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ARPublish[expr]

publish expr to an AR device.

ARPublish[{expr1,expr2,…}]

display expri in a browsable gallery layout.

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ARPublish

ARPublish[expr]

publish expr to an AR device.

ARPublish[{expr1,expr2,…}]

display expri in a browsable gallery layout.

Details and Options

  • ARPublish is typically used to visualize 3D geometric or graphics objects in an augmented reality (AR) device such as a mobile phone or tablet.
  • ARPublish returns a barcode image that can be scanned by an AR device.
  • The following expressions expr can be given:
  • Graphics3Ddeploy 3D graphics
    Graphicscreate 3D graphics by projecting the graphics
    Regiondeploy a geometric region (balls, meshes, ...)
    Image3Ddeploy a 3D image as voxels
    Imageuse an image as a rectangular texture
    Moleculedisplay molecules as ball-and-stick models
    BioMoleculedisplay polymer chains as ribbons
    Textcreate an extruded shape of a text
    Entitydeploy the "Region" property of an entity
  • ARPublish takes the following options:
  • PermissionsAutomaticpermissions for the deployed object
    TargetSystem Alltarget architecture
  • Typical values for TargetSystem include "iOS", "iPadOS" and "Android".

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)

Deploy a Graphics3D object to an AR device:

Wolfram Language code: g = ResourceData["Utah Teapot"]

Scan the barcode image to visualize on a phone or tablet:

Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[g]

Deploy a map of France:

Wolfram Language code: map = ["france"];
Wolfram Language code: Region[Polygon[map]]

Scan the barcode image to visualize on a phone or tablet:

Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[map]

Display a list of models in a browsable gallery layout:

Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[{[image] , [image], [image]}]

Scope  (20)

Graphics  (4)

Deploy a 2D graphics object:

Wolfram Language code: g = Graphics[{Red, Disk[], Green, Rectangle[{0, 0}, {2, 2}], Blue, Disk[{2, 2}]}]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[g]

Deploy a Graphics3D object:

Wolfram Language code: g = Graphics3D[Cube[]]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[g]

Deploy a 3D plot:

Wolfram Language code: plot = ContourPlot3D[x ^ 4 + y ^ 4 + z ^ 4 - (x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 + z ^ 2) ^ 2 + 3 (x ^ 2 + y ^ 2 + z ^ 2) == 3, {x, -2, 2}, {y, -2, 2}, {z, -2, 2}, Mesh -> None, ContourStyle -> Directive[Orange, Opacity[0.8], Specularity[White, 30]]]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[plot]

Deploy graphics from a file:

Wolfram Language code: g = Import["ExampleData/seashell.stl", "Graphics3D"]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[g]

Regions  (3)

Deploy a geometric object:

Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[Ball[]]

Deploy a mesh region:

Wolfram Language code: mesh = MengerMesh[2, 3]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[mesh]

Deploy a surface:

Wolfram Language code: mesh = ParametricRegion[{u, v, u^2 - v^2}, {{u, -1, 1}, {v, -1, 1}}];
Wolfram Language code: Region[mesh]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[mesh]

GeoPolygons  (2)

Deploy a polygon with GeoPosition:

Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[Polygon[GeoPosition[{{{40.083441, -88.235716}, {40.083607, -88.257488}, {40.082603, -88.257149}, {40.076136999999996, -88.25740499999999}, {40.076178, -88.270888}, {40.076516, -88.271558}, {40.083686, -88.271512}, {40.083659999999995, -88.267046}, ... 33323}, {40.098112, -88.228687}, {40.095216, -88.228627}, {40.095179, -88.238547}, {40.094480999999995, -88.238546}, {40.094508999999995, -88.23267}, {40.094106, -88.232556}, {40.090666999999996, -88.232477}, {40.090741, -88.235745}}}]]]

Deploy a polygon with GeoGridPosition:

Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[Polygon[GeoGridPosition[{{{-0.9950503945490105, 1.2366760550756015}, {-0.9952074890903578, 1.2369207053693891}, {-0.9952196732768064, 1.2369073327446167}, {-0.9953160063787643, 1.236848436956935}, {-0.9954141759436825, 1.2369993898475449}, {-0. ... 197645333103}, {-0.9949098578570917, 1.2368130881428654}, {-0.9948663952535768, 1.2367477711687371}, {-0.9948714472169538, 1.2367426500757825}, {-0.9949211061652593, 1.2367089232486177}, {-0.9949439717990124, 1.236746107097628}}}, "Bonne"]]]

Images  (2)

Deploy 2D images:

Wolfram Language code: image = [image];
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[image]

Deploy 3D images:

Wolfram Language code: image = [image];
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[image]

Entities  (5)

Deploy a trefoil knot:

Wolfram Language code: knot = ["trefoil knot"];
Wolfram Language code: Region[Polyhedron[ knot]]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[knot]

Deploy an anatomical skull:

Wolfram Language code: skull = ["skull"];
Wolfram Language code: AnatomyData[skull, "Graphics3D"]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[ skull]

Deploy a map of France:

Wolfram Language code: map = ["france"];
Wolfram Language code: Region[Polygon[map]]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[map]

Deploy a Petersen graph:

Wolfram Language code: graph = Entity["Graph", "PetersenGraph"];
Wolfram Language code: Graph3D[graph]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[graph]

Deploy a chemical caffeine:

