#Hololens2 – Project sizes using #MRTK

Hi !

Quick post today. When I started with Hololens 1, Unity and the Hololens Toolkit a couple of years ago, I did this exercise to have a sense of the required disk space for my projects and tests.

I realize that I didn’t blogged this, so here is an updated version using the latest versions. Here are the tools and versions I’m using:

• MRTK 2.4
• Unity 2019.4.6f1
• Visual Studio 2019 Preview (16.7.0)

And using this tools I follow the steps defined in “Initializing your project and deploying your first application” (see references). Let’s take a look at the disk usage.

• Create an empty 3D project with Unity.
  Disk Size: 49 MB
• 2. Build the project in Unity.
  Disk Size: 200 MB
• Import the MRTK 2.4.0 Foundation package in Unity.
  Disk Size: 332 MB
• Build the project in Unity.
  Disk Size: 668 MB
• Build the output in Visual Studio 2019 for the HL2.
  Disk Size: 3 GB
• Apply MRTK Configuration and Settings for a HL2 in Unity and Build.
  Disk Size: 3.10 GB
• Build the output in Visual Studio 2019 for the HL2.
  Disk Size: 3.68 GB

So, as you can see, a ready-to-go final project will require around 3.5 GBs disk space. Get ready your credit card for a new SSD !

Resources

• Hololens 2 Tutorials, Initializing your project and deploying your first application
• GitHub, Mixed Reality Toolkit Unity
• Microsoft.MixedReality.Toolkit.Unity.Foundation.2.4.0.unitypackage