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Spatial Computing 3D Content Management

Publication date: August 27, 2021 (Diagram history)

With this architecture, you can create a single source of truth for 3D assets. Automate ingestion, transformation, and versioning of 3D assets. Process computer-aided design (CAD), photogrammetry, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), or other existing 3D data. The solution uses Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Lambda, and AWS Step Functions.

Spatial computing 3D content management diagram

Reference architecture diagram showing how to create a single source of truth for 3D assets by using Amazon S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, Step Functions, AWS AppSync, API Gateway, Amazon Cognito, and Amazon EC2.

The following steps describe the architecture:

  1. With a graphical user interface (GUI) or command-line interface (CLI) client, users upload 3D data, make queries against existing data, and connect to virtual workstations.

  2. On initial upload, the system creates an asset entry in a DynamoDB table. Uploading source data to Amazon S3 triggers an event that invokes a Lambda function to initiate a Step Functions workflow.

  3. The workflow has three states: inspect the validity of uploaded source data, process the data with AWS Marketplace or open source tools, and record the results in the asset database.

  4. Use AWS AppSync to manage create, read, write, and delete operations to asset entries with GraphQL mutations. Consuming applications subscribe to GraphQL subscriptions for real-time updates. Implement a REST API with Amazon API Gateway for request and response communication.

  5. Amazon Cognito handles authentication. AWS Identity and Access Management user group policies control fine-grained access over asset resources.

  6. Virtual workstation desktops stream over the network with Amazon EC2 graphics instances backed by Amazon DCV for manual content authoring.

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