Augmented Reality (AR) superimposes digital information into the physical world while Virtual Reality (VR) replaces physical reality with an entirely digitally generated environment.
VR is particularly useful for viewing machinery and components still in the design phase, which exist only in the form of 3D CAD models, or when the workstations are located in remote or difficult to access places far from where the work is actually being performed.
With the use of special devices (viewers and motion controllers), VR allows technicians to “immerse themselves” in the systems, view every design detail, monitor and simulate the behavior of components, schedule maintenance interventions, etc.
Configuration, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Engineered to Order automation when combined with virtual and augmented reality is one of the sectors in which this combination of technologies bring great benefits.
A product configurator helps manage the 3D CAD models used in these technologies.
It drastically reduces the time needed to analyze alternatives and acts as a “bridge” with systems containing data and descriptions to be associated with the models.
