvement should make it easier and faster to find what you want.  

Try it in Editor

Improved Video & Audio Quality
when Capturing on HoloLens 2

For this release, we have been working under the hood to improve the audio and video stability when capturing on the HL2. These video and audio improvements should improve the capture of your training or procedure instructions on the HL2 - so that your users can focus on getting the work done effectively.  

Learn about HL2 Capture

Heads up!
Planned Outage and Password Reset

Security is super important at PTC - and we are always innovating to make our systems safer for our users. As such, we have an important update planned for our identity systems to ensure we’re offering the latest in secure identity management technology.

• As part of this update, there will be a planned outage of 30 minutes on August 30, 2023.
• Additionally, all users who do not have Single Sign-On (SSO) will be required to reset their passwords on August 31, 2023.  
• Users with SSO will not be affected. 

Go to the PTC Hub for more info

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:

• Deep Linking in Editor - Deep Linking is Now Displayed in Address Bar for Several UI Components.
• Updated Browser Tab in Editor & Vantage - The browser tab has been updated to display additional details about an open procedure including the procedure name, procedure tab, and step number.
• Advanced Model Targets - Existing Advanced Model Targets will attempt to be reused when republishing a procedure.

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 Vuforia Expert Capture 3.7.0 release:

Please make sure to update your Vuforia Vantage and Vuforia Capture Apps to take advantage of all new features

Clickable Links:
Focus on the job, not finding the information to do it

This release we are super excited to announce clickable links within procedure steps! You can now add links that will direct frontline workers directly to content outside the procedure. This is big news, as there are huge possibilities outside linking to additional documentation materials... For example, if your Step Check inspection identifies an item that needs to be maintained or repaired, you can now link that failed step directly to a Vuforia Studio or Vuforia Expert Capture maintenance procedure for that case! 

Try it in Editor

Library View in Vantage Web:
Give Frontline Workers instant access to all their procedures

Library View is a cool new feature that allows frontline workers to easily access all relevant procedures directly on the web platform - without needing to be provided a specific URL from someone else. While, it is still possible to send frontline workers direct links to single procedures, frontline workers can now access all their procedures from a single library link - allowing the worker to simply open the procedures they need on the fly. No more waiting - just easy access to the needed procedure, when needed!

Access your Library View

Introducing the new Portal & Admin Center:
New look & features to manage and scale your users

For all the Vuforia Expert Capture admins and managers - we have made a pretty massive rehaul of the Admin Center to give it a fresh new look. The new design is not only easy on the eye, but we have tried to incorporate as much of your feedback to make it easier to manage and scale your users. 

Check out the Admin Center

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:

• Procedure Publishing Setting - A new Disable/Enable 3D Content and Authoring setting allows organization administrators to enable users to upload, author, and view 3D content in Vuforia Editor.
• Allow-listed URLs - We made some changes to our Allow-listed URLs. You can find all information here about which URLs need to be allow-listed for Vuforia Expert Capture from today onwards.
• Vuforia Instruct is now Vuforia Expert Capture - Just in case you missed it, all Vuforia Instruct features and capabilities are now available in the new Vuforia Expert Capture.  More info

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 Vuforia Expert Capture 3.6.0 release:

Step Check™ - Full Release
AI-enhanced visual inspection for Quality Control

Step Check is now officially out of beta! Step Check is PTC's visual inspection solution powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and our Computer Vision technology. 

Higher quality, less rework, and a more efficient workforce:

Step Check makes inspections more efficient by guiding workers through the process with visual feedback. It automatically checks the inspected products and parts and compares them with the documentation. Workers receive visual warnings and feedback about pass/fail states, making inspections easier. 

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With this full-release version, you will notice some new features such as:

• The Step Check mode that has been set for the step is now displayed on the step card
• A new menu is available for markers on a step with Step Check enabled which allows you to either remove Step Check and the point marker or convert the Step Check and point marker to just a point marker. 

Try Step Check™ in Editor         How Step Check™ works

Vuforia Instruct is now Vuforia Expert Capture:
All Capabilities in One Solution

Starting today, we have integrated the Vuforia Expert Capture and Vuforia Instruct offerings to make creating and using AR solutions easier than ever before. All Vuforia Instruct features and capabilities will be available in the new Vuforia Expert Capture. 

 As a Vuforia Expert Capture and Vuforia Instruct customer, you can use your software in the same way as you do today. If you want to learn more about using the new features of Vuforia Expert Capture, talk to your Customer Success Manager or Solution Provider partner team. 

 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:

• Editor - New Organization Setting to Require Review and Approval Before Publish.
• Allow-listed URLs - We are making some changes to our Allow-listed URLs. You will receive a dedicated communication in the coming weeks, but you can already find some initial information here about which URLs will need to be allow-listed for Vuforia Expert Capture by July 1st, 2023.

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 of the most recent Vuforia Expert Capture & Instruct updates:

Step Check (Beta): New Modes to
Choose how your AI Trains Itself

You will notice 2 new modes in the Step Check Tab (Setup and Active). These modes allow you to choose how you want the enhanced AI to learn about your steps. To give the AI a manual head start to learn a procedure, use the "Setup" mode to activate guided training to help train the step. Otherwise, the "Active" mode allows you to collect training images and data over an extended period while users execute procedures during their daily work. 

Boost inspection productivity & quality with Step Check (Beta) AI:

The AI model used by Step Check (Beta) can be trained with little data to adapt to individual products. The solution's continuous learning capabilities improve inspection accuracy and efficiency over time, adapting to new data and worker feedback to improve the overall inspection process. 

