----- Forwarded message from m...@martinfriess.com ----- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:53:10 -0400 From: m...@martinfriess.com Reply-To: m...@martinfriess.com Subject: Re: 3D file resize To: morphmet@morphometrics.org
You can decimate polygon meshes to almost any size you want. Use meshlab (free) or any of the commercial packages (geomagic, polyworks, rapidform...). Keep in mind though that decimation, if pushed too far, can remove features. Martin Shameless advertisement :) For more on decimation and other filters, you might want to check this recent paper: http://www.isita-org.com/jass/Contents/2012vol90/e-pub/Friess.pdf Quoting morphmet_modera...@morphometrics.org: > > ----- Forwarded message from ANNA LOY ----- > > Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 08:13:03 -0400 > From: ANNA LOY > Reply-To: ANNA LOY > Subject: 3D file resize > To: morphmet@morphometrics.org > > Does anyone have any advice on the way to transform huge .ply files > into lighter .ply files, > and how to control for the quality of the resulting image? > We should use LADMARK to collect 3D landmarks, but my pc is not able > to handle huge files. > > Thank you > > Anna Loy > a....@unimol.it > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > ----- End forwarded message -----