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Question AR Foundation 5 - Occlusion - What distance does it start failing?

Discussion in 'AR' started by newguy123, Sep 20, 2022.

  1. newguy123

    newguy123

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    Hi Guys

    With AR Foundation 5, and an iPad 2021 as device, at what max distances can I expect Occlusion to work, before things start falling apart? Will iPad and iPad pro be the same in this regard, or will the iPad pro "see" further?

    For example, if I'm in a Airbus A380 aircraft hanger, standing at the entrance, will it pick up objects at the far corner of the hanger?

    Or it's mainly for typical room scale, so for example a 3m X 5m room?
     
  2. davidmo_unity

    davidmo_unity

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    It is device dependent and Apple hasn't publicly stated their iPad LiDAR sensor effective range but some sources report it is only 5 meters.
     
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  3. newguy123

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    Thanks. Yeah with the meshing feature and one of the apps we tested, it seems that is roughly about 3 meters (one of the iPhones with lidar). Just wanted to double check other people's experience
     
  4. davidmo_unity

    davidmo_unity

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    From my general experience I have seen it work up to 10-ish meters in an in door environment, outdoors it tends to be slightly worse.