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Stop Reality Composer
Is there a way to stop a Reality Composer Timeline ? And restart it later on. For me it looks like you can only start a timeline via notification. and related to it. i have the issue that if the notification to start a certain timeline happens twice or more, it looks as if the timeline actually plays multiple times and animations start to glitch and jump. what is best practise here to avoid this.
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Jan ’26
Attaching a hand model to your hands
Hi, we have been working on an application that attaches a hand model to the users hands. Apple provides an animating hand models in visionOS project that is a useful starting point. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionOS/animating-hand-models-in-visionOS We have been trying to create our own hand model to attach but have had some issues with how it is attaching to the hand. For our hand model we want to include the forearm all the way up to the users elbow. I have attached a sample project of what our code currently looks like so you can run it. Just select show immersive space to attach the models. The left hand model is the space glove that we were trying to mirror. The right hand model is our model that we have been using. I have mapped each of the joints to the pertaining joint name on our model. The first issue we are having seems to be based around the placement of the forearm. It attaches itself at the wrist. The second issue seems to be around rotation. Our team is looking for some guidance on what needs to change in order to map this model correctly. Thanks in advance!
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Unexpected behavior when writing entities and loading realityFiles.
I have a simple visionOS app that creates an Entity, writes it to the device, and then attempts to load it. However, when the entity file get overwritten, it affects the ability for the app to load it correctly. Here is my code for saving the entity. import SwiftUI import RealityKit import UniformTypeIdentifiers struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { VStack { ToggleImmersiveSpaceButton() Button("Save Entity") { Task { // if let entity = await buildEntityHierarchy(from: urdfPath) { let type = UTType.realityFile let filename = "testing.\(type.preferredFilenameExtension ?? "bin")" let documentsURL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0] let fileURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent(filename) do { let mesh = MeshResource.generateBox(size: 1, cornerRadius: 0.05) let material = SimpleMaterial(color: .blue, isMetallic: true) let modelComponent = ModelComponent(mesh: mesh, materials: [material]) let entity = Entity() entity.components.set(modelComponent) print("Writing \(fileURL)") try await entity.write(to: fileURL) } catch { print("Failed writing") } } } } .padding() } } Every time I press "Save Entity", I see a warning similar to: Writing file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/1140E7D6-D365-48A4-8BED-17BEA34E3F1E/Documents/testing.reality Failed to set dependencies on asset 1941054755064863441 because NetworkAssetManager does not have an asset entity for that id. When I open the immersive space, I attempt to load the same file: import SwiftUI import RealityKit import UniformTypeIdentifiers struct ImmersiveView: View { @Environment(AppModel.self) private var appModel var body: some View { RealityView { content in guard let type = UTType.realityFile.preferredFilenameExtension else { return } let documentsURL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0] let fileURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent("testing.\(type)") guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: fileURL.path) else { print("❌ File does not exist at path: \(fileURL.path)") return } if let entity = try? await Entity(contentsOf: fileURL) { content.add(entity) } } } } I also get errors after I overwrite the entity (by pressing "Save Entity" after I have successfully loaded it once). The warnings that appear when the Immersive space attempts to load the new entity are: Asset 13277375032756336327 Mesh (RealityFileAsset)URL/file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/1140E7D6-D365-48A4-8BED-17BEA34E3F1E/Documents/testing.reality/Mesh_0.compiledmesh failure: Asset provider load failed: type 'RealityFileAsset' -- RERealityArchive: Failed to open load stream for entry 'assets/Mesh_0.compiledmesh'. Asset 8308977590385781534 Scene (RealityFileAsset)URL/file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/1140E7D6-D365-48A4-8BED-17BEA34E3F1E/Documents/testing.reality/Scene_0.compiledscene failure: Asset provider load failed: type 'RealityFileAsset' -- RERealityArchive: Failed to read archive entry. AssetLoadRequest failed because asset failed to load '13277375032756336327 Mesh (RealityFileAsset)URL/file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/1140E7D6-D365-48A4-8BED-17BEA34E3F1E/Documents/testing.reality/Mesh_0.compiledmesh' (Asset provider load failed: type 'RealityFileAsset' -- RERealityArchive: Failed to open load stream for entry 'assets/Mesh_0.compiledmesh'.) The order of operations to make this happen: Launch app Press "Save Entity" to save the entity "Open Immersive Space" to view entity Press "Save Entity" to overwrite the entity "Open Immersive Space" to view entity, failed asset load request Also Launch app, the entity should still be save from last time the app ran "Open Immersive Space" to view entity Press "Save Entity" to overwrite the entity "Open Immersive Space" to view entity, failed asset load request NOTE: It appears I can get it to work slightly better by pressing the "Save Entity" button twice before attempting to view it again in the immersive space.
