Interactive coordination between physical and holographic objects

A computer program product for interactive coordination between physical and holographic objects, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• recognizing by an object recognition device a physical object;
• comparing by the object recognition device the physical object with a fully completed object to determine that the physical object is a partially-completed object;
• identifying by the object recognition device a spatial position, an orientation and physical dimensions of the partially-completed physical object;
• creating by a three-dimensional (3D) modeling program a 3D model of the partially-completed physical object using the spatial position, the orientation and physical dimensions of the partially-completed physical object;
• inputting by the 3D modeling program to a holographic creation system a missing shape of the partially-completed physical object, the missing shape being a complementary portion of the partially-completed physical object;
• creating by the holographic creation system a 3D hologram of the complementary portion;
• displaying by a holographic projector the 3D hologram of the complementary portion adjacent to the partially-completed physical object, the 3D hologram of the complementary portion being viewable by the unaided naked eye.

A system for interactive coordination between physical and holographic objects comprising:

• an object recognition device;
• a holographic projector;
• a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions;
• and
• a processor that executes the instructions to perform:
• recognizing by the object recognition device a physical object;
• comparing by the object recognition device the physical object with a fully completed object to determine that the physical object is a partially-completed object;
• identifying by the object recognition device a spatial position, an orientation and physical dimensions of the partially-completed physical object;
• creating by a three-dimensional (3D) modeling program a 3D model of the partially-completed physical object using the spatial position, the orientation and physical dimensions of the partially-completed physical object;
• inputting by the 3D modeling program to a holographic creation system a missing shape of the partially-completed physical object, the missing shape being a complementary portion of the partially-completed physical object;
• creating by the holographic creation system a 3D hologram of the complementary portion;
• displaying by the holographic projector the 3D hologram of the complementary portion adjacent to the partially-completed physical object, the 3D hologram of the complementary portion being viewable by the unaided naked eye.