OpenSfM VS PCL

OpenSfM (JSON)

You're kidding right? There are lots of coders on github with open-sauce Python. The basic algorithm being used now is Structure-from-Motion (SfM). Photogrammetry started with projecting a red stripe light on the object, taking the photo, and manually stitching together common points. That uses edge detection, another algorithm. Everybody knows the Z-depth calculation algorithm, and that is starting to be done with AI. Sony is using some scrolling parallax algorithm with their photogrammetry software. It looks like Reality Capture can calculate the camera positions and angles first, then use photon tracing rather than ray tracing to determine the point cloud. OpenSfM https://github.com/mapillary/OpenSfM

OpenSfM is written in Python and JS and pretty easy to understand.

Did you read the https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl/blob/master/test/fuzz/build.sh

If you need some specific UI, you could choose a UI library which are better for your needs, eg. link1, link2 or link3.

Point Cloud Library files (PCD) 2

Point Cloud Library has a bunch of 3D features to choose from. They're for unstructured point clouds but I think they should also work for volumetric data by converting it to point clouds in a 3D grid or something similar.

Hello! I am looking for ways to process geometric data (mainly point clouds). I am familiar with Point cloud Library (PCL) and Point Data Abstraction Library (PDAL) in C++ but can't seem to find an equivalent crate in Rust (Pasture seems to be experimental). Are there any stable/robust alternatives at the moment?

If the point clouds are roughly aligned after applying their global pose, then usually ICP (iterated closest point) is what you want. There is probably what you need in PCL: https://pointclouds.org/

If you're using python then you can use something like https://github.com/daavoo/pyntcloud to manipulate / render from different angles. If you're using c++ try https://pointclouds.org/

I am currently working on a project that uses PCL. PCL supports CUDA (which I require for my project), however I can't seem to figure out how to build / install PCL with CUDA support. I looked at the PCL default.nix, and it seems that it can be built with CUDA support if the "cudatoolkit" package is installed. However, when I add PCL to the buildInputs in my project's shell.nix, it downloads a version of PCL that doesn't have CUDA support and my project fails to build.

Are you aware of the tutorials on https://pointclouds.org ?