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Hi Wikitude Team : 

I do some research on JS Sdk sample qrcode these days

and I can see the qrcode decoded part is in BarcodePlugin.cpp and it passes the data to qrandbarcode.js WorldLoaded function


I am confused with if we would like to put model on qrcode when user aims at it (like sample surfer with imageOne model) , except import the qrcode as target image in Wikitude Studio , because it can only detected the qrcode image that is in .wtc file.


If I would like to scan any qrcode and when user aims at it , it appears the model  , do you have any suggestions?


can I do this in javascript code?

because If I add model in android (java) code class , the model moves  with the camera , so how can I know the right position in phone screen of the qrcode?


ps. The attachment is I set the qrcode as target image in Wikitude Studio and put the wtc file in the project , so that if I aim at this qrcode , it will appear model on it. But I hope it can contains any qrcodes. that is my question. 


Thank you Wikitude team!


 

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Hello Milly,



the Wikitude SDK does not support QR code augmentation specifically. As you've correctly found out, the only way to do that would be having your QR codes as regular image targets. How well that would work compared to natural images I do not know, I suspect not quite as well. The QR/barcode sample simply evaluates the code's content, it does not track it.


Alternatively, you could have a look at the marker tracking sample we provide to showcase the positionable feature of the SDK. It tracks QR-like markers using a third party library and the Plugins API of the Wikitude SDK. Maybe this fulfils you needs. Using another third party library in the same manner would also be an option.



- Daniel



Thanks for reply Daniel.

I am wondering if marker tracking can be traced the position without use it as target image , since we cannot import all QR-code as target image.


Thanks!

Hi Daniel :

I just took your suggestion and use the 3th party of qrcode , it gave me the corner points of the QRCode , can I ask how can I render 3D model on QRCode with java code? 


Thanks!

Good morning Milly, 



I'm confused; why would you need to render it in Java? Did you write a plugin for the Wikitude SDK that uses the 3rd party QR code library? If so, the Positionable feature is what you need. You can find its documentation page here.



- Daniel

Good morning Daniel :)

Yes , the concept is I need to scan every QRCode and shows the related information with model or videos on it for the QRCode.

And if I use Positionable feature , it seems still need to set QRCode as target image

, is that correct?


So I use simple Instant tracking feature and with other 3th party QRCode library.

Do you think I can make it by this way?


Thanks Daniel :)

Hi Milly,



I'll briefly summarise how you would need to implement the QR code tracking.


For a dedicated QR code tracking you need to employ a third party library to do the tracking, since the Wikitude SDK does not inherently support it - you've clearly already done that.

For the third party QR code tracking to be available in the Wikitude SDK, you'll need to write a plugin for the SDK that sends your QR code tracking data to our SDK. This plugin will need to be in C++ and use a feature we call the Positionables API. Positiobales are a way to connect the rendering of the Wikitude SDK with custom tracking data; it's essentially a way of saying "please use this tracking data instead of the Wikitude tracking algorithms for this model".


If you have a look at the marker tracking plugin, it does just that; not with QR codes but a different kind of markers. So you should be able to copy and paste most of the code, just replacing the aruco marker tracking library we use with your QR code tracking library.


Here is the relevant documentation page:

Positionable API



- Daniel


Thanks for your detail information Daniel.


Can I ask if I need to add another plugin for QRCode 

After I add .h and .cpp files ,  just like MarkerTrackingPlugin

I need to add the library in CMakeLists.txt 

and including it in JniRegistration.app so that I can use this plugin , is that correct?

Sorry , I am not familiar with C++  integrated with Java


Another question :

Can I add another View(like QRCode View) in ArchitectView?


How can I do it?


Thanks Daniel

Hi again Milly,



I haven't tried creating a new plugin in a while and I believe some of the build steps have changed since then, but what you said sounds about right.


