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Get Familiar with Vuforia Expert Capture

Learn the basics about Vuforia Expert Capture, and the software and hardware you need to implement this technology.

01. Learn the basics

Vuforia Expert Capture is an end-to-end solution built to empower rapid and intuitive creation of high-fidelity augmented work instructions. These instructions provide step-by-step guidance to operators and technicians, where and when they need it— in the real-world context of their daily work environment. Subject matter experts and authors create work instructions hands-free, using an eyewear device. With Vuforia Editor, end users can edit the procedure they captured. Then they can view Expert Capture procedures on eyewear devices, smartphones, tablets, and desktop or laptop computers.

Expert Capture empowers industrial enterprises to rapidly document expert knowledge and easily scale that knowledge to new, redeployed, or remote workers as hands-on training or task guidance.

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02. Explore features and functionality

Experts and operators use the Vuforia Capture app on an eyewear device to create augmented work instructions. They can capture hands-free, first-person, step-by-step video and images of procedures as they perform them. Using pre-configured templates that automatically create step-by-step procedures, anyone can author a procedure: no CAD data or coding required. The entire capture process is controlled by voice commands, gestures, and includes location-based steps on AR-enabled headsets.

The content created using Vuforia Capture, along with any existing images or videos, are uploaded and reconfigured into detailed procedures using the Vuforia Editor, a SaaS-based cloud platform. This allows subject matter experts, no matter where they are located, to create polished work instructions and training content. Once the editing process is complete, procedures are published and made available for consumption across a wide range of devices. Vuforia Expert Capture procedures are automatically reformatted and optimized for every device making the viewing experience consistent and easy to follow.

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03. Review compatible devices

  • Capture: Use the Vuforia Capture app on a HoloLens or RealWear eyewear device to record procedures. Your hands remain free, allowing you to perform procedures as you record.
  • Author: Use Vuforia Editor through a Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge web browser to edit and enhance the procedures.
  • Execute: Use the procedures for guidance as you complete a real-world task. Access finalized procedures via:
    • iOS and Android mobile devices, tablets, Magic Leap, HoloLens, and RealWear eyewear devices using the Vuforia Vantage app
    • Desktop or laptop computers using Vantage Web on Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browsers

Export procedures as Microsoft® Word documents to help with the need for consistent and complete compliance documentation.

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04. Get familiar with 3D data

Experts and operators can unlock additional key features to Vuforia Expert Capture by adding 3D data. 3D data can highlight key parts of a product, guide end users to the exact step location, and help validate that the steps have been done correctly. Depending on the size and complexity of the model, the processing of 3D model files and generating model targets may take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours. Certain file types are better suited for the overall performance within the Editor itself.

Get Familiar with 3D Data 

Multi-file formats must be imported as a .zip file where the .zip file name must match the name of the top-level assembly. For physical objects, it is recommended that you have the same exact shape and size as the 3D CAD model.

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