Class ARAnchorManager

A trackable manager that enables you to add and track anchors. Add this component to your XR Origin GameObject to enable anchor tracking in your app.

Inheritance
object
Object
Component
Behaviour
MonoBehaviour
SubsystemLifecycleManager<XRAnchorSubsystem, XRAnchorSubsystemDescriptor, XRAnchorSubsystem.Provider>
ARTrackableManager<XRAnchorSubsystem, XRAnchorSubsystemDescriptor, XRAnchorSubsystem.Provider, XRAnchor, ARAnchor>
ARAnchorManager
Implements
Inherited Members
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Namespace: UnityEngine.XR.ARFoundation
Assembly: Unity.XR.ARFoundation.dll
Syntax
[DefaultExecutionOrder(-2147483647)]
[DisallowMultipleComponent]
[RequireComponent(typeof(XROrigin))]
[AddComponentMenu("XR/AR Foundation/AR Anchor Manager")]
public sealed class ARAnchorManager : ARTrackableManager<XRAnchorSubsystem, XRAnchorSubsystemDescriptor, XRAnchorSubsystem.Provider, XRAnchor, ARAnchor>, ITrackablesChanged<ARAnchor>
Remarks

An anchor is a pose (position and rotation) in the physical environment that is tracked by an XR device. Anchors are updated as the device refines its understanding of the environment, allowing you to reliably place mixed reality content at a physical pose.

Related information: Anchors

Properties

anchorPrefab

This prefab will be instantiated for each ARAnchor. May be null.

Declaration
public GameObject anchorPrefab { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
GameObject
Remarks

The purpose of this property is to extend the functionality of ARAnchors. It is not the recommended way to instantiate content associated with an ARAnchor.

gameObjectName

The name to assign to the GameObject instantiated for each ARAnchor.

Declaration
protected override string gameObjectName { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
string
Overrides

Methods

AttachAnchor(ARPlane, Pose)

Attempts to create a new anchor that is attached to an existing ARPlane.

Declaration
public ARAnchor AttachAnchor(ARPlane plane, Pose pose)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ARPlane plane

The ARPlane to which to attach.
Pose pose

The initial pose, in Unity world space, of the anchor.
Returns
Type Description
ARAnchor

A new ARAnchor if successful, otherwise null.

GetAnchor(TrackableId)

Gets the ARAnchor with given trackableId, or null if no such anchor exists.

Declaration
public ARAnchor GetAnchor(TrackableId trackableId)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TrackableId trackableId

The TrackableId of the ARAnchor to retrieve.
Returns
Type Description
ARAnchor

The ARAnchor or null.

GetPrefab()

Get the prefab to instantiate for each ARAnchor.

Declaration
protected override GameObject GetPrefab()
Returns
Type Description
GameObject

The prefab to instantiate for each ARAnchor.
Overrides

OnTrackablesChanged(List<ARAnchor>, List<ARAnchor>, List<ARAnchor>)

Invoked when the base class detects trackable changes.

Declaration
[Obsolete("OnTrackablesChanged() has been deprecated in AR Foundation version 6.0.", false)]
protected override void OnTrackablesChanged(List<ARAnchor> added, List<ARAnchor> updated, List<ARAnchor> removed)
Parameters
Type Name Description
List<ARAnchor> added

The list of added anchors.
List<ARAnchor> updated

The list of updated anchors.
List<ARAnchor> removed

The list of removed anchors.
Overrides

TryAddAnchorAsync(Pose)

Attempts to create a new anchor at the given pose.

Declaration
public Awaitable<Result<ARAnchor>> TryAddAnchorAsync(Pose pose)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Pose pose

The pose, in Unity world space, of the anchor.
Returns
Type Description
Awaitable<Result<ARAnchor>>

The result of the async operation.
Examples

Use this API with C# async/await syntax as shown below:

var result = await TryAddAnchorAsync(pose);
if (result.status.IsSuccess())
    DoSomethingWith(result.value);

TryEraseAnchorAsync(SerializableGuid, CancellationToken)

Attempts to erase the persistent saved data associated with an anchor given its persistent anchor GUID.

