Virtually prototyping and verifying products before their manufacture reduces the time to create cost-effective products. This paper describes an environment in which a developer uses two-handed gesture techniques, tracked contact gloves, and the horizontal display of the CTC Virtual Workbench* to intuitively interact with and verify complex product assemblies. Details are provided for implementation of a virtual assembly application, lessons learned from using it with two assembly scenarios, and suggestions for future enhancements. KEYWORDS: 3D, Computer Visualization, Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Eye Model, Stereoscopic Viewing, Two-Handed Interaction, User Interface, Virtual Assembly, Virtual Prototyping, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML), Virtual Workbench*.
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