Import data manually into Azure Spatial Anchors to display a virtual object

Kastler 36 Reputation points
2022-01-11T10:53:24.87+00:00

I am looking to display a virtual object in the real world using Azure Spatial Anchors technology. To do this, I have this virtual object and a point cloud of the scene made with a laser scanner. I would like to know if it is possible to manually integrate these data into the Azure Cloud so that the virtual object can be displayed in the scene later. To do this, I would use Unity to define an anchor (center of the coordinate system) relative to the virtual object and relative to the point cloud. These data would then be imported into the Azure Cloud, and I could use it to have Azure Spatial Anchors match this point cloud with the feature points found in the scene during the session. Does Azure Spatial Anchors allow this?

Azure Spatial Anchors
Azure Spatial Anchors
An Azure service that is used to build immersive three-dimensional applications and experiences that map, persist, and restore content or points of interest at real-world scale.
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  1. António Sérgio Azevedo 7,666 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2022-01-17T11:17:40.877+00:00

    Hello @Kastler ,
    I have received confirmation from Product Team that unfortunately ASA does not support users to upload their own point clouds for matching later. Instead ASA collects the environment information from the native platform tracker at the time of creating spatial anchor and use it later for matching.

    We will consider this scenario in future iterations if demanded by our customers, for that can I kindly ask you add a new Feature Request in feedback.azure.com | Azure Spatial Anchors and share it here so others can vote for it as well?

    Appreciate your time!

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