SceneKit Development Guide

Purpose: Maintain SceneKit safely and plan migration to RealityKit iOS Version: iOS 8+ (SceneKit), deprecated iOS 26+ Xcode: Xcode 15+

Use When

Use when:

• Maintaining existing SceneKit code
• Building a SceneKit prototype (with awareness of deprecation)
• Planning migration from SceneKit to RealityKit
• Debugging SceneKit rendering, physics, or animation issues
• Integrating SceneKit content with SwiftUI
• Loading 3D models via Model I/O or SCNSceneSource