C Specification

The xrCreateSpatialAnchorMSFT function is defined as:

// Provided by XR_MSFT_spatial_anchor
XrResult xrCreateSpatialAnchorMSFT(
    XrSession                                   session,
    const XrSpatialAnchorCreateInfoMSFT*        createInfo,
    XrSpatialAnchorMSFT*                        anchor);

Parameters

Parameter Descriptions

Description

Creates an XrSpatialAnchorMSFT handle representing a spatial anchor that will track a fixed location in the physical world over time. That real-world location is specified by the position and orientation of the specified XrSpatialAnchorCreateInfoMSFT::pose within XrSpatialAnchorCreateInfoMSFT::space at XrSpatialAnchorCreateInfoMSFT::time.

The runtime must avoid long blocking operations such as networking or disk operations for xrCreateSpatialAnchorMSFT function. The application may safely use this function in UI thread. Though, the created anchor handle may not be ready immediately for certain operations yet. For example, the corresponding anchor space may not return valid location, or its location may not be successfully saved in anchor store.

If XrSpatialAnchorCreateInfoMSFT::space cannot be located relative to the environment at the moment of the call to xrCreateSpatialAnchorMSFT, the runtime must return XR_ERROR_CREATE_SPATIAL_ANCHOR_FAILED_MSFT.

After the anchor is created, the runtime should then adjust its position and orientation over time relative to other spaces so as to maintain maximum alignment to its original real-world location, even if that changes the anchor’s relationship to the original XrSpatialAnchorCreateInfoMSFT::space used to initialize it.

Valid Usage (Implicit)
Return Codes
On success, this command returns

  • XR_SUCCESS

  • XR_SESSION_LOSS_PENDING

On failure, this command returns

  • XR_ERROR_FUNCTION_UNSUPPORTED

  • XR_ERROR_VALIDATION_FAILURE

  • XR_ERROR_HANDLE_INVALID

  • XR_ERROR_INSTANCE_LOST

  • XR_ERROR_SESSION_LOST

  • XR_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY

  • XR_ERROR_LIMIT_REACHED

  • XR_ERROR_TIME_INVALID

  • XR_ERROR_POSE_INVALID

  • XR_ERROR_CREATE_SPATIAL_ANCHOR_FAILED_MSFT

See Also

XR_MSFT_spatial_anchor, XrSession, XrSpatialAnchorCreateInfoMSFT, XrSpatialAnchorMSFT

Document Notes

For more information, see the OpenXR Specification

This page is extracted from the OpenXR Specification. Fixes and changes should be made to the Specification, not directly.

Copyright

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