Take me there       Learn more about Step Check Tab

Image Capture:
Capture Critical Information in HD

We have had a lot of requests to improve how Vantage captures images on iOS and HoloLens 2. In this release you will be happy to hear that images captured using the iOS Vantage image feedback feature have been improved to around 4k*2k resolution. Likewise, images captured using the HoloLens 2 Capture app have been improved to around 1080p resolution.

Higher image quality means you can now capture more detailed work instructions and step feedback in HD - ensuring that critical information is never missed.

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:

• Step card UX/UI - has been improved to make it more compact and use less screen space, in addition to including more text by default.
• Insights - Organization Administrators Can Now Control Visible Information in Viewer Insights Table

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 of the most recent Vuforia Expert Capture & Instruct updates:

Vuforia Insights Updates:
You asked for it - now it is here!

Due to such popular demand, we have made some significant changes to Vuforia Insights to help you understand user activity even better than before. To start with - we have improved the filter options so that you can now filter by procedures. And when we say 'procedure', we mean ALL procedures. No matter if a procedure is complete, incomplete, or has been deleted, you will now be able to apply the appropriate filter to find the procedures you need. You will also notice that you can now see time-stamped information for each step. 

Data to improve your procedures and detect product anomalies early

Now your admins and managers can really deep dive into the usage of your procedures. Learn which procedures are being used or if your users are getting stuck on a specific step of a procedure. This time-stamped information, allows you to understand if your procedure content matches the user needs and can even help you to identify product anomalies early.  

Take me there       Learn more about Insights

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:

• Step Check  - Authors can now require image feedback for steps with Step Check enabled
• Step Check  - The text and image feedback button has moved to the top-right of the step card 
• Vantage  - Increased step description length to improve the visible text in the default view
• Vantage - Vuforia Vantage is no longer supported on iOS devices running iOS 14

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 of the most recent Vuforia Expert Capture & Instruct updates:

Vuforia Editor Updates:
Some small edits to make your life easier 

You will notice that we have made a bunch of minor edits to the Vuforia Editor to enhance the user experience.

On the Tasks page, you can now see all canceled, pending, approved, and rejected release candidates - not just those pending. We have also added some nifty filters to help you search release candidates by Status (All, Pending, and Complete) and Role (All, Assigned to Me, and Created by Me).

Take me there       Learn more about the Tasks page

Have you tried out Step Check™ yet?

Step Check™ (beta) is available for all Vuforia Instruct users. It is perfect for inspection procedures where users need to visually verify if a step has been performed correctly or not in Pass/Fail scenarios. If you haven't checked out step check yet, use the links below to get started!

Updates and Improvements to Step Check™ (Beta)

This release also includes a few updates and improvements to Step Check™ (Beta). For example:

• Blurry images captured during training are now automatically discarded before uploading to Vuforia Editor
• The Step Check™ Settings section has been moved from the PUBLISH tab to the Step Check™ tab 
• Improved user experience for START TRAINING action 

Try Step Check™ in Editor         How Step Check™ works

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:

• Audit History  - The date filter on the Audit History will now display UTC time (previously local time)  
• Audit History  - Show more button added to display 100 additional rows each time it is clicked 
• Step Check - Disable/Enable Step Check setting will only be visible to customers with a Vuforia Instruct license, and the setting description will be updated.

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 of the most exciting Vuforia Expert Capture & Instruct updates:

Vantage for RealWear:
Hands-free procedures are here! 

Vuforia Vantage is now available for RealWear HMT-1/1Z1 and RealWear Navigator 500 devices. Simply open any of your existing procedures on the supported RealWear devices to get your workforce hands-free in the field. Technicians using RealWear devices can utilize our step feedback functionality to log pass/fail verifications, confirm steps, scan barcodes, capture images, and dictate voice memos - all hands-free!

Simplify complex procedures and consume them hands-free

Vantage for RealWear provides a simple voice-controlled, hands-free procedural experience to display step-by-step instructions. This is a perfect solution for field technicians requiring a hands-free solution to follow detailed instructions and log/track their work.

Download Vantage for RealWear         How it works

Instruct Procedures for HoloLens 2:
Utilize your CAD data in a hands-free experience

Vuforia Instruct users can now view their CAD-based procedures on the HoloLens 2. This means that in addition to text, images, and videos, users can now take advantage of wayfinding and 3D overlay features. What's more, procedures that contain a 3D model also include automatically generated AR Live Guides of the respective physical object when viewing the procedure on a HoloLens 2 device.

Reduce the errors associated with traditional instruction methods

By including CAD-based model tracking & CAD-based markers, Instruct users can now use 3D data from their local 3D tool or PLM software and utilize it for procedures on the HoloLens 2. Whether guiding a user to a specific part, calling out a point of interest on a real-world object, or digitally highlighting assembly parts - 3D data can now be used to create powerful experiences on the HoloLens 2 to reduce errors and simplify complex tasks.

Create an Instruct procedure         How it works

Have you tried out Step Check™ yet?

Step Check™ (beta) is available for all Vuforia Instruct users. It is perfect for inspection procedures where users need to visually verify if a step has been performed correctly or not in Pass/Fail scenarios. If you haven't checked out step check yet, use the links below to get started!

Try Step Check™ in Editor         How Step Check™ works

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:

• Distribution Center  - Sort procedures by published date in Distribution Center 
• Audit History  - Improved search capabilities in the Audit History tab of Insights 
• Video  - Improved video clip processing 

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