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Feb ’26
What's in Reality Composer Pro 26
That title would have made a great WWDC Sessions. Unfortunately, it seems like nothing is new in Reality Composer Pro this year. I've noticed at all versions of the Xcode Beta this summer have shipped with Reality Composer Pro version 2.0. There have been slight bumps in the build number. I haven't found any new features or seen any documentation to indicate that anything has changed. So the question is, what is the state of Reality Composer Pro? Should we continue to use this tool or start doing everything in code? A huge number of Sample Projects use Reality Composer Pro, so it seems like Apple is still using it even if they didn't update it this year.
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Aug ’25
How to get multiple animations into USDZ
Most models are only available as glb or fbx, so I usually reexport them into usdz using Blender. When I import them into Reality Composer Pro, Mesh, Textures etc look great, but in the Animation Library subsection all I can see is one default subtree animation. In Blender I can see all available animations and play them individually. The default subtree animation just plays the default idle animation. In fact when I open the nonlinear animation view in Blender and select a different animation as the default animation, the exported usdz shows the newly selected animation as default subtree animation. I can see in the Apple sample apps models can have multiple animations in their Animation Library. I'm using the latest Blender 4.5 and the usdz exporter should be working properly?
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Oct ’25
Stop Reality Composer
Is there a way to stop a Reality Composer Timeline ? And restart it later on. For me it looks like you can only start a timeline via notification. and related to it. i have the issue that if the notification to start a certain timeline happens twice or more, it looks as if the timeline actually plays multiple times and animations start to glitch and jump. what is best practise here to avoid this.
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Attaching a hand model to your hands
Hi, we have been working on an application that attaches a hand model to the users hands. Apple provides an animating hand models in visionOS project that is a useful starting point. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionOS/animating-hand-models-in-visionOS We have been trying to create our own hand model to attach but have had some issues with how it is attaching to the hand. For our hand model we want to include the forearm all the way up to the users elbow. I have attached a sample project of what our code currently looks like so you can run it. Just select show immersive space to attach the models. The left hand model is the space glove that we were trying to mirror. The right hand model is our model that we have been using. I have mapped each of the joints to the pertaining joint name on our model. The first issue we are having seems to be based around the placement of the forearm. It attaches itself at the wrist. The second issue seems to be around rotation. Our team is looking for some guidance on what needs to change in order to map this model correctly. Thanks in advance!
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Unexpected behavior when writing entities and loading realityFiles.
