Exporting Point Cloud

[kud7]

Hi,
what’re my options to export Kinect point cloud data, alembic or obj format from Processing? The idea is to import point cloud data or sequence to Cinema 4D?
Thanks!

[josephh]

Hi,

You can check out the library ToxicLibs :

• https://funprogramming.org/152-Exporting-3D-shapes-as-obj-files-in-Processing.html

• http://toxiclibs.org/about/

[jeremydouglass]

Perhaps this example is what you are looking for?

• RecordPointCloud: “How to record Point Cloud Data and store it in several obj files.” https://github.com/ThomasLengeling/KinectPV2/tree/master/KinectPV2/examples/RecordPointCloud

Also, related past discussions:

• https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/18019/can-i-extract-the-point-data-i-get-from-the-kinect-to-be-used-in-after-effects
• https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/24728/export-positions-of-joints-in-skeleton-tracking-function-in-kinectpv2-to-obj-file

[fliim]

Awesome, I’ll have a look thank you

[kud7]

All sorted, thank you