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Laser scanning produces exceptionally detailed 3D point clouds of real-world locations, but there are often lots of missing areas that the scanner didn't see. Is it possible to bring them back somehow?

Recently I've been looking into solving the visibility of any volume from any volume. Specifically, given two volumes, do any two points within them see each other? Implementing a visibility query that answers this could be the ultimate tool for occlusion culling and sort of a fundamental building block for other visibility operations. After all,...

In computer graphics, there are multiple different ways to represent 3D geometry. Basically, these can be broken down to three different groups: volumetric representations with a set of polyhedrons, surface representations with a set of polygons and point clouds with a set of points. All of these have advantages and limitations for different use...

Our goal is to capture the real world into a virtual 3D model at the highest possible resolution. This is a step-by-step tutorial on how the content in the Love Bridge demo was made. (You can also skip to the end to see the live demo)

The future of cloud-based 3D content distribution is becoming an increasingly popular topic, especially as AR and VR platforms have finally started to see some early growth. In the enterprise sector, practical use-cases abound for leveraging 3D models, maps and other content to become more effective and efficient on the job. For consumers,...

I’m sure you’ve heard of Augmented Reality (AR) before- it’s in that application that got kids, and adults, all over the world outside hunting Pokemon; it allows consumers to visually explore furniture choices before a final purchase; or even what allows sports commentators to draw plays or first down lines on a screen. The consumer market is...

Augmented reality is the productivity solution in the AEC industry – and it has just landed. 

This is the second part of a series talking about some the intricacies of interaction design for Augmented Reality. The kind of details that are really easy to miss unless you're hands deep down in the mud with the topic.

This is the first part of a two series blog post. Read the second part about the Intricacies of Designing Interactions in Augmented Reality here.

Spring has sprung and with that Umbra has been on the road touring through both international and local events showcasing the future of AR onsite.  This week we made a stop in Anaheim, CA for AEC:NEXT where we have both a booth presence and on-stage presentation from our CSO, Shawn Adamek.