XRFrame: createAnchor() method

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This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

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ThecreateAnchor() method of theXRFrame interface creates a free-floatingXRAnchor which will be fixed relative to the real world.

SeeXRHitTestResult.createAnchor() for creating an anchor from a hit test result that is attached to a real-world object.

Syntax

createAnchor(pose, space)

Parameters

pose: AnXRRigidTransform object with the initial pose where the anchor should be created. The system will make sure that the relationship with the physical world made at this moment in time is maintained as the tracking system's understanding of the world evolves.
space: AnXRSpace object the pose is relative to.

Return value

APromise resolving to anXRAnchor object.

Examples

Creating an anchor

frame.createAnchor(anchorPose, referenceSpace).then(  (anchor) => {    // Do stuff with the anchor (assign objects that will be relative to this anchor)  },  (error) => {    console.error(`Could not create anchor: ${error}`);  },);