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# WorldAnchor

A fixed location in a person’s surroundings.

```
struct WorldAnchor
```

## Overview

ARKit persists world anchor UUIDs and transforms across multiple runs of your app. For more information, see <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/visionOS/tracking-points-in-world-space>.

## Topics

### Creating a world anchor

[`init(originFromAnchorTransform:)`](/documentation/ARKit/WorldAnchor/init(originFromAnchorTransform:))

Creates a world anchor from a position and orientation in world space.

### Identifying a world anchor

[`id`](/documentation/ARKit/WorldAnchor/id)

The unique identifier of this anchor.

### Inspecting a world anchor

[`originFromAnchorTransform`](/documentation/ARKit/WorldAnchor/originFromAnchorTransform)

The position and orientation of a world anchor.

[`isTracked`](/documentation/ARKit/WorldAnchor/isTracked)

A Boolean value that indicates whether ARKit is currently tracking a world anchor.

[`description`](/documentation/ARKit/WorldAnchor/description)

A textual representation of this anchor.


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