TrackItPipe: A Fabrication Pipeline To Incorporate Location and Rotation Tracking Into 3D Printed Objects
Schön, Dominik and Kosch, Thomas and Schmitz, Martin and Müller, Florian and Günther, Sebastian and Kreutz, Johannes and Mühlhäuser, Max
Abstract: The increasing convergence of the digital and physical world creates a growing urgency to integrate 3D printed physical tangibles with virtual environments. A precise position and rotation tracking are essential to integrate such physical objects with a virtual environment. However, available 3D models commonly do not provide tracking support on their composition, which requires modifications by CAD experts. This poses a challenge for users with no prior CAD experience. This work presents TrackItPipe, a fabrication pipeline supporting users by semi-automatically adding tracking capabilities for 3D printable tangibles tailored to environmental requirements. TrackItPipe integrates modifications to the 3D model, produces the respective tangibles for 3D printing, and provides integration scripts for Mixed Reality. Using TrackItPipe, users can rapidly equip objects with tracking capabilities.
@inproceedings{schonTrackItPipeFabricationPipeline2022,title={{{TrackItPipe}}: {{A Fabrication Pipeline To Incorporate Location}} and {{Rotation Tracking Into 3D Printed Objects}}},shorttitle={{{TrackItPipe}}},booktitle={Adjunct {{Proceedings}} of the 35th {{Annual ACM Symposium}} on {{User Interface Software}} and {{Technology}}},author={Sch{\"o}n, Dominik and Kosch, Thomas and Schmitz, Martin and M{\"u}ller, Florian and G{\"u}nther, Sebastian and Kreutz, Johannes and M{\"u}hlh{\"a}user, Max},year={2022},month=oct,series={{{UIST}} '22 {{Adjunct}}},pages={1--5},publisher={Association for Computing Machinery},address={New York, NY, USA},doi={10.1145/3526114.3558719},urldate={2024-01-09},isbn={978-1-4503-9321-8},keywords={3D Printing,Fabrication,Mixed Reality,Tracking},}
