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Any Idea on how to get point cloud data into unity by scanning with mobile?

Discussion in 'AR' started by zyonneo, Nov 20, 2019.

  1. zyonneo

    zyonneo

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    I recently came to know about the https://placenote.com/scanning .In this the user can scan the surroundings with mobile.Is it possible to make such app with mobile.Later I want the point cloud data to be exported into unity.Does AR foundation support this?
     
    zyonneo, Nov 20, 2019
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  2. astratakis

    astratakis

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    As far as point cloud goes you can access it with ARSessionOrigin.trackablesParent.GetComponentInChildren<ARPointCloud>. You can get the 3D position of each point and then manipulate it as you wish to create a mesh or to just get the positions and reconstruct it in the Editor.
     
    astratakis, Nov 20, 2019
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