Point clouds

This page is a supplement to the AR Foundation Point clouds manual. The following sections only contain information about APIs where ARCore exhibits unique platform-specific behavior.

Tip

When developing an AR app, refer to both the AR Foundation documentation as well as the required packages for each platform you support.

ARCore's point cloud subsystem only produces one XRPointCloud.

When you use the raycast subsystem to cast a ray at a point in the cloud, the returned pose orientation provides an estimate for the surface that point might represent.