Wolfram Language code: chemical = Entity["Chemical", "Caffeine"];
Wolfram Language code: MoleculePlot3D[chemical]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[chemical]

Texts  (2)

Deploy a text:

Wolfram Language code: ARPublish["Wolf"]

Deploy a text with style:

Wolfram Language code: text = Style["wolf", FontFamily -> "Comic Sans MS"]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[ text]

Molecule  (2)

Deploy a molecule object:

Wolfram Language code: molecule = Molecule[Entity["Chemical", "Caffeine"]];
Wolfram Language code: MoleculePlot3D[molecule]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[molecule]

Deploy a polymer chain:

Wolfram Language code: biomolecule = BioMolecule[ExternalIdentifier["PDBStructureID", "6WXD"]];
Wolfram Language code: BioMoleculePlot3D[biomolecule]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[ biomolecule]

Options  (1)

TargetSystem  (1)

TargetSystem can be used to specify additional platforms; includes "iOS":

Wolfram Language code: m = ExampleData[{"Geometry3D", "UtahTeapot"}];
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[m, TargetSystem -> "iOS"]

"Android":

Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[m, TargetSystem -> "Android"]

"iPadOS":

Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[m, TargetSystem -> "iPadOS"]

Applications  (11)

Graphics  (3)

Visualize 3D basic primitives:

Wolfram Language code: objs = {Graphics3D[{Blue, Ball[]}], Graphics3D[{Red, Cube[]}], Graphics3D[{Yellow, Dodecahedron[]}]}
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[objs]

Visualize 2D basic primitives:

Wolfram Language code: objs = {Graphics[{Blue, Disk[]}], Graphics[{Red, StadiumShape[]}], Graphics[{Brown, Triangle[]}]}
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[objs]

Write a text to view in AR:

Wolfram Language code: name = "Wolf";
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[name]

Visualization  (3)

Visualize a spherical surface:

Wolfram Language code: obj = SphericalPlot3D[1 + 2 Cos[2 θ], {θ, 0, Pi}, {ϕ, 0, 2 Pi}]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[obj]

A bar chart:

Wolfram Language code: obj = BarChart3D[{{1, 2, 4, 5}}]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[obj]

Visualize a reconstructed surface from 3D data:

Wolfram Language code: data = ExampleData[{"Geometry3D", "StanfordBunny"}, "VertexData"]; obj = ListSurfacePlot3D[data, ...]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[obj]

Chemistry  (3)

Visualize a molecule in 3D:

Wolfram Language code: obj = MoleculePlot3D[Molecule["NC(=O)C[C@H](C(=O)O)N"]]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[obj]

Gallery of molecules:

Wolfram Language code: objs = MoleculePlot3D[Molecule[#]]& /@ {"NC(=O)C[C@H](C(=O)O)N", "CCCC", "O=C(C1CCC1)S[C@@H]1CCC1(C)C"}
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[objs]

Entities:

Wolfram Language code: obj = Entity["Chemical", "Caffeine"]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[obj]

Biology  (2)

Visualize a peptide:

Wolfram Language code: obj = BioMoleculePlot3D[BioMolecule[Association["Models" -> {Association["Chains" -> Association["A" -> Association["AuthorChainName" -> "A", "Type" -> "Peptide", "Residues" -> {Association["Name" -> "GLY", "ResidueId" -> 1, "Atoms" -> {"N", "CA ... ID" -> "36", "DbBeginID" -> "26", "DbEndID" -> "61"]}], Association["EntityType" -> "NonPolymer", "SubChains" -> {"B"}]}, "Name" -> "1PPT", "LatticeParameters" -> {34.18, 32.92, 28.4, 90., 105.26, 90.}, "SpaceGroupNumber" -> 9]], PlotTheme -> "Backbone"]
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[obj]

Visualize a protein in different plot themes:

Wolfram Language code: objs = BioMoleculePlot3D[BioMolecule[Association["Models" -> {Association["Chains" -> Association["A" -> Association["AuthorChainName" -> "A", "Type" -> "Peptide", "Residues" -> {Association["Name" -> "GLY", "ResidueId" -> 1, "Atoms" -> {"N", "CA ... ID" -> "36", "DbBeginID" -> "26", "DbEndID" -> "61"]}], Association["EntityType" -> "NonPolymer", "SubChains" -> {"B"}]}, "Name" -> "1PPT", "LatticeParameters" -> {34.18, 32.92, 28.4, 90., 105.26, 90.}, "SpaceGroupNumber" -> 9]], PlotTheme -> #]& /@ {"Ribbons", "Tubes", "Spacefilling"}
Wolfram Language code: ARPublish[objs]

Properties & Relations  (1)

Export a 3D object to AR formats such as USD:

Wolfram Language code: Export["ar.usdz", Graphics3D[Cuboid[]], "USD"]

GLTF:

Wolfram Language code: Export["ar.gltf", Graphics3D[Cuboid[]], "GLTF"]
Wolfram Research (2023), ARPublish, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ARPublish.html (updated 2025).

Text

Wolfram Research (2023), ARPublish, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ARPublish.html (updated 2025).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2023. "ARPublish." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2025. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ARPublish.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2023). ARPublish. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ARPublish.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_arpublish, author="Wolfram Research", title="{ARPublish}", year="2025", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ARPublish.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_arpublish, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={ARPublish}, year={2025}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/ARPublish.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}