Huge Release: Create VR Storyboards with Sketchbox

This release has been in the works for a long time and I think it’s the biggest update we’ve ever made to Sketchbox: Storyboards and Google Poly.

VR Storyboards
You can now link multiple Sketchbox scenes together like slides in a presentation. We’ve also added a Presentation Mode which makes it super easy to walk anyone through a user flow. Especially someone who’s not too familiar with VR, like a client. You can put them in headset and step them through one scene at at time. They don’t even need to use the controllers and can’t ‘make a mistake’. Storyboards are particularly useful for long user flows like those found in a VR training simulations.

VR storyboards will also be fantastic for the pre-production of VR films, and animation. They’re infinitely better than a 2D storyboard at communicating how a shot really looks and feels.

Google Poly
We’ve added support for Google Poly so you can now import thousands of free models like these from Google Poly directly into your project. Next week you’ll be able to search through Poly models while you’re still in VR.

New Features

• Added Scenes & Presentation Mode, which are great for VR training simulations, VR content pre-production and detailed user flows. Docs here.
• Google Poly models can now be added to any scene (search is coming very soon)
• You caw now import Meshes with Materials! Instructions for importing assets here
• Scale indicator added (1.0 means you’re at human size) which makes it much easier to get the right sense of scale
  Preloaded primitives and common UI icons to make creating UI elements quicker
• The left hand palette is now always visible and the laser pointer is much easier to see
• The palette's design has been updated so that it’s easier to use
• With a new floor, it’s now easier to create large scenes
• Improved performance rendering

Most of our new features come from your suggestions, so tell us what you want to see in Sketchbox by requesting a feature or emailing us.