Hi everyone, I'd like to request a feature added (or fixed?), which is colored point clouds. As-is, if I import a point cloud via PLY or some other format with vertex colors specified, they simply show as black. This is because vertex colors are only supported for faces. I had a hacked together script that takes a PLY and converts vertices to small tetrahedrons, and then vertex colors display properly. This is terrible for file size, memory, and speed reasons, plus the tetrahedrons don't display as "nicely" as pure verts do.
So basically, I'd like Blender fixed or otherwise modified so that vertex colors display for verts not connected to faces. It would save me a fair amount of time and headache if this were patched sooner rather than later, and I know everyone is busy, so if someone could make the modification (and maybe make me a Windows build??) I'd be willing to pay for this. I'd be happy to assist in any way I can. I've done plenty of software development but never on Blender, and I'm occupied with other stuff at the moment. Here are some test files for anyone that wants to check out the current state: http://www.threespaceimaging.com/dl/shoe_part_verts_only.ply (5MB) http://www.threespaceimaging.com/dl/shoe_part_tetrahedrons.ply (27MB) When importing tetrahedrons, add a material to the object and check Shadeless as well as Vertex Color Paint. You should see whites, grays, and pink sections. You can do the same with the verts-only version and confirm that it does not work as expected. Thanks everyone - feel free to contact with any questions. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jace Priester [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
