Using Surface Anchors

Anchor your augmented reality experience to the real-world using surface anchors

What you learned: Using surface anchors in Aero

• There are three types of surface anchors in Adobe Aero; Horizontal surface, Vertical surface and Image anchor.
• The surface anchor can be changed by selecting the anchor type in the Scene Graph and then changing the anchor type in the properties panel.
• Horizontal surface is the default anchor surface and should be used when you want to anchor your scene to the ground, a tabletop, or other flat horizontal plane.
• Vertical surface is used if you need to fix your experience to a wall or other vertical plane.
• Image anchor allows you to attach the augmented reality experience to a 2D image such as a logo, poster, or floorplan. 
• For more information on Image Anchors and what makes a good anchor, see the documentation HERE 

Pro tip

• Image anchors make your augmented reality scene much more interactive since the experience is “stuck” to an image that the viewer can rotate and move with their hands.