Declaration
public Awaitable<XRResultStatus> TryEraseAnchorAsync(SerializableGuid savedAnchorGuid, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
Parameters
Type Name Description
SerializableGuid savedAnchorGuid

A persistent anchor GUID created by TrySaveAnchorAsync(ARAnchor, CancellationToken).
CancellationToken cancellationToken

An optional CancellationToken that you can use to cancel the operation in progress if the loaded provider supportsAsyncCancellation.
Returns
Type Description
Awaitable<XRResultStatus>

The result of the async operation. You are responsible to await this result.
See Also

TryGetSavedAnchorIdsAsync(Allocator, CancellationToken)

Attempts to get a NativeArray containing all saved persistent anchor GUIDs.

Declaration
public Awaitable<Result<NativeArray<SerializableGuid>>> TryGetSavedAnchorIdsAsync(Allocator allocator, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Allocator allocator

The allocation strategy to use for the resulting NativeArray.
CancellationToken cancellationToken

An optional CancellationToken that you can use to cancel the operation in progress if the loaded provider supportsAsyncCancellation.
Returns
Type Description
Awaitable<Result<NativeArray<SerializableGuid>>>

The result of the async operation, containing a NativeArray of persistent anchor GUIDs allocated with the given allocator if the operation succeeded. You are responsible to await this result.
See Also

TryLoadAnchorAsync(SerializableGuid, CancellationToken)

Attempts to load an anchor given its persistent anchor GUID.

Declaration
public Awaitable<Result<ARAnchor>> TryLoadAnchorAsync(SerializableGuid savedAnchorGuid, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
Parameters
Type Name Description
SerializableGuid savedAnchorGuid

A persistent anchor GUID created by TrySaveAnchorAsync(ARAnchor, CancellationToken).
CancellationToken cancellationToken

An optional CancellationToken that you can use to cancel the operation in progress if the loaded provider supportsAsyncCancellation.
Returns
Type Description
Awaitable<Result<ARAnchor>>

The result of the async operation, containing the newly added anchor if the operation succeeded. You are responsible to await this result.
See Also

TryRemoveAnchor(ARAnchor)

Attempts to remove an anchor.

Declaration
public bool TryRemoveAnchor(ARAnchor anchor)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ARAnchor anchor

The ARAnchor to remove.
Returns
Type Description
bool

True if successful, otherwise False
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException

Thrown if anchor is null

TrySaveAnchorAsync(ARAnchor, CancellationToken)

Attempts to persistently save the given anchor so that it can be loaded in a future AR session. Use the SerializableGuid returned by this method as an input parameter to TryLoadAnchorAsync(SerializableGuid, CancellationToken) or TryEraseAnchorAsync(SerializableGuid, CancellationToken).

Declaration
public Awaitable<Result<SerializableGuid>> TrySaveAnchorAsync(ARAnchor anchor, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ARAnchor anchor

The anchor to save. You can create an anchor using TryAddAnchorAsync(Pose).
CancellationToken cancellationToken

An optional CancellationToken that you can use to cancel the operation in progress if the loaded provider supportsAsyncCancellation.
Returns
Type Description
Awaitable<Result<SerializableGuid>>

The result of the async operation, containing a new persistent anchor GUID if the operation succeeded. You are responsible to await this result.
See Also

Events

anchorsChanged

Invoked once per frame to communicate changes: new anchors, updates to existing anchors, and removed anchors.

Declaration
[Obsolete("anchorsChanged has been deprecated in AR Foundation version 6.0. Use trackablesChanged instead.", false)]
public event Action<ARAnchorsChangedEventArgs> anchorsChanged
Event Type
Type Description
Action<ARAnchorsChangedEventArgs>

Implements