Category "point-cloud-library"

how to import all the points from a .pcd file into a 2d python array

How do you import all the 3d points from a file named edge_cloud.pcd and put them into an array? I want the array to be in the format array=[[xvalue1,yvalue1,

Rationale Behind PCL `shared_ptr` Interfaces

Many PCL interfaces accept only shared_ptr<T> arguments (e.g. boost::shared_ptr< PointCloud>). [Aside: that is it boost::shared_ptr and not std::sha

problems with computing normal for organized point cloud

Now I want using PCA method to compute normal for the organized point cloud transformed from the depth image.Here is what I do: pcl::NormalEstimation<pcl::P

problems with computing normal for organized point cloud

Now I want using PCA method to compute normal for the organized point cloud transformed from the depth image.Here is what I do: pcl::NormalEstimation<pcl::P

Install PCL Library on Python/Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

How do you install PCL Library on Python/Ubuntu 18.04 LTS? I've tried different ways to do so, without luck. Trying to import pcl results in: ImportError:

How do you find multiple planes in a 3D pointcloud?

I am looking to find all the planes in a 3D pointcloud using PCL. The example snippet has a video showing two different planes detected: http://pointclouds.org

PCL problems in Ubuntu 20.04. how to get it running?

Make Error at CMakeLists.txt:12 (find_package): By not providing "FindPCL.cmake" in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH this project has asked CMake to find a package configu

pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ> to pcl::PointCloud<pcl::PointXYZ>::Ptr (Covert poincloud to ptr)

I am using PCL 1.3. Is there any function to convert pointcloud to pointcloud::ptr. I am new at PCL libraries. I have a ROS node subscribing to sensor_msgs/Poin

PCL RANSAC model fitting: How can I initialise the model parameters?

I'm reading the PCL tutorial on plane segmentation, because I want to find 3D circles in a very large and dense point cloud I have. I know already the approxima