Getting Started

How to set up and get started with Resight Engine

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Updates & Fixes (v.0.3.1)

Improved mesh for faster and more stable scans of large areas

System Requirements

       - Unity 2021.3.22f1 >
         - Default Unity Render Pipeline
       - iOS 15.4 >
       - iPhone 12 >
         - Pro devices are needed in order to utilize 3D scans
       - Xcode 14.2 >

Resight Engine Setup

1. Create a new project in Unity

   • Choose the 3D project template
   

2. Switch to the iOS platform in File/Build Settings

   

• Unpack Resight SDK to a local folder (resight-engine-XXX.zip)

• Download and extract Resight Engine into your project’s Packages folder. The project will restart automatically

• Import the sample apps to your project in Window/Package Manager

  
  

Project Settings

1. Go to Edit / Project Settings > 'XR Plug-in Management' tab

   • Make sure that 'Apple ARKit' is selected
   

2. Go to Edit / Project Settings > 'Player' tab > 'Other Settings' section

3. Deselect 'Multithreaded Rendering'

   

Shadows (Optional)

1. Go to Edit / Project Settings > 'Quality' tab

   • Select the quality level for the iOS build (the line that has a green checkmark under the iOS column)
   

     - Shadow Resolution: Medium or High
     - Shadow Projection: Close Fit
     - Shadow Distance: 10
     - Shadow Cascades: Two Cascades
   

   

Lighting (Optional)

1. Find the Directional Light object in the Hierarchy

   • Light settings:

      - Change intensity to 0.35
      - Change Bias to 0.02
      - Change Normal Bias to 0.02
      - Change Near Plane to 0.2
     

   

Resight Engine Settings

1. Open the sample scene: Assets / Samples / Resight Engine / 0.3.1 /Resight Samples

   

2. Go to the 'Resight' game object in the open scene

   • Find the 'LibResight' component
   • Enter your developer key (provided by Resight) and a namespace
   • A namespace can be any string (without spaces), for example, Default / Production / Test-1
   • A namespace is a unique data store under your developer account
   • Mapping data and snapped objects are not shared between different namespaces
   

Get a Developer Key

TIP

To obtain the development key, sign-up (opens new window) on our website. If you've registered and haven't received it yet, please contact us.

Upgrading Resight Engine

To update Resight Engine, follow steps 3-4 from Engine Setup section. Make sure you override the existing Resignt Engine folder (usually, it's under Packages/io.resight.sdk)