Electrical AR Scenario – Conduit Bending Trainer
Client
Saskatchewan Polytechnic (Electrical Program)
Location
Saskatchewan, Canada
Completion
2024
Process & Tools
The Challenge
The electrical course needed accurate, animated 3D models of conduit bends that could be viewed as holograms on HoloLens. The models had to match real-world bending behavior, export cleanly from Blender to .glb/.gltf, and meet Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides’ performance and validation requirements.
The Digital Solution
I designed and rigged conduit models in Blender using armatures, deformation bones, and shape keys, then exported them as .glb/.gltf for HoloLens. Using Python scripts, gltfpack, and Babylon.js, I optimized meshes, reduced file sizes, and resolved issues like non-root skinned meshes and animation warnings so the models would load reliably inside Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides for AR training.
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