Product Updates

Designer

Integrate video recording and shadows to your Designer projects!

On this release we have focused on bringing a number of feature updates and product enhancements that improve both the quality of the creator experience, but also provides some exciting updates that will also impact the end user experience.

November 14, 2023

Mattercraft

Welcome to Mattercraft: The next generation of 3D tooling

Welcome to our very first product update for Mattercraft - our brand new development tool for creating AR, VR and WebXR. This initial product update will introduce you to the exciting new features now available in the Mattercraft Beta, which is now accessible on all Zapworks workspaces.

October 17, 2023

Designer

Video transparency applet, menu scenes, toggle visibility and more!

Hey everyone! We are delighted to announce the latest update to Zapworks Designer that includes 5 new functionalities to help enrich your AR campaigns. Check out the full post to learn more about new Alpha video applet, toggle visibility actions, menu scenes, improved lighting and support for SCORM.

October 17, 2023

Designer

Adding gradient buttons, more fonts, and the ability to switch templates to Designer

We have introduced gradient buttons and a wider range of fonts to choose from. These UI-based improvements will help you add shine to your projects without the need for external tools. Additionally, we have made quality of life UI improvements, such as a clearer distinction between user uploads and the Zappar Library, as well as an improved template browsing experience.

September 15, 2023

Designer

Curved surface tracking now supported in Designer

The latest update to Zapworks Designer, available now for both new and existing projects, includes support for curved surface tracking and curved elements.

July 12, 2023

Designer

Introducing Particle Effects: Elevate Your Designer Projects with Dynamic Visuals

Today, we're thrilled to announce major release for Designer: Particle Effects! Let's explore what Particle Effects are and how you can use them in your AR projects.

May 22, 2023

Universal AR Unity SDK

Universal AR for Unity 3.2.0

We've released an update to our Universal AR SDK for Unity, with improved performance and new features.

April 11, 2023

Universal AR React+Three-JS SDK ThreeJS SDK Unity SDK Javascript SDK

Important Universal AR SDK update

We've prepared an update of our platform, and the suite of Universal AR SDKs, that works around a Safari bug introduced in iOS 16.4. We recommend you update to the latest version of our SDKs if your experience uses the rear facing camera.

March 28, 2023

Designer

Photorealistic avatars with Avaturn and enhance your campaign data with Google Analytics support

Today's deployment sees the introduction of two fantastic updates to Designer. Integration of Avaturn, a photo-realistic 3D avatar creation platform, and also support for 3rd party analytics products such as Google Analytics.

March 7, 2023

Designer

Face Tracking now available in Designer!

Today’s deployment offers our creative community a new tracking type to use within your Augmented Reality experiences: Face Tracking!

February 9, 2023