It would be nice to be able to round the corners of images that are displayed using the ImagePresentationComponent in VisionOS 26. Quick Look and all the native photo apps have that aesthetic, so the sharp square corners can look out of place.

We currently use MapKit as our map layer for our application. We have 3D models of buildings and other features that we want to overlay and visualize on the map. The issue seems to be that - as far as I can tell - we can only pitch the map to whatever iOS decides is the "right" pitch for the map, not what our imagery has. So if we wanted to pitch the map even when 3D imagery isn't available it doesn't seem like that is possible. Are there options for us to provide our own 3D models / imagery in MapKit? Or is there something else we should be looking at?

Hello, I would like to inquire about recommendations regarding the performance overhead of VDB simulation on the M5 Vision Pro. Additionally, I would like suggestions for the best implementation for simulating rivers, waterfalls, snowflakes, and flames.

I have a question about user-controlled movement inside a visionOS ImmersiveSpace. If an app allows the user to move through a virtual space, what are the recommended ways to reduce motion sickness or discomfort? Specifically: Are there recommended movement speed limits for comfortable locomotion in an immersive space? Are there recommended acceleration, deceleration, or turning speed limits? Is snap turning generally preferred over smooth turning on visionOS? Are teleportation, short-range movement, or fixed-position interaction recommended over continuous movement? Are there any visionOS-specific comfort guidelines for camera movement, artificial locomotion, field-of-view reduction, or user-controlled navigation? My goal is to allow limited movement in an immersive environment while keeping the experience comfortable for most users.

Hello! I am relatively new to dev for Apple Vision Pro, however I have owned one since launch and love it. When I heard that we were going to be able to preview real-time, 3D models from the Mac I couldn’t believe it! This is one of my major workflows and I have been using 3rd party workarounds (that don’t work well). My question is, is there any word on supported 3D modeling apps like Blender or Cinema 4D? Or will there be a way to implement this preview feature with any app via a protocol? Any documentation would be really helpfu! Thank you, and continue the great additions to Apple Vision Pro!

I have a question about using HDR visual content in visionOS, especially inside a volumetric window or an ImmersiveSpace. For example, if I display an HDR photo or use very bright lighting on reflective materials, I can sometimes trigger a noticeably higher peak brightness on Vision Pro. However, in my testing, this higher brightness only lasts for a short time. After that, the overall scene brightness appears to be reduced automatically. I would like to understand the intended behavior and recommended usage pattern. Specifically: Is HDR image content recommended for use inside volumetric windows or immersive spaces? Are HDR photos or high-brightness reflective highlights intended mainly for short-duration local highlights rather than sustained full-scene brightness? Does visionOS apply automatic brightness, tone mapping, thermal, or power-related management when immersive content contains very bright HDR areas? Are developers expected to avoid large or sustained high-brightness HDR content in immersive scenes? What is the recommended way to author HDR images, bright highlights, emissive materials, or reflective materials so they look realistic without causing the whole scene to dim? Are there any visionOS-specific guidelines for HDR content, peak brightness, average scene brightness, or comfort when presenting HDR photos or bright 3D materials? My goal is to use HDR content responsibly for realistic highlights, reflections, glass, metal, or photo display, while avoiding visual discomfort or unexpected global dimming behavior. Any guidance would be appreciated.

For a visionOS app whose main content is 3D, such as a game or immersive experience, is it recommended to use a volumetric window as the main menu or in-game menu? I’d like to understand the intended use cases for menus built as volumetric windows. Specifically: What are the advantages of using a volumetric window for menu UI compared with a regular 2D window or an in-scene SwiftUI attachment? What limitations should developers be aware of, such as fixed size, placement behavior, lighting separation, interaction comfort, or window management? For a 3D game-like app, is a volumetric menu generally considered a good visionOS design pattern, or should volumetric windows be reserved for 3D content rather than menu-heavy UI? Any guidance on the recommended design approach would be appreciated.

What are the best practices for import from Blender? I have a material that looks beautiful in Blender, but my attempts at migrating it to Reality Composer Pro had very poor results. An image of the nodes making up the material is attached, along with a rendering from Blender and RCP.

SceneKit was perfect to import 3D assets directly into our app scene. Since it's soft deprecation and the coming out of RealityKit, tutorials or documentation on how to bridge old possibilities are missing, everything seems to be about AR. More specifically, I am not able to find any resources on how to create a scene, load 3D assets, add a light and a camera, and everything within the app itself. No augmented reality. Is it intended to add some support about this? Any guidance would be appreciated.

Currently, I have a very basic entity in RCP that I call in my app's immersive view based on an included Package. I'm trying to get a much better 3d asset to use in my app instead. I've been afraid to put much effort into learning Blender to create and export an USDx asset for import into RCP3 (it's a whole world of learning itself...). I may be able to start using agents like Codex tied into Blender to see if I can more quickly create a 3d asset. I tried using the new AI assistant in RCP3 and it seems like I could create a 3d entity, but I'm not sure it will be the level of detail I want. Any high-level advice for the workflow (nowadays with AI agents) to create a desirable 3d asset, get it into RCP3, and then into Xcode?

