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Taking augmented reality to the max!
maxReality™ is a virtual and augmented reality authoring system that brings Autodesk® 3ds Max or 3ds Max Design® content to life.
Autodesk 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design are the premium application for the creation of 3D objects and creations ranging from equipment and architectural designs to life-like animated character or aliens invading earth in the latest computer game.
With little more than a few mouse clicks, you can bring your 3ds Max creations into an interactive 2D or 3D virtual or augmented reality world. You can place a building on your desktop and turn or view it from any angle. You can even open doors and immerse yourself inside a room. Or view a real automotive engine and see how computer generated parts are removed or serviced. With maxReality, your worlds and the objects in it are limited only by your imagination.
maxReality consists of two parts: the maxReality plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max and the maxReality Viewer, a free application for viewing maxReality virtual or augmented reality scenes.
Meet "Vuzar" the Vuzix augmented reality mascot and see maxReality in action. Can be viewed on a Windows computer equipped with a webcam or Vuzix AR video eyewear.
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maxReality is a powerful plug-in utility for Autodesk 3ds Max or 3ds Max Design that enables the easy creation of virtual and augmented reality content.
3ds Max provides one of the strongest 3D content authoring tools on the market. maxReality empowers you to bring those creations to life outside of 3ds Max, on your computer screen or in the room before your eyes.
Using maxReality is fast and easy. Select a 3ds Max object or screen, apply one or more maxReality special effects and export your creation to a VWD file that can be viewed through the free maxReality Viewer application.
maxReality special effects include:- Cameras, with a physics engine that enables gravity, interactivity, collision detection and more.
- Portals to enable movement from one scene (VWD file) to another, enabling massive virtual world creations and the ability to step inside your creations.
- Sound that can be applied to backgrounds or key objects, including loop, play through and additional options.
- Animation triggered by camera range, interactive objects and keystrokes.
- Interactive Objects options empower you to control objects within a scene using other objects and moveable AR markers.
- Moveable Objects can be independent content that is moveable in a scene or integrated with Interactive Objects properties.
- Blue Screen effects enable object to disappear when passing behind real-world objects.
System Requirements:- Requires installed licensed or trial copy of Autodesk 3ds Max or 3ds Max Design, 2010, 2011 or 2012 (32 bit)
- Minimum system requirements as per Autodesk 3ds Max
- Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4 GHz or equivalent AMD® processor with SSE2 technology*
- 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista® Business operating system (SP2 or higher), or Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system (SP3 or higher)
Interface
maxReality is accessible in the 3ds Max Utilities menu. Expandable options and special effects are divided into 8 categories.
Powerful options and effects, such as those for camera control enhance the extensive array of options enabled through 3ds Max.
Controls for Sounds and special effects, such as Blue Screening, bring your maxReality creations to life.
A large printable library of AR markers include Static Markers for tracking plus Moveable Markers that can be associated with independent objects within an maxReality AR scene.
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The maxReality Viewer is a stand alone application that enables users to view and interact with maxReality content (VWD files) without the need for the maxReality plug-in or 3ds Max application to be present on their computer system.
The maxReality plug-in can export VWD (Virtual World Descriptor) files that can be played and interacted with independent of the original authoring tools. A rich endowment of commands and options enable you to control multiple aspects of your display as well as interact with virtual world objects.
maxReality content can be viewed in 3D through Vuzix Wrap eyewear or in 2D on a standard desktop or laptop computer monitor. Augmented reality support is enabled using Vuzix Wrap AR eyewear or a standard USB webcam and Vuzix Wrap eyewear or standard computer monitor.
maxReality Viewer commands and options include but are not limited to:- Toggle between AR and VR modes
- Toggle 2D and 3D video display
- Toggle between black background and camera view
- Enable/disable AR marker learning
- Cycle camera frame rate
- Increase/decrease light settings
- Scale AR patterns
- Decouple head tracking
- Keyboard character control
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Introducing VuzAR
VuzAR is Vuzix' mascot created in Autodesk 3ds Max and brought to life using maxReality.
maxReality Demo Reel
This video demonstrates a few different uses of MaxReality. With MaxReality the objects in your world are limited only by your imagination.
Create your first AR application in under a minute!
This is the first of a series of tutorials available on YouTube, quickly learn how to use the powerful features that maxReality has to offer. Click here to see the rest of the tutorials on our YouTube Channel