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New Unity Technical Preview - 5.4b24 HTP

DavidKlineMSDavidKlineMS mod
edited July 2016 in Questions And Answers

Unity released a new technical preview for HoloLens (beta 24) recently. Installation links and release complete release notes can be found at http://unity3d.com/pages/windows/hololens.

From the Unity site:

Build Information
HoloLens Technical Preview is now based off Unity 5.4 Beta 24. Please see full release notes for previous Betas which can be found here.
The spatial mapping components, SpatialMappingRenderer and SpatialMappingCollider, have now been added.
Added the method "GetUnsafePointerToVideoDeviceController()" to both VideoCapture and PhotoCapture.
Fixed keyboard for InputField in Unity UI.
Fixed HoloLensInputModule to play nicely with StandaloneInputModule (end users can now freely switch between gestures and mouse/keyboard for UI if both modules are attached to the EventSystem object, assuming "Force Module Active" isn't set).

Known Issues
If you select "Everything" or select more than one layer for the physics layer on the Spatial Mapping component, an error will be thrown at runtime.

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    WithinRafaelWithinRafael ✭

    This needs an edit, the asterisks in the original are screwing up the post formatting.

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    DavidKlineMSDavidKlineMS mod

    @WithinRafael,
    Thanks for pointing that out! Should be fixed now :)

    Thanks!
    David

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    Jimbohalo10Jimbohalo10 ✭✭✭
    edited July 2016

    This build Unity 5.4b24 HTP version 24, when combined with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Community are the most stable development environment since launch.

    All the tutorials, when freshly downloaded from Microsoft Holographic Academy, successfully build and run in the HoloLens Emulator.

    Known Problem: for HoloLens device you must still build as "Release" in Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 to run properly on HoloLens device.

    There Release notes are at here in Browser Ctrl+F "Release Notes" to move quickly to start.

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    RosstinRosstin ✭

    I wish things were still more stable. I'm getting that "platform assembly not found" error from Unity on a nearly fresh computer when I try to build into the App folder. The only thing the computer had installed before was a previous build of Unity and Visual Studio.

    What tutorial is most recommended?

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    Jimbohalo10Jimbohalo10 ✭✭✭

    @Rosstin said:

    What tutorial is most recommended?

    First Install the Tools In the case of "platform error", you many have to uninstall the your version of Visual Studio first. Then install products in the sequence described.

    Watch the video Microsoft HoloLens: Course 101E – Ch. 1 – Project Creation

    Download the code https://github.com/Microsoft/HolographicAcademy/tree/Holograms-101
    and then carry out each tutorial using code from the Completed section of code https://github.com/Microsoft/HolographicAcademy

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    RosstinRosstin ✭

    Alright, we did the thing. We had to wipe the computer in order to get rid of our previous versions of Unity and VS from other projects.

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    holodoctorholodoctor ✭✭

    Disappearing Pointer Problem

    I am not sure if anybody has run into the same issue, but I am having this problem ever since I upgraded to b24-HTP. The pointer on the Unity Editor disappears once in a while, and the only way to get it back is to restart Unity. I don't know what causes this, but it's rather annoying (although non-critical).

    Any solution/workaround (other than having to restart Unity)?

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    javmanjavman ✭

    @Rosstin said:
    I wish things were still more stable. I'm getting that "platform assembly not found" error from Unity on a nearly fresh computer when I try to build into the App folder. The only thing the computer had installed before was a previous build of Unity and Visual Studio.

    What tutorial is most recommended? The 101 Tutorial Set. I had the same issues at first with the "platform assembly not found". I had to uninstall and reinstall Visual Studio and it went away. Going through the Academy tutorials and having a blast learning about designing for HoloLens!

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    robertlevyrobertlevy ✭

    I just installed this side by side with b22. When I open projects in b24, the Build Settings -> Windows Store section says "No Windows Store module loaded" with a "Open download page" button that goes to this broken link: http://beta.unity3d.com/download/e3e057da3607/UnitySetup-Metro-Support-for-Editor-5.4.0b24-HTP.exe

    Is it not possible to install versions of HTP side by side? Are there "repair" instructions to get b24's Windows Store support to light up?

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    HoloSheepHoloSheep mod

    Hi @robertlevy it sounds like you forgot to install the matching UWP Runtime for b24 after installing the HTP. They come together as a pair.

    If you install the HTP and the matching UWP Runtime they should work side by side.

    Windows Holographic User Group Redmond

    WinHUGR.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @WinHUGR
    WinHUGR YouTube Channel -- live streamed meetings

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    robertlevyrobertlevy ✭

    Ahh I didn't realize those came as a pair. Will give that a shot, thanks!

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    HoloSheepHoloSheep mod

    New version of the Unity HTP that aligns with RC1 now available for download:

    Windows Holographic User Group Redmond

    WinHUGR.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - @WinHUGR
    WinHUGR YouTube Channel -- live streamed meetings

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    DavidKlineMSDavidKlineMS mod

    @HoloSheep,
    I'll make a new announcement post. :)

    Thanks!
    David

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