Placing and solving constraints on a 3d environment

A method for placing and solving constraints on a 3D environment, the method comprising:

• obtaining placement constraints;
• parsing the obtained constraints to isolate translational constraints and rotational constraints;
• determining and sampling available volumetric space in a synthetic environment to determine a set of points, in accordance with the translational constraints;
• and
• determining a set of poses that satisfy the rotational constraints, from the set of points, for assets to be inserted into the synthetic environment.

One or more computer storage devices having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for placing and solving constraints on a 3D environment, which, on execution by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• a parser component for isolating input placement constraints into translational constraints and rotational constraints;
• a spatial environment interface component;
• a translational constraint interpreter (TCI) component, in communication with the spatial environment interface component, for determining and sampling available volumetric space in a synthetic environment to determine a set of points, in accordance with the translational constraints;
• and
• a rotational constraint interpreter (RCI) component, in communication with the spatial environment interface component, for determining a set of poses that satisfy the rotational constraints, from the set of points, for assets to be inserted into the synthetic environment.