Does Simulink 3D Animation Support Stereoscopic Vision?

Supported Stereoscopic Display Modes

Method 1: Enable Stereoscopic Vision via GUI

1. Open your Simulink model and double-click the VR Sink block to open the Simulink 3D Animation Viewer.


2. In the viewer top menu, navigate to Rendering > Stereo Mode.


3. Select your target format (e.g. Anaglyph Red/Cyan or Side-by-Side).


4. Go to Rendering > Camera Eye Separation to fine-tune 3D depth.

Method 2: Configure Stereoscopic Vision in MATLAB Code

You can set global stereo defaults or configure specific figure handles programmatically.

% Set default stereo mode globally across all VR figures
vrsetpref('StereoMode', 'anaglyph');

% Open and view a 3D world with stereo settings
world = vrworld('robot_arm.wrl');
open(world);
fig = vrfigure(world);
% Configure stereo properties on the active figure
set(fig, 'StereoMode', 'anaglyph');
set(fig, 'CameraEyeSeparation', 0.065); % Standard human IPD is ~65mm (0.065m)
vrdrawnow;

Camera Parameters for Stereo Depth Tuning

• CameraEyeSeparation: Adjusts the distance between the virtual left and right cameras. The default value is 0.065 (65 mm, representing average human interpupillary distance).


• CameraDirection: Defines the convergence angle between left and right views so objects at the focal plane appear sharp.