Application of the Open Source Software for Visualization of Manufacturing Processes in Industry

The main aim of this paper is to present possibilities of assembling manufacturing process visualization by using special tools from scientific area named Augmented Reality (AR) and axamples of their implementation. After the introduction which sketch basic information interested field, the first part provides view on the common situation in AR of manufacturing processes. The next step is oriented on explanation of AR in order to apply their in the visualization of design products and manufacturing applications. The final part of paper observes real examples of possibilities to create AR applications, not only by commercial software but also by virtual environment which is offered by open source platform. All these mentioned possibilities are implemented in the special virtual environment of the AR, where engineers can see not only important information about an exact position and orientation of the designed or manufactured product but also necessary information about material, mass, special conditions etc. Key-Words: augmented reality, virtual environment, manufacturing processes, open source