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. 

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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

Here's a spotlight of the most exciting Vuforia Expert Capture & Instruct updates:

Step Check™ (Beta):
Visual Inspections just got smarter 

We are excited to announce the beta launch of Step Check™ for all Vuforia Instruct users!  Step Check™ is perfect for inspection procedures where users need to visually verify if a step has been performed correctly or not in Pass/Fail scenarios. 

Fewer mistakes, faster turnover, automated reports

With the help of AI, Step Check™ automatically identifies the state of an object with easy-to-understand AR visualizations and lets the user know if everything is correct or not. For example, you can see our Step Check™ visual inspection guides the user to ensure the fuel cap is not forgotten before the next snowmobile adventure - and even automatically documents the whole process in Insights for easy reporting.

Try it in Editor         How it works

Audit History Tab:
GMP-compliant reporting for Expert Capture & Instruct

The Audit History tab is a secure, computer-generated, time-stamped audit trail that independently records the date and time of operator entries and actions that create, modify, or delete published content.

Stay GMP compliant with a time series of content creation activity

The Audit History tab allows managers and admins to view all notable events that occur during the procedure’s lifecycle. Filters make it quick and easy to search, view, and generate reports that contain detailed versioning data from procedures in an organization. 

Take me there         How it 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:

• iOS 16 support - For users who have updated their devices to iOS 16
• New Settings page -  A new page is available for admins to set end-user configurations
• Custom viewing positions - It is now possible to set a custom viewing position for a 3d model in Instruct

Release Notes

To see the full list, detailed info, and how to use these new improvements and fixes, check out the full release notes for each release:

3.0.0 Release         3.1.0 Release