Visualize Points

A simple tool for visualizing sets of 3d points.

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Point Sets

The tool operates on point sets - ordered series of three dimensional points. For example:

          1.0,0.0,1.0
          0.0,0.0,2.0
          5.0,0.0,2.0
        

Point Formatting

Points can be formatted as json, csv, tsv, or numpy array. Paste the string into the data field.

Each element/row must contain exactly three floats, corresponding to XYZ. The system will automatically scale and transform the points to fill the local space.

Reading/Writing

The tool works with raw 3d points, not meshes or complex scenes. The system can read/write a simple custom json format.

Export some example data for the details.


Render Types

Point Cloud

Point clouds are the default point type and the cheapest to render. The flat 2d sprites are partially transparent and best for large numbers of points.

Very large point clouds (> 500 points) are randomly sampled to prevent overwhelming the simple display. Note that individual points are not tagged for this display.

Spheres

Places a sphere at each point location.

Spheres are reduced in quality if more than 20 points exist in set.

Path

Connects the series of points in a single continuous spline path. Order of points is preserved.

Vector

Connects each pair of points with a cylinder. Requires an even number of points to render.