Jump to content

Augmented Reality - How do I properly scale and locate the overlay in the space?


Recommended Posts

Hi, ive been testing out the augmented reality and i seem to bee missing the core function of the utility.  I cant seem to figure out how to actually scale and locate in the space? it seems i have to just manually "eyeball" the location and scaling by zooming and rotating. almost every other BIM augmented reality provides some function to print out a scaled QR code or something that references a point and scale within the drawing.  for example. I can open the app, scan the printed QR code that is accurately placed in the construction space, and the AR will scale and locate the view in the field. is there any function like this that could make the Augmented reality viewer useful?

Link to comment

Which app do you use ?  On a basic level, Apple's USDZ viewers in the iPhone/iPad and Mac Preview gets it right in scale every time, if you set the drawing units right, so it can't be that it doesn't work in principle. Adobe Aero does not, you have to set it up manually. So, there must be something else messing it up. 

Link to comment
  • 1 month later...

The problem is in the receiving app, not in Vectorworks, as well as in other app I tried. If I import a file into Apple's USDZ viewers, it will come in being in scale, unless it's too big to fit into a technical boundary box that many of these apps have. If I import a say 50 meter object, it will scan down of crop the model. It you import a typical car, it will work. On the Adobe Areo side, it does not import in scale. You have to wing it, and if it goes beyond the box, it will start to crop the model. 

Link to comment

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...