Techniques for placement of extended reality objects relative to physical objects in an extended reality environment

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

• receiving, via a client device, a selection of an extended reality (XR) object located within an XR environment, wherein the XR environment includes at least another XR object;
• receiving, via the client device, a request to move the selected XR object within the XR environment;
• determining a first plane coplanar with an edge or a face of the another XR object or of a first physical object within the XR environment;
• generating a first guideline that is coplanar with the first plane and is an extension of an edge or a face of the another XR object;
• calculating a first distance between an edge or a face of the XR object and the first guideline;
• determining a threshold distance for causing the XR object to be attached to the first guideline;
• determining that the first distance is within the threshold distance;
• and
• in response to determining that the first distance is within the threshold distance, attaching the XR object to the first guideline.

A system, comprising:

• a memory that includes instructions;
• and
• a processor that is coupled to the memory and, when executing the instructions:
• receives, via a client device, a selection of an extended reality (XR) object located within an XR environment, wherein the XR environment includes at least another XR object;
• receives, via the client device, a request to move the selected XR object within the XR environment;
• determines a first plane coplanar with an edge or a face of the another XR object or of a first physical object within the XR environment;
• generates a first guideline that is coplanar with the first plane and is an extension of an edge or a face of the another XR object;
• calculates a first distance between an edge or a face of the XR object and the first guideline;
• determines a threshold distance for causing the XR object to be attached to the first guideline;
• determines that the first distance is within the threshold distance;
• and
• in response to determining that the first distance is within the threshold distance, attaches the XR object to the first guideline.