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If you paired this with a Kinect or similar multi-camera system you could allow the other hand to interact with the the model/model elements (when not busy doing extravagant gestures of course). Pretty amazing no matter how you slice it, nice job!

Re: iPhone/iPod Touch Multi-touch CAD Remote - feedback?

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Post by klinquist » Sat, Dec 24, 2011, 11:47 PM UTC

I have been using this for a project at work - simply as a remote keyboard & mouse for multiple PCs/Macs in the same room. Could you add arrow keys to the keyboard?

Re: iPhone/iPod Touch Multi-touch CAD Remote - feedback?

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Post by zupatol » Sun, Dec 25, 2011, 12:54 AM UTC

It looks stunning.

It hadn't occurred to me that phones could be used as sophisticated remote controllers. What technology do you use for real-time communication?

Re: iPhone/iPod Touch Multi-touch CAD Remote - feedback?

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Post by okstr » Mon, Dec 26, 2011, 9:21 AM UTC

evo_9 wrote: post #4

Very nice. I wish we could see the actual UI to get a better sense of how it works - can you post a screenshot? If you paired this with a Kinect or similar multi-camera system you could allow the other hand to interact with the the model/model elements (when not busy doing extravagant gestures of course). Pretty amazing no matter how you slice it, nice job!

I don't have the final assets with me, but here's an old image of the help menu: http://imgur.com/yWzI4,h5cwO

And the ui: http://imgur.com/yWzI4,h5cwO#1

The ui is pretty simple for now. Gyro controls orbit, one finger controls pan, and zoom is on a scroll on the side. A lot of this is ported over from the iPad version.

Re: iPhone/iPod Touch Multi-touch CAD Remote - feedback?

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Post by okstr » Mon, Dec 26, 2011, 9:22 AM UTC

klinquist wrote: post #5

I have been using this for a project at work - simply as a remote keyboard & mouse for multiple PCs/Macs in the same room. Could you add arrow keys to the keyboard?

You've been using which?

Re: iPhone/iPod Touch Multi-touch CAD Remote - feedback?

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Post by klinquist » Thu, Jan 05, 2012, 8:54 PM UTC

okstr wrote: post #8

klinquist wrote: post #5

I have been using this for a project at work - simply as a remote keyboard & mouse for multiple PCs/Macs in the same room. Could you add arrow keys to the keyboard?

You've been using which?

Maide.