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The app will allow you to capture data and edit AR scenes directly from your mobile device.
Unity has announced the release of the AR Companion app, a new and improved version of MARS Companion. AR Companion introduces an app-to-Unity workflow, allowing you to capture data and edit AR scenes directly from your mobile device and send your content to Unity to finish building the AR app you want.
The AR Companion app works with all versions of Unity, from the personal edition to Pro. Some of the workflows require a MARS subscription, but you can still import scenes and captured objects without one. According to Unity, the aim of the app is to help decrease iteration time and efficiently develop AR content for any project.
Features:
- Environment Capture: Use the AR Companion app to capture room scans, take pictures, and record video with AR data (i.e., planes). The data can then be saved to the cloud and synced in-Editor. Once the information is in Unity, you can use it as needed to build your AR application.
- AR Scene Editing: The AR Companion app also offers straightforward authoring functionality. This allows you to create content and layouts for your assets (either primitives or imported assets) right on your device, so to improve iteration and on-device testing.
- Cloud sync: Both data capture and AR scene editing tasks involve transmitting data to and from the Editor, which is done via cloud storage. This means that you and your teammates do not have to be in the same location to collaborate on a project.
- Object Capture: The AR Companion app offers Object Capture, which allows you to scan real-world objects and generate 3D assets from those scans. This addresses the key creator challenge of speeding up the process around bringing digital assets into your AR application.
The AR Companion app is available for free on both the iOS App Store and Google Play, regardless of your Unity license type. You can learn more and get the app here. Also, don't forget to join our new Reddit page, our new Telegram channel, follow us on Instagram and Twitter, where we are sharing breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.