Convert Point Cloud To Mesh For Matchmove - Maya

[mckarp]

When I matchmove with pfTrack or Photomodeler, those softwares have an automatic function to create a polygonal mesh from a point cloud. pfTrack calls it Build Mesh.

But is there such a function in Maya or a plugin/script?

Obviously you can use the Maya Make Polygon Tool and "v" snap to your locators to build a polygon. But if you have a large number of points, the of auto-skinning in PM,pfTrack is a big time saver.

In pfTrack, the mesh is calculated from the pov of the selected camera. Photomodeler has a couple of algorithms to figure out how to best connect the dots.

[coal]

as far as i know maya has no way of doing this. and believe me i tried, i use extrenal software like cyclone, geomagic, and rapidform to mesh pointclouds(and reduce) for use in maya.
i did however write a small script to convert a pointcloud to colored particles. but then again, takes ages and it pretty much useless

[joojaa]

its because its not entirely trivial to do one that makes a mesh thats even remotely usable.