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Reimagine Workforce Training with iQ3Connect’s Release of XR Visual Authoring
It’s time to reimagine workforce training, and rethink the potential of immersive technology to capture and share corporate knowledge, build critical skills, and empower collaborative learning.
iQ3Connect is excited to announce a transformative solution for workforce development with our XR Training and Experience Creator – a visual (no-code) authoring environment for immersive training, work instructions, and knowledge capture. Accessible via a web-browser from any device whether it’s a laptop, tablet, phone, or AR/VR headset. Empower anyone on your team to create engaging XR experiences as quickly as a slide deck and more cost-effectively than video production. No XR, CAD, or visual design expertise required.
By removing the traditional barriers to XR adoption, iQ3Connect enables 10X faster content creation at 10% of the cost.
Key Benefits:
- No-Code Authoring: Visual tools to empower anyone to build interactive training without XR, CAD, or coding expertise.
- Cost-Effective: Deploy immersive learning without the prohibitive costs of traditional XR technology, keeping your budget intact.
- Scalable: Training can be accessed instantly from a web browser on any device, eliminating app downloads and traditional IT and hardware bottlenecks.
- Fast & Easy Access: Skip the time-consuming travel and launch training programs faster than ever, ensuring your workforce remains up-to-date and competitive from any location
The Future of Training is Here
With the iQ3Connect XR Training and Experience Creator, you can finally unlock the full potential of XR technology. This platform makes it easier, faster, and more affordable to create immersive training experiences that drive engagement, retention, and performance.
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The future of training is immersive, affordable, and scalable—thanks to iQ3Connect.
iQ3Connect Product Release v2024.4
iQ3Connect 2024.4 is streamlining the creation and management of XR training and work instructions. All you need is a web browser! This latest update enhances animation creation, integrates immersive 360-degree media, automates multimedia updates, and introduces new ways to build, visualize, and interact with XR scenes. Discover the exciting new capabilities of iQ3Connect 2024.4 below.
Easy Animation Creation and Import – Seamlessly control animations embedded in .glb or .fbx models directly in iQ3 training and work instructions. Alternatively, with iQ3Connect’s Training Creator, authors can create their own animations on any 3D model in seconds. Animations can be applied, repeated, and reused infinitely across multiple different objects.
360-Degree Images and Videos – Enhance your XR training and experiences with 360-degree images and videos. These immersive media options are perfect when 3D models aren’t available, or they can be combined with 3D models to create rich, interactive XR experiences.
Automated Content Management – iQ3Connect can now automatically import and update 2D and 3D content, even if included in XR training and experiences. Assets such as CAD models, videos, and PDFs will be automatically updated in the XR experience when their underlying data is updated, ensuring your XR experiences are always up-to-date.
Multimedia Movement and Anchoring – Now, multimedia objects can be moved and rotated using the same Coordinate System Controls as 3D objects. This unification simplifies object manipulation and enhances ease of use, allowing multimedia objects to be more accurately placed in the 3D virtual environment. Additionally, multimedia can be anchored to 3D objects to create realistic virtual scenes.
- Dollhouse Mode – Traditionally, iQ3 Virtual Workspaces display 3D models at 1-to-1 scale providing users with a realistic experience. With the new Dollhouse mode, users can switch effortlessly between a 1-to-1 scale and a miniaturized version of the 3D model. This new mode provides an easy way to visualize large models, just like viewing scale models in reality.
July 2024 Newsletter
June 2024 Newsletter
iQ3Connect Product Release v2024.3
iQ3Connect 2024.3 is expanding the power and ease-of-use of web-based XR training and work instructions. In this latest update, we have drastically simplified the process of creating user interfaces whether completely customized or template-based, improved the capabilities for adopting AR work instructions based on the physical environment, and automated the export of training performance and metrics to other tools, such as LMS. Below are some additional details on the new features in iQ3Connect 2024.3.
Physical Measurement and Data Capture for AR – During AR training or AR work instruction, users can input physical measurements and data into the virtual experience. These inputs can be stored, manipulated, and reported for future use for user feedback, data analytics, and more. These inputs can also be used to control the AR experience such as when additional steps must be taken if measurements aren’t within nominal values.
Easy, Customizable User Interfaces – Simplify the process of user interface design for XR training and collaboration. Import multimedia such as images, pdfs, or videos to create buttons and interactive objects in seconds. Leverage style templates to ensure consistent look and feel for text boxes and buttons.
Quick and Feature-rich Labels for Providing Text, Audio, and Web Resources – iQ3Connect training modules and experiences now support in-built labels and descriptions that can be created and customized in seconds. These labels (also called Information Tags) can be attached to virtual objects and display text, play audio files, and/or provide URL links, offering an easy and quick method for displaying textual information, audio narration, and/or web-based resources.
Automated Export of Training Results and Metrics – Easily export the results and metrics from an iQ3Connect XR training or experience to any web-based tool using the post-message framework.
Wayfinding and Positional Triggers – Guide users to the object, task, or location of interest with virtual waypoints or arrows. Trigger actions in the experience based on the user’s position and/or orientation.
Capture Alphanumeric Input during an XR Training or Experience – Users can now be prompted to input text and numbers during an XR training or experience. This provides training authors with the capability to evaluate trainee performance with open-ended questions and capture open-ended feedback from end-users directly from within the XR experience.
iQ3Connect Announces ISV Partnership with Magic Leap
iQ3Connect is proud to announce our ISV partnership with Magic Leap! iQ3Connect provides a scalable, end-to-end XR platform that allows Magic Leap enterprise customers to bring their CAD, point cloud scans, PDFs, videos, and other digital assets securely into an immersive environment for the purpose of training or multi-user collaboration. With iQ3Connect, there is no software installation or individual licensing on the device, greatly simplifying enterprise deployment. Use your Magic Leap 2 out of the box to view and interact with your digital assets in minutes, just use the built-in web browser or QR code app.
Check out the Magic Leap website for additional information: https://www.magicleap.com/apps
April 2024 Newsletter
March 2024 Newsletter
iQ3Connect Product Release v2024.2
iQ3Connect 2024.2 is expanding access to XR collaboration and training through performance and UI enhancements. Our performance updates streamline the 3D model to XR workflow, enabling our users to collaborate and train with their 3D models as-is. No modelling expertise or manual model simplification required. Additionally, updates to the user interface now enable one-handed operation while menu angles and positions can be customized to ensure optimal interaction on any device. Below are some additional details on the new features in iQ3Connect 2024.2.
Improved Performance and Larger 3D Models – Comfortably visualization and interact with complex 3D models, even on lightweight devices. With improvements in 2024.2, on-device rendering performance has increased by 2x, reducing the need for model simplification, improving the overall user experience, and enabling 3D models to be used as-is for collaboration and training use cases.
One-handed XR Usage – iQ3Connect now supports one-handed operation, including in XR mode. The XR Menu can now be opened/closed from a button in the workspace and is placed directly in the virtual environment, instead of being tied to the virtual hands, allowing for one-handed operation. The traditional two-handed method for XR menu operation is still available.
XR Menu UI Updates – An improved UI now makes it easier to enter an AR or VR session, while the XR Menu positioning and angle can now be customized to ensure optimal user interaction from any device. Additionally, the XR Menu can be placed directly in the virtual environment to follow the user.
JT Tessellation – Tessellation quality controls are now available for .jt files.
Feature Spotlight: AR Training Authoring
No 3D models? No problem! Create immersive training and work instructions directly in augmented reality. Deploy instantly to any device, no apps required. Check out the video below for a brief demonstration.