# Place a workspace with the camera

Confirm a surface or return to camera-free editing.

Canonical: https://roboty.dev/guide/use/place-in-ar
Content revision: 2
Platforms: iphone, mac, browser

## When to use it

Use Place in AR to relate a virtual workspace to a surface. This is optional for numeric target editing and recorded review. It does not calibrate a physical robot.

## Steps

1. Choose Place in AR and allow Camera access if you want this mode. Move the phone gently while surface coaching finds a stable horizontal plane.
2. Inspect the metric workspace origin and forward-axis preview. Choose Confirm workspace only when the app offers a ready candidate.
3. Edit the target with stable tracking. Adjust height explicitly. Scanning a surface does not set the tool point’s height.
4. Choose Done or Edit target without camera to return to the saved metric draft.

## What to expect

Confirmation permits spatial editing for that session. The saved goal keeps its metric coordinates. A surface preview, normal tracking or visible virtual robot does not establish physical alignment or task success.

## If something goes wrong

- If Camera permission or tracking is unavailable, use Edit target without camera and the map or precise coordinates.
- If tracking is limited, stop spatial edits and follow the displayed coaching. After an interruption, use Restart surface scan and confirm the workspace again.
- If no usable surface appears, preserve the draft and use the non-camera editor. Re-registration must not silently change the saved goal.

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