Hello, I would like to inquire about recommendations regarding the performance overhead of VDB simulation on the M5 Vision Pro. Additionally, I would like suggestions for the best implementation for simulating rivers, waterfalls, snowflakes, and flames.

I have a question about rendering performance guidelines for visionOS ImmersiveSpace. Since visionOS uses foveated rendering, why are polygon count and scene complexity still treated as strict performance constraints for immersive content? My understanding is that foveated rendering reduces rendering cost outside the user’s central field of view. If so, should polygon count mainly matter near the gaze/foveal region, while objects in the peripheral area are much cheaper to render? Specifically: Does foveated rendering reduce only pixel shading cost, or does it also significantly reduce geometry processing cost? Are polygons outside the foveal region still submitted, culled, transformed, and rasterized in a way that affects CPU/GPU performance? For large immersive environments, should developers still optimize total scene polygon count, or focus mainly on what appears near the user’s gaze? Are there recommended guidelines for LOD, culling, and polygon budgets in visionOS immersive spaces, even when foveated rendering is enabled? I’d like to better understand how foveated rendering affects geometry budgets, and how developers should think about scene complexity for immersive visionOS apps. Any guidance would be appreciated.

Is the website environment feature available on this first visionOS 27 beta? I am having troubles converting a web page that used the visionOS 26 website environment approach to the new visionOS 27 approach. Before I keep working on it, I would like confirmation that the feature is working. Also, does Apple have any web pages featuring a website environment that I can inspect?

Hello from WWDC26! After installing visionOS27, USDZ models that viewed properly now exhibit strange anomalies, especially around UV seams. See attached image. Thx!

The full RealityKit Object Capture stack fails device-specifically on the iPhone 17 Pro family (iPhone18,1 / iPhone18,2) under iOS 26.x. Both the live and offline paths break. The same code and images work on iPhone 12 Pro (iPhone13,3) at the same iOS version. Both ObjectCaptureSession.isSupported and PhotogrammetrySession.isSupported return true on the 17 Pro, so there's no API signal that the operation will fail — it only fails at runtime on real hardware. Defect 1 — ObjectCaptureSession.Error.sensorFailed A guided capture session fails. On iOS 26.4.2 it fails at scan start. On iOS 26.5 it reaches .capturing and renders the live session for several seconds, but auto-capture never fires; attempting a manual capture then fails. The Swift enum (.sensorFailed) hides the cause; the underlying framework log is: <<<< FigXPCUtilities >>>> signalled err=-17281 at <>:308 <<<< FigCaptureSourceRemote >>>> Fig assert: "err == 0 " at bail (FigCaptureSourceRemote.m:569) - (err=-17281) ObjectCaptureSession.takeStillImageCapture(isAutoCapture:): Failed to capture high resolution frame! ARSession <0x…>: did fail with error: Error Domain=com.apple.arkit.error Code=102 "Sensor failure." UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0x… {Error Domain=AVFoundationErrorDomain Code=-11819 "Cannot complete action" UserInfo={NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Try again later.}} NSLocalizedFailureReason=The sensor did not provide the required data.} Capturing failed with error: objectCaptureSessionError(CoreOC.ObjectCaptureSession.Error.sensorFailed) A second, uncatchable variant aborts instead of returning the error: Abort: …/AppleCVHWA/library/VIO/HWFeatureDetection/src/HwGeneralProcessingAPI.cpp:711 : Original error reported by request utility function: kVisionHWAReturnGeneralProcessingFailed Appears to be mediaserverd resetting (−11819) underneath the live AVCaptureSession, tearing it out from under ARKit (ARError 102). Configuration-independent: tested with isOverCaptureEnabled = false and the identical chain still occurs. Defect 2 — PhotogrammetrySession reconstruction (cv3dapi 4004) Folder-mode reconstruction starts but fails after a few seconds; SfM builds no pose map: ERROR cv3dapi.pg: Internal error codes (1): 4004 // "No SfM map found" WARN cv3dapi.pg: Internal warning codes (2): 2502 3502 Output error with code = -15 requestError: CoreOC.PhotogrammetrySession.Error.processError The input is just a folder of images handed to PhotogrammetrySession in folder mode — no other configuration. The same folder reconstructs fine on the 12 Pro. Affected config Failing: iPhone 17 Pro (iPhone18,1), 17 Pro Max (iPhone18,2), iOS 26.4.2 and 26.5 Working (same code/OS): iPhone 12 Pro (iPhone13,3) Open question Does a 17-Pro image set fail PhotogrammetrySession everywhere, or only on the 17 Pro? Fails everywhere → 17 Pro images / HEIC metadata confuse SfM. Works elsewhere → the on-device reconstruction engine itself is the defect. Sample image set + sysdiagnose available on request. References cv3dapi 4004 = "No SfM map found" (683300) · -15/processError wrapper (794169) · iOS 26 Object Capture regression (810496) · 17 Pro Max sensorFailed (827216)

When I click on the download link for reality converter, it just sends me here: https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/tools/ Is there something I am missing?