Meshing

This page supplements the AR Foundation Meshing manual. The following sections only contain information about APIs where Google's Android XR runtime exhibits platform-specific behavior.

Tip

When developing an AR app, refer to both the AR Foundation documentation as well as the required packages for each platform you support.

Use meshing in a scene

To get started with meshing with AR Foundation, follow the instructions in AR Foundation's Use meshing in your scene.

Mesh classification

This package maps Android XR's native object trackable label component to AR Foundation's Mesh Classifications.

Refer to the table below to understand the mapping between AR Foundation's classifications and Android XR's labels:

AR Foundation Label Android XR label
Unknown
Other OTHER
Floor FLOOR
Ceiling CEILING
Wall WALL
Table TABLE
Seat
Window
Door
Note

A blank label indicates that Android XR doesn't support the corresponding mesh classification.

Optional feature support

The following table indicates which meshing features Android XR supports:

Feature Supported
Density
Normals Yes
Tangents
Texture coordinates
Colors
Queue size Yes
Classification Yes

Refer to AR Mesh Manager (AR Foundation) to learn more about AR Mesh Manager features.

Sample scenes

AR Foundation provides three meshing sample scenes to demonstrate meshing features. To learn more about these meshing samples, refer to Meshing samples.

Additional information