I have a simple visionOS app that creates an Entity, writes it to the device, and then attempts to load it. However, when the entity file get overwritten, it affects the ability for the app to load it correctly. Here is my code for saving the entity. import SwiftUI import RealityKit import UniformTypeIdentifiers struct ContentView: View { var body: some View { VStack { ToggleImmersiveSpaceButton() Button("Save Entity") { Task { // if let entity = await buildEntityHierarchy(from: urdfPath) { let type = UTType.realityFile let filename = "testing.\(type.preferredFilenameExtension ?? "bin")" let documentsURL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0] let fileURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent(filename) do { let mesh = MeshResource.generateBox(size: 1, cornerRadius: 0.05) let material = SimpleMaterial(color: .blue, isMetallic: true) let modelComponent = ModelComponent(mesh: mesh, materials: [material]) let entity = Entity() entity.components.set(modelComponent) print("Writing \(fileURL)") try await entity.write(to: fileURL) } catch { print("Failed writing") } } } } .padding() } } Every time I press "Save Entity", I see a warning similar to: Writing file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/1140E7D6-D365-48A4-8BED-17BEA34E3F1E/Documents/testing.reality Failed to set dependencies on asset 1941054755064863441 because NetworkAssetManager does not have an asset entity for that id. When I open the immersive space, I attempt to load the same file: import SwiftUI import RealityKit import UniformTypeIdentifiers struct ImmersiveView: View { @Environment(AppModel.self) private var appModel var body: some View { RealityView { content in guard let type = UTType.realityFile.preferredFilenameExtension else { return } let documentsURL = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask)[0] let fileURL = documentsURL.appendingPathComponent("testing.\(type)") guard FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: fileURL.path) else { print("❌ File does not exist at path: \(fileURL.path)") return } if let entity = try? await Entity(contentsOf: fileURL) { content.add(entity) } } } } I also get errors after I overwrite the entity (by pressing "Save Entity" after I have successfully loaded it once). The warnings that appear when the Immersive space attempts to load the new entity are: Asset 13277375032756336327 Mesh (RealityFileAsset)URL/file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/1140E7D6-D365-48A4-8BED-17BEA34E3F1E/Documents/testing.reality/Mesh_0.compiledmesh failure: Asset provider load failed: type 'RealityFileAsset' -- RERealityArchive: Failed to open load stream for entry 'assets/Mesh_0.compiledmesh'. Asset 8308977590385781534 Scene (RealityFileAsset)URL/file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/1140E7D6-D365-48A4-8BED-17BEA34E3F1E/Documents/testing.reality/Scene_0.compiledscene failure: Asset provider load failed: type 'RealityFileAsset' -- RERealityArchive: Failed to read archive entry. AssetLoadRequest failed because asset failed to load '13277375032756336327 Mesh (RealityFileAsset)URL/file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/1140E7D6-D365-48A4-8BED-17BEA34E3F1E/Documents/testing.reality/Mesh_0.compiledmesh' (Asset provider load failed: type 'RealityFileAsset' -- RERealityArchive: Failed to open load stream for entry 'assets/Mesh_0.compiledmesh'.) The order of operations to make this happen: Launch app Press "Save Entity" to save the entity "Open Immersive Space" to view entity Press "Save Entity" to overwrite the entity "Open Immersive Space" to view entity, failed asset load request Also Launch app, the entity should still be save from last time the app ran "Open Immersive Space" to view entity Press "Save Entity" to overwrite the entity "Open Immersive Space" to view entity, failed asset load request NOTE: It appears I can get it to work slightly better by pressing the "Save Entity" button twice before attempting to view it again in the immersive space.
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Feb ’26
What's in Reality Composer Pro 26
That title would have made a great WWDC Sessions. Unfortunately, it seems like nothing is new in Reality Composer Pro this year. I've noticed at all versions of the Xcode Beta this summer have shipped with Reality Composer Pro version 2.0. There have been slight bumps in the build number. I haven't found any new features or seen any documentation to indicate that anything has changed. So the question is, what is the state of Reality Composer Pro? Should we continue to use this tool or start doing everything in code? A huge number of Sample Projects use Reality Composer Pro, so it seems like Apple is still using it even if they didn't update it this year.
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Aug ’25
How to get multiple animations into USDZ
Most models are only available as glb or fbx, so I usually reexport them into usdz using Blender. When I import them into Reality Composer Pro, Mesh, Textures etc look great, but in the Animation Library subsection all I can see is one default subtree animation. In Blender I can see all available animations and play them individually. The default subtree animation just plays the default idle animation. In fact when I open the nonlinear animation view in Blender and select a different animation as the default animation, the exported usdz shows the newly selected animation as default subtree animation. I can see in the Apple sample apps models can have multiple animations in their Animation Library. I'm using the latest Blender 4.5 and the usdz exporter should be working properly?
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Oct ’25