Manus Core, our data-handling software. The central hub for all Manus products.
Manus Core comes with free plugins for third-party software, which allows you to stream your data in real-time into your custom project in Unity, Unreal, MotionBuilder, or MVN Animate.
Licensing
Manus Core is available as an annual or perpetual license. Including full Manus technical support during the license period, free third-party plugins, and frequent updates.
Software Compatibility
Manus Core is compatible with:
Unreal Engine: Live stream data with plugin
Motionbuilder: Live stream data with plugin
Unity: Live stream data with plugin
Import FBX files directly into:
Unreal Engine, Motionbuilder, Unity, Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D, Houdini, or any other application capable of importing FBX files.
The gloves can be used with Quest 2 in the following way:
1. Connecting the Quest 2 to the PC
2. Connecting the gloves to the PC
3. Having your project run on the PC, for example in Unity or Unreal Engine
4. Afterward, you have to attach a tracker on top of the gloves to track the location of the hands
The swappable battery lasts 5 hours. The charging time is 2 hours (USC Type-C).
It uses proprietary high performance 2.4 GHz protocol.
Manus Core, our data-handling software. The central hub for all Manus products. Manus Core comes with free plugins for third-party software, which allows you to stream your data in realtime into your custom project in Unity, Unreal, MotionBuilder, or MVN Animate.
Manus Core comes with Manus Polygon, our free IK-solver software that enables fluid full-body motion within any virtual environment.
This system detects the finest nuances in human body motion resulting in truly realistic virtual characters, without the need for a motion-capture suit.
An easy-to-use and intuitive interface for managing, calibrating recording your performance data with ease.
Get started in less than a minute. With three simple gestures, the Manus gloves can be calibrated quickly and accurately.
With the click of a button, you can easily record finger data in Manus Dashboard, and directly export your recording as an FBX file.
Try some hand and finger sample data.
Streaming live data to native plugins Manus Core is capable of streaming real time to Unreal Engine, Unity, Motionbuilder and MVN Animate.
Including with Manus Core is and Software Development Kit (SDK) which allows incorporating the data stream into any workflow or software package.
While FBX recordings can be directly opened in a variety of industry standard software packages like Maya and Cinema4D from Autodesk as well as VFX suite Houdini and the open source Blender package.
FREE
PRO
Support for Manus Prime X Series Gloves
Real-time Full-body Manus Polygon Solver
Live Stream into Unreal
Live Stream into Unity
Custom Integrations through C++ SDK
Multi-actor Support
Recording & Playback in Manus Core
PRO
PRO
Triggered Recording
PRO
PRO
SMTPE Timecode & Genlock Support
PRO
PRO
Live Stream into Motion Builder
PRO
PRO
Xsens MVN Integration
OptiTrack Motive 3 Integration
Supported operating system
Windows 10/11
Recommended Min. System Specifications
Core i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600
8 GB RAM
GTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6 GB VRAM
These are the hardware requirements when using Aero with a desktop computer:
| Component | ||
|---|---|---|
| PROCESSOR | 4-core CPU For example: Intel Core i5-4590 Intel Xeon E5-1620 AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or better | |
| GPU* | Recommended NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 NVIDIA RTX A4000 NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 | Minimum NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 NVIDIA RTX A2000 NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 |
| MEMORY | 8 GB | |
| STORAGE SPACE | 2 GB | |
| VIDEO OUTPUT | 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 | |
| USB CONNECTIVITY | 1 x USB-A 3.0 / 3.1 | |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Windows 10 (64-bit) Windows 11 (64-bit) |
* Aero is compatible with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20- and 30-series GPUs that meet the minimum requirements.
❗ Note that AMD graphics cards are currently not supported.
These are the hardware requirements when using Varjo Aero with a laptop computer:
| PROCESSOR | High-end mobile CPU with 4 cores or more |
| GPU* | High-end NVIDIA laptop GPU with a total graphics power (TGP) of 135W or more: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU NVIDIA RTX A5000 Laptop GPU |
| MEMORY | 8 GB |
| STORAGE SPACE | 2 GB |
| VIDEO OUTPUT | 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| USB CONNECTIVITY | 1 x USB-C 3.1 port Use the laptop adapter sold separately in Varjo Store to connect Aero. Note that the USB port on the laptop must be routed directly to the dedicated NVIDIA GPU and include support for Alternate Mode. See Varjo-Ready computers for Varjo Aero for tested and recommended laptop models. |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Windows 10 (64-bit) Windows 11 (64-bit) |
* While mobile and desktop GPUs may have identical product names, performance is significantly lower when using mobile GPUs.
❗Note that AMD graphics cards are currently not supported.
❗Note that laptop GPUs have limited processing power compared to desktop GPUs. For the best possible experience, we recommend running simple applications when using a laptop.
