CIROS Studio Festo in Virtual Reality for HMDs, SteamVR, OpenXR, Powerwall, and CAVE

This quick guide shows the necessary configuration steps to bridge CIROS Studio Festo into Virtual Reality Head Mounted Displays, compatible to SteamVR or OpenXR, like: Meta Quest 1, 2 & 3, HTC Vive (Pro2),  Varjo, Pico and Windows Mixed Reality HMDs. The guide also applies for bridging CIROS Studio Festo for Powerwalls, 3D stereo projectors, CAVE and DOME.

Guide to bridge CIROS Studio Festo into Virtual Reality:

    • Start the moreViz Launcher

    • Notice the moreViz-Tray icon (next to system time) and right-click it, select “moreViz Application Enabler”

    • Click “Locate known Apps”. The more3D application enabler will search the standard program files folders for known CIROS Studio Festo installations and add them to the list.

    • If your CIROS Studio Festo is installed to a non standard directory, please click “Add”, locate the “CIROS Studio Festo.exe” file. The standard path is:
      “C:\Program Files\Festo Didactic\CIROS 7.3.3\CIROS Education\CIROS Education.exe”

    • Mark the Checkbox right next to the newly created entry to enable the VR Bridge for CIROS Studio Festo.

    • Close the Application Enabler.

    • Start the moreViz Client.

    • Start CIROS Studio Festo and load any 3d scene.

Quick Tipps:

  • For best loading / animation performance set the “Connection Type” to “Shared Memory” in the moreViz Launcher’s Connection Settings (only available for single-client setups, e.g. HMD or ASD on the local computer).

  • For best visual impression, set “AntiAliasing” to 4x (or higher) in the moreViz Launcher’s Client Settings

  • Quadro / Laptop Users: Make sure to have followed the GPU Config Guide.

  • To change the active VR window within the host application, please follow this quick video tutorial:

 

The moreViz Software bridges over 40 applications to any SteamVR/OpenXR compatible Head Mounted Display, Glasses-free 3D Displays, 3D Projector, Powerwall, CAVE and DOME.  No Import/Export hassle, but a 1:1 VR plugin!
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