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DaveRogers11-Visitor
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September 14, 2019
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Cad to display on blank background

  • September 14, 2019
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In vuforia studio to view the AR cad you need a camera with a target to place the cad. Is there a way to display the cad on a plain background rather than on a camera image? I have noticed other apps made with unity display the cad model on a plain background on a fixed point a bit like when viewing the cad in creo view. I want a app page displaying cad but without using the camera image.

 

thanks in advance

 

dave

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AllanThompson16-Pearl
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September 16, 2019

I"m not quite sure what you mean by a camera image.  I"m guessing you mean some sort of printed target like a ThingMark or an Image Target.  If you just want to place the model on a surface, then you can use a Spatial target.  If you've got a really old device you won't be able to use it.

 

You should look at the sample project that comes with Studio for an example:

 

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You should also look at the tutorials in the help: http://support.ptc.com/help/vuforia/studio/en/#page/Studio_Help_Center%2FBeginnerIntro.html%23

 

And the AR training class in PTCU: https://www.ptcu.com/enrollment/student/fundamentals-of-ar-development-with-vuforia-studio

 

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dsgnrClarK16-Pearl
16-Pearl
September 16, 2019

I guess it is "3D mode" and "AR mode".

To my knowledge, Vuforia Studio works with AR mode only.

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DaveRogers11-VisitorAuthor
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September 16, 2019

Yes what I mean is can I have a 3D view in vuforia shown on a plain background (white for example) that I can spin around rather than an AR view which is overplayed on a camera image within an app.

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AllanThompson16-Pearl
16-Pearl
September 16, 2019

Well you could create a huge white surface as a model and that would probably give you the effect that you're after, but this isn't really the point of Vuforia View.  It's purpose is to show information overlaid on a live view of the world - that's my understanding of the definition of AR.  If you just want to look at a model on a plain background, then there are probably other apps for doing that.

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