FAQs
See below our most commonly asked questions. If you can’t find the answer to your question below, please get in touch and we will be sure to help.
The VR Experience
EnvisionVR’s experience is different in 3 primary ways.
Firstly, the ability to walk around freely in 1:1 scale as though you were exploring a physical space. Through our unique process we can preserve extremely high quality on mobile devices, meaning you do not have to compromise by tethering the headset to a computer or reducing the quality of the model.
Secondly, the technology is accessible through mobile devices. This feature allows the user to explore the design either with our Clickable or Walkthrough Tours. The Walkthrough tour allows the mobile device to act as a window into the virtual space. Simply move the phone or tablet side to side or walk to explore in 1:1 scale.
Finally, EnvisionVR’s software allows collaboration both face-to-face and remotely. The tablet can be connected to either a VR headset or a mobile device and controls that user’s experience. Thus, the tablet guides the user through the model and keeps them in control of the process. Our audio technology allows all parties to communicate when in different locations.
Our experience is completely flexible and can be set up in whatever space you have available. The larger the space you have the more of the virtual space you can view at once. We recommend a 4x4m area for the best viewing option.
Yes. EnvisionVR’s app can be downloaded onto Oculus headsets through Applabs.
The VR headsets are designed to be worn with and without glasses. If you can see 2 metres in front of you without glasses, then the VR headset should be worn without.
If you cannot see 2 metres in front of you without your glasses the VR headset can be placed over them. A glasses spacer is provided and can be fitted to the headset to prevent glasses from scratching the headset lenses. Larger framed glasses may not fit inside the headset, and we recommend wearing contact lenses where possible.
People rarely get sick in the VR due to the headset’s 6 degrees of freedom tracking. The first VR headsets offered 3 degrees of freedom tracking, meaning you could look up, down and side to side in 360 degrees. Motion sickness in VR is caused by conflicting signals in the brain, for example seeing yourself move through a virtual world but being stationary in the real one.
6 degrees of freedom tracking allows users greater freedom of movement as the headset tracks your physical movement back and forth, up and down and side to side in the virtual world. This reduces the feeling of disorientation minimising conflicting signals in your brain.
No, unfortunately, the cameras on the VR headset cannot be used in direct sunlight. However, the Walkthrough tour on mobile devices can be used outside.
If you have a headset, phone or tablet you can download the Envision VR app and experience our demo projects from the Oculus, Google Play and Apple stores.
EnvisionVR also has a studio where you can experience the VR, or a member of our sales team can come to your office to show you, our technology. Just contact us at sales@envisionvr.com.au.
EnvisionVR’s software works on all high-end, modern tablets from 2018 onwards. For the best experience in our AR Walkthrough Mode we suggest the new iPad Pro released in 2020 which utilises lidar scanning.
How It Works & Getting Started
First, a 3D model is created by either your architectural visualisation firm or one of our partnered firms. Our team of experts then converts the 3D model into a Virtual Experience. You can then access the VR model through our app and view it either on a headset or on a tablet or via the web.
Contact us for a quote.
Once your 3D model has been approved it will take a maximum of 3 weeks to convert into the virtual experience. However, we endeavour to work to our client’s program, so let our team know your deadlines and we will work with you to meet them.
You can then view your project however suits you.
- VR headset
- Tablet
- Mobile phone
- Web browser
EnvisionVR’s software works on all high-end, modern tablets from 2018 onwards. For the best experience in our AR Walk-through Mode we suggest the new iPad Pro released in 2020 which utilises lidar scanning.
If you have a headset, phone or tablet you can download the Envision VR app and experience our demo projects from the Oculus, Google Play and Apple stores.
EnvisionVR also has a studio where you can experience the VR, or a member of our sales team can come to your office to show you, our technology. Just contact us at sales@envisionvr.com.au.
Design FAQs
Yes. The way we show different colour schemes is by creating your core model and then add on colour schemes as variations. This means that you only pay for the core model once and then are charged a variation for the additional colour scheme.
When your customers are in the model you can change the colour scheme with a simple click through our tablet interface.
Yes, you can choose to show both the interior and exterior of the design.
If the change is a variation of the same plan it is charged as a variation cost as there are efficiencies that can be applied. However, if it is a different house altogether it is charged as two separate plans.
Absolutely yes! We can organise drone footage of the actual view from the apartment and insert it into the model so that when customers are walking around the apartment, they are able to look out over the balcony and see the view.
If you already have drone footage you can provide these files to us and we can insert them into the model.
CGI Studio FAQs
Currently we only work with 3ds Max models.
We support:
– Corona
– V-Ray
– Floor Generator
– UV – Packer
– Rail Clone
– Any EnvisionVR supplied plugin
We do not yet support:
– Forest Pack
– V-Ray Hair
We need an Archived zip file from your 3Ds Max scene. This should include all maps and textures.
We also require the link to the 360 Renders generated directly from the EnvisionVR plugin. These renders should match the archived scene.
The plugin can be downloaded in our CGI Course.
