An augmented reality setup from fusionated visualization artifacts

Abstract

Merging three-dimensional visualization artifacts interactively fromarbitrary sources is a promising approach to support interoperability in engineers’ software landscape. Based on previous work, which yielded a framework for asynchronous processing of OpenGL, we present a component, which combines threedimensional visualizations from OpenGL-streams into one three-dimensional visualization space in real-time. In our current setup, CAX software is integrated with pointcloud rendering from an RGBD-camera to resemble an orthoscopic virtual mirror, which combines a user’s reality in front of the mirror with the CAX software’s virtual reality inside the mirror.We present results, how the tested augmented reality setup fosters cooperative decisions in product development and engineering.