Check out the new 3D viewer app for Windows 10

Mixed Reality Viewer is dead. Long live 3D Viewer.

Alongside the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, Microsoft has overhauled its Mixed Reality Viewer app with a brand new user interface and feature set, along with a rebrand that drops the Mixed Reality branding in favor of a much more candid name: 3D Viewer.

The new 3D Viewer should be rolling out for everyone via the Microsoft Store, which will replace the already preinstalled Mixed Reality Viewer app. The app itself has been redesigned from the ground up, featuring an interface that makes much more sense when in use with a mouse and keyboard.

Along the top is a new menu bar which features common drop down options such as File, View, Help, and more. The app is one of the first that I've seen which uses the UWP version of the menu bar, introduced in the SDK released earlier this year for app makers to take advantage. This is part of a more significant effort in pushing universal apps towards being a more viable platform for desktop/tablet apps.

A benefit of the new universal menu bar is that it's also designed from the ground up for touch input too. So regardless of if you're using the menu bar with a finger, mouse, or pen, usage will be familiar and comfortable no matter which input method you're using.

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