topic Re: Model targets in Vuforia Studio

Model targets

tdevasagayam — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:53:25 GMT

HI, is there any chance to use Vuforia model target option in Thingworx Studio

Re: Model targets

CRArko — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 20:22:00 GMT

Hello, Thadeus.

I'm locating a resource in the ThingWorx Studio team who can help you with this.

Thank you,

-- Craig A.

Re: Model targets

tdevasagayam — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 11:21:21 GMT

Is there any update?

Regards,

Thadeus.D

Re: Model targets

hmckee — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:11:25 GMT

Is there any update on this? 4 months later and I am looking for this too...

Re: Model targets

dupatel — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 19:51:28 GMT

Thadeus Devasagayam hmckee: Tracking an object based on its 3D model is something Work in Progress and we anticipate releasing this capability sometime in the first quarter of 2018.

-Durgesh

Re: Model targets

tdevasagayam — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:07:11 GMT

Today we got the option to create model targets . Need some examples and help files to use the option effectively.

Re: Model targets

mwassmann — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:10:37 GMT

you can try it out - what examples and help files are needed ?

Martin

Re: Model targets

tdevasagayam — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 09:16:09 GMT

I am trying now. Need some more time to locate the physical component. Probably another few more days.

Regards,

Thadeus.D

Re: Model targets

ClayHelberg — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 19:59:54 GMT

I did a quick test with an existing project, and it was pretty easy to replace the original thingmark with a model target. Scanning is a little on the futzy side, it takes a steady hand and a little time to get it to lock on, but once it does it works pretty slick.

On my Android phone, I'm having an issue with the experience displaying upside down when using a model target. I think this might be related to a quirk of the camera on my phone (Nexus 5x), because I've had a similar problem with general camera apps on this phone. Strangely, it doesn't seem to affect regular thingmark-based experiences. But it works very nicely on iOS 11 (iPad pro).

Re: Model targets

ClayHelberg — Sun, 21 Jan 2018 20:08:38 GMT

For anyone who's interested, here's the procedure I used:

In Thingworx Studio:

1) Open an experience that you want to switch to model-based tracking

2) Remove any existing thingmark in the experience, and set "thingmark association" to "none" in Experiences window

3) In the 3D Home screen, add a modelTarget widget to your model

4) In "Model Target Details" on the right, there will be a rectangle labeled "Detect Position", initially with a gray X in it. Click there.

5) Set the angle from which the user will scan the object to initiate tracking (usually the front), and click Save

6) Save and Publish the experience

In your Thingworx View app:

1) Open the app, tap the library icon (like a stack of cards)

2) Switch to the library view (icon looks like books on a shelf)

3) Find the experience with the title matching what you just published.

a) In iOS, I could just tap on that title directly to start the experience

b) In Android, I had to create a bookmark first, and then switch to the bookmarks view and select it there

4) You should now see a white outline of your model. Point the camera at the real object so that it matches the white outline as closely as possible. This will take a bit of adjusting, both distance and angle, to get it right. Once you get the right angle and distance for a good match, you'll need to hold it steady for a few seconds. When it acquires the tracking, your virtual model should appear in the experience.

5) From here you should be in good shape, ready to play any sequences or any other kinds of interactions you've defined for your experience. You should be able to move around the physical object (keeping it in the camera view) and have the experience maintain the tracking on it.

Re: Model targets

tdevasagayam — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 07:31:50 GMT

To publish the experience by using model targets, experience server should be 8.1.3 or later.

Re: Model targets

ClayHelberg — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:05:37 GMT

Yes, that's right. Also make sure your Thingworx View app is updated!

Re: Model targets

supadhyay — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:32:03 GMT

Hi Clay,

I have followed the procedure given by you regarding Model tracking. However, there seems to be an error in publishing the experience. I can confirm that ThingWorx Studio version is 8.1.3 . Can you help me in understanding if I need to do anything extra to publish the experience properly.

Thanks

Re: Model targets

ClayHelberg — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:59:30 GMT

Hi Sanjeev--

It's hard to say what might have gone wrong without knowing more about the error you got trying to publish. You might find some useful information in the Thingworx Studio log. (You can access it from the Thingworx Studio startup window--the one from the application, not the one in your browser. Click the "View Logs" link.)

--Clay

Re: Model targets

ClayHelberg — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:13:00 GMT

Hi Sanjeev--

I just noticed an announcement on the partner community blog about an outage on hosted trials of Thingworx for a scheduled upgrade. It's possible that you had the unfortunate timing of trying to publish during this outage. Maybe try again and see if it goes better now that the outage is resolved?

--Clay

Re: Model targets

Amey_Gumaste — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 05:18:39 GMT

Hello,

Thank you for that post, it really helped me out with figuring out how to use model targets.

The thing is, it worked for me just one time. I am using an iOS device with Thingworx Version 8.2.1. It worked using the steps you have explained, now its not working anymore. I tried creating a new project a followed the same steps. It doesnt work anymore for some reason.

But when it did work, the tracking was very good. Any ideas on what can be done? The only change I did was to add a 3D label to the project.