The coolest use for the Vision Pro(christianselig.com)
737 points by robbiet480 16 hours ago | 285 comments
tl;dr: A homeowner-to-be used Apple Vision Pro to walk through their future house in VR by modeling the floor plan in Fusion 360, populating it with free 3D models from IKEA and 3D Warehouse, and exporting to USDZ. They vibe-coded a custom viewer called Prospector (open-sourced on GitHub) that adds controller support, skyboxes, terrain following, and real-world toggling—making it far more useful than static PDFs or their architect's Revit walkthrough for grasping scale and layout.
HN Discussion:
  • Professional architects/designers already use VR walkthroughs as standard practice for client visualization
  • Personal experience confirms VR home modeling accurately predicts real-world proportions and feel
  • The concept could be extended further with sun/light simulation or utility tracing through walls
  • ~Alternative tools like TwinMotion, Reality Composer, or LiveHome3D achieve similar results more affordably
  • ~Vision Pro hasn't lived up to being a utility device beyond media consumption