What I recommend you do is simply use the Architect sample app and change the marker tracking sample in a way to use your QR code tracking and worry about including it in your own application at a later point in time. The library we're using for the marker tracking is called aruco. If you search for that in the sample app, it should give you a decent idea of where you need to apply changes to the build setup.


If you have any specific issues or error logs when building or running the sample, I'd be happy to have a closer look.



- Daniel


Thanks for your patience Daniel.


But I am confused for the sample marker tracking.

it preloads the marker as resource in project and I also saw the file *car.wtc*


since there are a lot of QRCode in market , how can I use marker tracking sample

with multiple target images?

Is this sample for preload resource and then the image can be tracked.


How can I do with various kind of markers (QRCode)


Thanks Daniel.

Hi Milly,



the sample preloads the car.wt3 file, which is a 3D model, not a target collection (.wtc). That's simply the augmentation we're showing on top of the marker.


What I meant by using the maker tracking sample, is just having the sample as a starting point and replacing its current tracking (supplied by the aruco library) with your tracking (supplied by your QR code library). So you'd just change the MarkerTrackingPlugin.h/.cpp files to not track aruco markers anymore, but QR codes.


Does that make sense?


Broadly, the plugin would work like this:

  1. in the plugin's cameraFrameAvailable function: receive the camera frame data we provide and give that to the QR code library
  2. the library will tell you whether it found any QR codes and, if so, give you some kind of tracking data on them; presumably a matrix
  3. in the plugin's updatePositionables function: set the tracking data you've been given on one of the positionables, which you created in JavaScript


A positionable is simply a link between external tracking data (QR codes in your case) and Wikitude SDK augmentations (models, images, etc.). You create it and attach augmentations to it in JavaScript and you set its transformation from a C++ plugin. That allows you to connect a custom tracking algorithm with the regular Wikitude SDK rendering.


It behaves like an InstantTarget/ObjectTarget/ImageTarget, but receives its data not from the Wikitude SDK, but from a plugin.



- Daniel


 

Hi Daniel ,

Thanks for your detail information , I appreciate of it.


But I should say sorry for that I do not have experience of c++ code , so I need time to research for that


Can I ask since Wikitude already has QRCode plugin , 

can I combine QRCode plugin with instant tracking and Positionable API

, is that also possible to make it by this way?


I really would like to make sample like this , Can I ask for your skype account to ask for more detail?

Thanks for your help , Daniel!



Hi Milly,



I realise that the C++ plugin implementation is quite daunting, but that's the only way you can do it, I'm afraid. Take your time and get back to me when you're ready.


I don't think you could use the QRCode plugin we have in our sample app, simply because the third-party library we're using does not provide any tracking data on the markers it found. It just evaluates the markers and bar code values.



- Daniel



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Hi Daniel :

I have a thought that need you to verify for me


If I can get the QRCode 4 points in java code


Can I send them to marker tracking js file to render model on the area with these points


but the question is I need to use QRCode View that with Custom cameraPreView in library


so that I can start to scan the QRCode


but from the Wikitude Sdk , I also need to use ArchitectView to register plugin "markettracking".


How can I combine ArchitectView with QRCode Custom View.


can you give me any suggestions?

and Is this the possible way to make the result?


Thank you Daniel!

Hi Milly,



you could send the four corner points of the QR code from Java into the JavaScript world, but they would not be of any value for your purpose, I believe.


In the Wikitude JavaScript SDK you can transform augmentations within a coordinate system that has previously been established by a tracking algorithm. If such a coordinate system has not yet been set up due to the lack of any tracking going on in the background, you'll lack this point of reference.


With image tracking, for example, the origin of your coordinate system is set up to always be in the center of the image. Any transformations applied to an augmentations will be relative to the image center.


You could maybe make that work somehow with the native SDKs, but the JavaScript SDK simply does not allows you to arbitrarily draw augmentations like this.


Would you mind describing your use-case to me in detail; what you'd like it to do, exactly? Maybe I can suggest an alternative approach for what you're trying to achieve.



- Daniel


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