MacOS – DC Engineer

Universal 3D Model Export to USDZ, GLB, DAE, OBJ, and STL — ARMOR v0.11 Release Notes

Export robot models from ARMOR as USDZ, GLB, DAE, OBJ, or STL — plus URDF/MJCF/SRDF archives auto-converted for Blender, MuJoCo, ROS, and more.

3D Modeling / Apps / Swift / Tutorial

How-to: Create a RealityKit Entity from a DAE, OBJ, or STL file

Learn how to seamlessly import 3D assets like DAE, OBJ, and STL files into RealityKit using custom Swift utilities designed for iOS and visionOS development. This guide explores how to bypass traditional USDZ limitations by dynamically loading mesh data into RealityKit Entities, complete with open-source GitHub repositories to jumpstart your spatial computing projects.

3D Modeling / Apps / Bilbao / Education / Swift

Updates for Early 2026; Bilbao Life, ARMOR, Classes, etc

We are beginning our third year in Bilbao, which I cover in a series of short comments and photos. Additionally, i write about technical projects, including Augmented Reality Mobile Robotics (ARMOR), and course content from CS50.

3D Modeling / Apps / Swift / Tutorial

How-to: Host 3D USDZ Content in iCloud for an AR App Using CloudKit, RealityKit, and SwiftUI

This tutorial article explains a method to host 3D content on iCloud for an iOS, macOS, or VisionOS app. It uses native Swift code, with CloudKit for hosting and fetching of model data in USDZ format. RealityKit is used to display models in augmented reality (AR).