Yesterday, the Torch community announced the launch of Torch AR, a 3D design platform connecting the world of web and mobile application design to spatial computing.
Designing and creating in 3D is tricky at times and requires special knowledge and skills to use 3Dcomputer-aided design apps or code from scratch. With the help of Torch AR, the Torch 3D Inc attempts to offer a mobile augmented reality (AR) prototyping and design app that lets users build interactive 3D prototypes quickly and easily.
With the new Torch AR app, users will be able to:
- build interactive prototypes
- collaborate on projects in real-time
- work with existing 3D and 2D files, tools or workflows
All this, using the same mobile device where the finished apps will run on.
The community has only launched the first piece of a platform and not the complete application. Torch AR will continue to evolve and improve resulting in an app that can not only prototype, but also build, distribute, and manage user’s spatial application.
Features of the new Torch AR platform
The power to design in 3D
Users can easily design and build prototypes on their devices, in 3D, using augmented reality features. This takes away the task of constantly switching between the desktop and the device. Apart from a user’s mobile device (iOS, for now, Android soon), there’s no special hardware required. Also, users need not have game development or coding experience to build in Torch AR.
Free to use with collaboration in real-time
Torch AR is free of charge for all users. Even if more features and services are built, the design environment released today will remain free. Projects built, can be shared with anyone. They can also be viewed for free in Torch. Many users can simultaneously work together in real-time from anywhere and can even iterate on designs in minutes.
Build interactive prototypes
Torch’s interactions system lets users go beyond simple AR sticker apps to build powerful multi-scene augmented reality experiences.
Add Sketchfab model with a swipe
Now users can add the perfect Sketchfab model to their project in a few seconds with a swipe. Sketchfab is the largest platform to publish and find 3D models online.
Alban Denoyel, CEO and co-founder of Sketchfab, says, “With Torch, you can just search, then drag and drop Sketchfab models into a scene and start prototyping. Torch’s focus on making 3D prototyping easy is a perfect complement to Sketchfab’s focus on providing diverse and qualitative 3D assets.”
To know more about Torch AR head over to the Torch3D blog.