{"id":4392,"date":"2021-06-09T14:41:15","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T18:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/?p=4392"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:30:18","slug":"nx-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/nx-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"NX Virtual Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since Virtual Reality was introduced inside NX three years ago, we have had the pleasure of seeing our customers take advantages of the many visualization advantages it brings. Through the past few releases of continuous release <\/a>we’ve seen some upgrades to the Virtual Reality application. Please see below for an update to what you can expect when you enact in Virtual Reality with NX. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Immersive Design Review and Collaboration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Visualization sits at the heart of NX supporting all areas. Immersing yourself into your product set brings a whole different level of visualization. Take your 2D NX design review tools into a 3D immersive experience that drives innovation and collaboration throughout your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NX makes it easy for users to transition to the NX VR world with more tools to streamline design reviews. Capabilities that improve user experience support a seamless transition from the 2D to 3D worlds, especially for new VR users.

You can expect to see:
\u2022Dynamic controller tooltips
\u2022Context menu for object-action paradigm
\u2022Properties panels
\u2022Enhanced display includes ambient shadows

There are also specialized controls to help navigate the environment \u201cNavi Cube\u201d to orient and scale objects.
\u2022Teleport to jump directly to a location
\u2022Controller stride movement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspection and Review tools<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Inspect and review designs in full scale using a selection of familiar tools all connected directly through NX to the digital thread. Familiar and natural workflows and tools extend from NX into the immersive experience speeding review and decision making. Design inspection and review tools include:
\u2022Associative measure with snap points for validation within VR
\u2022Move object to explore what-if scenarios
\u2022Section cut tool for inspecting profiles with capping
\u20223D paint markup
\u2022Snapshot to capture and restore review states during current review or in a later session.
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Bring your model into human scale<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

NX Virtual Reality connects directly to the NX session ensuring the most optimal immersive design review workflow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NX VR is a natural extension to your design workflow taking realism to a whole new level with an integrated, immersive 3D environment for inspection and design reviews at full scale.
.\u2022Launch into VR with one-click with no data preparation or time consuming exports required improving the efficiency of your team reviews.
\u2022Intuitive viewing with familiar concepts, interactions and controls enables easy onboarding
.\u2022Scale models beyond real size to check small size details.
\u2022Surface your design meta data inside the virtual experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Collaborate<\/strong>! <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Collaboration benefits include saving time and travel costs amongst other things. Promotes a shared understanding of designs as well when you utilize multi-user collaboration with NX Virtual Reality. With NX you can find support for multi-user VR sessions combined with spatial audio integration. This takes design review participants to the next level of immersion and collaboration. With multi-user collaboration you can: \u2022Hosts can collaborate with multiple users across different geographical locations
\u2022\u201cHost\u201d invites attendees to a collaborative session \u2022Participants join the session through shared server
\u2022Leverages NX and Teamcenter data security
\u2022Multiple users with avatars in each session
\u2022Operations and gestures synched via server
\u2022Supports spatial audio for true immersive experience<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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