You cannot amend the contents of the default folder at runtime, although you can create images on the fly.
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As an example let's put an image into the Assets Folder (not the ARResources one), which in my case is called 'moonTarget'.
We could then create a function which we call in viewDidLoad etc:
/// Create ARReference Images From Somewhere Other Than The Default Folder
func loadDynamicImageReferences(){
//1. Get The Image From The Folder
guard let imageFromBundle = UIImage(named: "moonTarget"),
//2. Convert It To A CIImage
let imageToCIImage = CIImage(image: imageFromBundle),
//3. Then Convert The CIImage To A CGImage
let cgImage = convertCIImageToCGImage(inputImage: imageToCIImage)else { return }
//4. Create An ARReference Image (Remembering Physical Width Is In Metres)
let arImage = ARReferenceImage(cgImage, orientation: CGImagePropertyOrientation.up, physicalWidth: 0.2)
//5. Name The Image
arImage.name = "CGImage Test"
//5. Set The ARWorldTrackingConfiguration Detection Images
configuration.detectionImages = [arImage]
}
/// Converts A CIImage To A CGImage
///
/// - Parameter inputImage: CIImage
/// - Returns: CGImage
func convertCIImageToCGImage(inputImage: CIImage) -> CGImage? {
let context = CIContext(options: nil)
if let cgImage = context.createCGImage(inputImage, from: inputImage.extent) {
return cgImage
}
return nil
}
We can then test this in the ARSCNViewDelegate:
func renderer(_ renderer: SCNSceneRenderer, didAdd node: SCNNode, for anchor: ARAnchor) {
//1. If Out Target Image Has Been Detected Than Get The Corresponding Anchor
guard let currentImageAnchor = anchor as? ARImageAnchor else { return }
let x = currentImageAnchor.transform
print(x.columns.3.x, x.columns.3.y , x.columns.3.z)
//2. Get The Targets Name
let name = currentImageAnchor.referenceImage.name!
//3. Get The Targets Width & Height In Meters
let width = currentImageAnchor.referenceImage.physicalSize.width
let height = currentImageAnchor.referenceImage.physicalSize.height
print("""
Image Name = \(name)
Image Width = \(width)
Image Height = \(height)
""")
//4. Create A Plane Geometry To Cover The ARImageAnchor
let planeNode = SCNNode()
let planeGeometry = SCNPlane(width: width, height: height)
planeGeometry.firstMaterial?.diffuse.contents = UIColor.white
planeNode.opacity = 0.25
planeNode.geometry = planeGeometry
//5. Rotate The PlaneNode To Horizontal
planeNode.eulerAngles.x = -.pi/2
//The Node Is Centered In The Anchor (0,0,0)
node.addChildNode(planeNode)
//6. Create AN SCNBox
let boxNode = SCNNode()
let boxGeometry = SCNBox(width: 0.1, height: 0.1, length: 0.1, chamferRadius: 0)
//7. Create A Different Colour For Each Face
let faceColours = [UIColor.red, UIColor.green, UIColor.blue, UIColor.cyan, UIColor.yellow, UIColor.gray]
var faceMaterials = [SCNMaterial]()
//8. Apply It To Each Face
for face in 0 ..< 5{
let material = SCNMaterial()
material.diffuse.contents = faceColours[face]
faceMaterials.append(material)
}
boxGeometry.materials = faceMaterials
boxNode.geometry = boxGeometry
//9. Set The Boxes Position To Be Placed On The Plane (node.x + box.height)
boxNode.position = SCNVector3(0 , 0.05, 0)
//10. Add The Box To The Node
node.addChildNode(boxNode)
}
As you can see the same could also be applied from a live feed as well.
Hope this helps...
As @Karlis said you could also look at using OnDemandResouces and then converting them to desired specs of an ARReferenceImage.
Update: For anyone looking to see an example of creating dynamic reference images from a Server please take a look at the following project I have created: Dynamic Reference Images Sample Code
