AR / Spatial Computing · iOS / SwiftUI
MTLab
A virtual mechanical engineering lab: explore and operate an interactive 3D lathe, on screen or in AR.
- Platforms
- iPad, iPhone
- Category
- AR / Spatial Computing, iOS / SwiftUI
- Year
- 2026
- Built with
- Swift, Augmented reality, 3D simulation
01Overview
MTLab is a virtual mechanical engineering laboratory. It uses interactive 3D simulations to teach how industrial machines work, starting with the lathe, for mechanical engineering students, engineering colleges, industrial training institutes and technical educators.
02Interface
Tap any screen to view it full size.
AR lathe with machine controls
Manual Machines catalogue with progress tracking
03Case study
01
The problem
Students learning how industrial machines work often get little hands-on time with real equipment: machines are expensive, shared and not always safe for beginners. From theory alone, it is hard to picture how parts like the chuck and the carriage actually move.
02
My role & contributions
Developer on the team. I wrote the app's code: the interactive 3D lathe, the machine theory screens and the AR mode that places the machine in the room.
03
Solutions & features
- Interactive 3D lathe simulation.
- Guided machine theory with explanations of each part.
- Chuck rotation and carriage motion.
- Turning operation demonstration.
- AR visualization that places the machine in the room.
04
Results
Live on the App Store in the Education category, free, for iPhone and iPad. Next on the roadmap: milling, drilling, CNC operations and more equipment.
04Technology
- Swift
- Augmented reality
- 3D simulation
