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Our award-winning TouchFree software combines world-leading hand tracking with seamless control over interactive kiosk applications.
It detects a user’s hand in mid-air and converts it to an on-screen cursor. Gesture control allows easy, intuitive, and clean interaction with kiosks and appliances.
Particularly suitable for retrofitting interactive kiosks or advertising totems with touchless gesture control.
Use these instructions to:
Retrofit existing touchscreen interfaces with gesture control
Install TouchFree in preparation for using our TouchFree Tooling for Web or Unity. This allows you to develop with gesture control as a native feature.
Steps to Getting a Touchless Cursor on Screen
Set up your Hand Tracking Camera
Download and install the Hand Tracking Software
Download and install TouchFree
Configure your Hand Tracking Camera for TouchFree
Customise Interaction and User Interface Settings
Watch the video to see each of these steps in action
1. Set Up Your Hand Tracking Camera
If you’re setting up TouchFree for the first time, or developing with TouchFree Tooling, you probably want to install TouchFree on a PC. These steps will guide you through the TouchFree setup for a PC.
When ready to mount your camera on a kiosk, visit our Camera Placement Guide and Camera Position Visualizer Tool.
For Leap Motion Controller
Remove the sticker from the top of the Leap Motion Controller.
Use the USB cable included in the box. Centre the controller in front of screen. The shiny side of the controller faces up and the green light faces towards you. Locate it so that it is comfortable to use.
For Stereo IR-170
Remove both lens caps from the Stereo IR-170.
Use the USB cable included in the box. Centre the Stereo IR-170 in front of your keyboard or laptop with the lenses facing upwards. Locate it so that it is comfortable to use.
2. Download and Install the Hand Tracking Software
Windows
Version 4.1.0
3. Download and Install TouchFree
TouchFree gives you touchless control over interactive kiosks and digital displays.
Windows only
Version 2.0.0
Unzip the TouchFree download package
Run the installer in the TouchFree download package
To run TouchFree we recommend the following system specifications:
Windows® 10, 64-bit
Minimum Intel HD Graphics 530
Intel® Core i3 processor or higher
4 GB RAM
USB 2.0 port
4. Configure your Hand Tracking Camera for TouchFree
When you open TouchFree, you’ll see this welcome screen
Select Set Up TouchFree to navigate to the TouchFree Service Settings area.
Configure TouchFree to suit your physical setup by selecting Setup Camera. We suggest you begin with Quick Setup to get started.
Follow the on-screen instructions to get a hand-driven overlay running on top of your existing UI, enabling touchless control.
For full details on kiosk setup see the TouchFree User Manual
5. Customise Interaction and User Interface Settings
From the Service Settings screen you can navigate to Interaction Settings.
Here you can:
change interaction type
modify interaction behaviours (e.g. scrolling behaviour and cursor responsiveness)
restrict the tracking zone area (useful in busy areas)
From the TouchFree Welcome Screen you can navigate to User Interface Settings.
Use these to:
modify cursor properties
enable/disable the Call to Interact
modify the Call to Interact
If you are using your own application, changes within User Interface Settings will not impact this.
Full details on User Interface Settings can be found on the Developer Resource Site.
Looking To Develop Your Own Touchless Application?
You can now build touchless control into your own application as a native feature with TouchFree Tooling for Web and Unity.
Support
For questions and support submit a request or contact your account manager.
All users developing with Ultraleap hand tracking devices and/or software need a license.
By downloading TouchFree you are agreeing to the Ultraleap Tracking SDK Agreement and End User License Agreement.