When starting image acquisition using the blaze Viewer, four windows are opened in the image window area. They show 3D and 2D views of the scene that the camera is capturing.
Each point in the cloud holds three values representing the XYZ coordinates of the point from which the light has been reflected.
By default, the point cloud is displayed utilizing the information from the intensity image, a gray value image representing the brightness of the reflected light pulses (near-infrared). Using the Window menu, you can open additional point cloud windows in color where the point cloud data is used for coloring near points red and far away points blue.
The range map is calculated from the point cloud data. By default, the range map is displayed in color. Using the Windows menu, you can open additional range map windows in color or using gray values.
The intensity image shows the brightness of the reflected light pulses (near-infrared and ambient light). The closer an object is, the brighter it appears in the intensity image.
The confidence map represents a measure of how reliable the depth image data is. The higher the value, i.e., the brighter the pixel, the more reliable the measurement.
All of these image components can be saved as separate files using the Save Depth and Image Data option. For more information, click here.
The image windows displayed in the blaze Viewer are only visual representations
of the data that the camera transmits. This means that if you close a
window, this will not stop the camera transmitting the data to your computer.
You can pick any point in any of the image windows to get more details about it in the Pixel Information pane. The following information is available:
The location of the pixel on the sensor.
X/Y/Z Coordinates
The position of the pixel in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
Intensity
The intensity value of the pixel.
The distance of the point in mm.
The mean distance of the point in mm. The mean distance is calculated by averaging the distance values of neighboring pixels.
When picking a point, be aware of the following:
When picking a point in the Point Cloud window, the corresponding point in the other windows will also be selected.
When picking a point in any of the 2D views, the corresponding point in the Point Cloud window will be selected, if depth data is available for that point. Reasons why depth data might not be available are that the point doesn't fulfil the confidence criteria or that it has been discarded due to the outlier tolerance settings.
Using the mouse or keyboard shortcuts, you can manipulate the point cloud in various ways. Following is a list of actions that you can perform:
Action |
Using the Mouse |
Using the Keyboard |
Orbit |
Left-click + drag |
|
Orbit left |
ALT + Left-click + drag left |
|
Orbit right |
ALT + Left-click + drag right |
|
Orbit up |
SHIFT + left-click and drag up |
|
Orbit down |
SHIFT + left-click and drag down |
|
Roll left |
CTRL + left-click and drag left |
|
Roll right |
CTRL + left-click and drag right |
|
Pan left |
Right-click + drag left |
|
Pan right |
Right-click + drag right |
|
Pan up |
Right-click + drag up |
|
Pan down |
Right-click + drag down |
|
Zoom in |
|
+ |
Zoom out |
|
- |
Reset to original position |
|
|
Point Size of Point Cloud |
|
Numbers 1-9 |