visionOS 27 introduces ClippingComponent and enhanced ManipulationComponent placement patterns in RealityKit, enabling multiple users in a SharePlay session to simultaneously manipulate, disassemble, and cross-section structured 3D assemblies in shared space.
ā¢ ClippingComponent is new in visionOS 27, letting you define an axis-aligned bounding box that discards geometry outside its bounds at render time ā making complex interiors accessible without destroying the mesh
ā¢ Placing ManipulationComponent at different levels of an entity hierarchy dynamically switches an assembly between "single manipulable object" and "individually grabbable parts" with no geometry changes
ā¢ Combining SharePlay with structured RealityKit hierarchies enables true multi-user spatial collaboration on CAD, architecture, logistics, and any multidimensional dataset
Liquid Glass is Apple's new material and visual design language introduced in iOS 27, bringing translucent, refractive glass-like surfaces to system and custom UI elements. It replaces the frosted vibrancy aesthetic with a more dynamic, depth-aware material that responds to content beneath it.
iOS 27 introduces new SwiftUI drag and drop APIs including reorderable, reorderContainer, dragContainer, and configuration modifiers that enable reordering within and across collections, multi-item drag, and fine-grained control over how data is transferred during drag and drop operations.
PaperKit is Apple's full-featured canvas framework ā previously internal-only ā now publicly available in iOS/macOS/visionOS 27. It powers the drawing and markup experience in Notes, Preview, and Freeform, giving developers access to a complete pencil, shapes, images, and text canvas with a rich data model.
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RealityKit & USDKit in iOS 27 āiOS 27 enforces stricter adaptivity requirements for UIKit apps, making iPhone apps fully resizable in iPhone Mirroring and on iPad, while introducing new navigation bar minimization controls, sidebar opt-in for iPhone tab bars, and prominent tab customization.