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Software for Architecture,

Engineering and Construction

Virtual Reality (VR)


USER MANUAL
A step-by-step guide to installing a virtual reality system
on a Windows PC
Contents
1 Installing and setting up the “Mixed Reality Portal” ... 3
2 Setting up controllers .................................................... 8
3 Installing BIMserver.center Virtual Reality ................ 11
4 The BIMserver.center Virtual Reality Application ..... 15
5 Known errors ............................................................... 18
1 Installing and setting up the “Mixed
Reality Portal”
After connecting the VR headset to the computer via USB 3.0 and HDMI, a screen will
appear prompting the user to install an application called “Mixed Reality Portal”, which
manages Microsoft’s virtual environment.

Clicking “Get the app” (*) redirects the user to the Microsoft Store, where the “Mixed Reality
Portal” application can be installed.

(*) Note: If the window prompting the user to install “Mixed Reality Portal” and the
“Get the app” button do not appear upon connecting the device to the computer,
the user must go to the Microsoft Store directly, search for the application and
install it.

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Once installed, open the application and the following screen will appear where the user
must set up Windows Mixed Reality

After accepting the terms and conditions, the first thing that will take place is a system
check, to ensure the system is compatible with Microsoft’s virtual reality environment. To
do this, the user’s computer hardware will be analysed.

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In the best of circumstances, the machine will be fully compatible with the technology
(“Good to go”). This occurs when all of the test points pass the test without any problems or
warnings.

In cases where the computer is not 100% compatible with the technology (“Supports some
features”), the system will work, but the user may experience bugs as the hardware does
not meet all the requirements.

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Finally, there is the possibility that the computer is incompatible with the technology (“Can’t
run mixed reality”), and, therefore, will not be able to run any virtual reality applications.

Once the hardware compatibility check has been completed, the user can proceed to set
up the virtual reality environment space.

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The user should select the type of setup according to the position of the device. To follow
this example, click the option “Set me up for seated and standing”, which allows the user to
stay in one place, either seated or standing.

To use this setup the user should point the headset towards the screen and click on the
“Center” button so that the angle of the device can be calibrated correctly. If this process is
not done correctly, the user may see the virtual environment in a different angle to that at
which the headset is worn. For example, having the headset resting on a table at 0º and
seeing the virtual reality environment inclined 90º to the right. If this problem occurs, the
way to fix it is by performing a headset recalibration from the “Settings” menu in the mixed
reality portal.

Once the internal tools required by the system have been installed and set up, the
welcome screen appears and the user can begin using the portal.

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2 Setting up controllers
When launching the portal for the first time, there is no bluetooth remote or controller
linked to the application to be able to start interacting with the environment.

In order to set up a controller, go to options in the lower left corner and select “Set up
controllers”.

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Depending on the type of virtual reality headset, the user will be asked to download an
application from the Microsoft Store or a different store in order to set up and link
controllers. In this case, since it is a Samsung HMD Odyssey+, the user is prompted to
install the following application.

In this application, the user is shown, step by step, how to pair the controllers with the
mixed reality portal.

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Once the controllers are linked, click “Next”. A screen will appear with an image which
briefly outlines the features of the controllers and how they interact with the mixed reality
portal.

Once the pairing process has been succesfully completed, the controllers can be used for
viewing and interacting with the mixed reality portal.

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3 Installing BIMserver.center Virtual
Reality
Once the entire setup process has been completed and the mixed reality portal is ready for
use, the user can then proceed to install the BIMserver.center virtual reality project
visualisation tool.

To access the Windows menu, press the button on the controller bearing the Windows
symbol. Once the menu is visible, click on the “All” button using the rear trigger on the
controller and the user will be able to see all installed applications in the portal.

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Using the rear trigger and the various options on the menu, the user can browse the menu
until they locate the “Microsoft Store”, where the application can be installed.

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Using the search bar, find the “BIMserver.center Virtual Reality” application.

Clicking on the application will display its description, where the user can “Get” and “Install”
the application and start the process.

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Once finished, the user will have the application installed in the portal and will be able to
open it by clicking the “Launch” button.

The BIMserver.center Virtual Reality application will also appear in the Windows menu as a
shortcut to launch the application.

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4 The BIMserver.center Virtual
Reality Application
Having installed the application, we are now going to show a little bit about how it works.
Upon launching the tool the first thing the user will see is a login panel for the platform, to
be able to access all the information of their projects stored on BIMserver.center

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After logging in, a screen appears with a button in the upper left corner that takes the user
to a list of all their projects.

In the project list, the user can browse all their projects stored on the platform and select
the one they would like to examine in this new virtual reality environment that the platform
has to offer.

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After selecting and loading the project, the user will be able to view all the layers in the
project, with the ability to toggle visualisation of not only the layers, but they can also view
the set of the model’s animations (if there are any).

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Once the user has selected the visible layers, a help panel is always accessible from the
lower left side, where a brief explanation of how to interact with the visible model in virtual
reality is provided in a direct and concise manner.

5 Known errors
"I get an error asking me to check the display cable even though I have the USB cable in a USB
3.0 port and the HDMI cable plugged in."

If what you are seeing is a screen with the following error message, the system is trying to
indicate that you have the USB cable properly connected to a USB 3.0 port, but the HDMI
cable is plugged into a HDMI port without a direct connection to the computer’s graphics
card, meaning the system will not work properly. In order to fix this problem, simply try
removing the HDMI cable from its current port and plugging it into one which has this
direct connection to the computer’s graphics card.

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