Open VDB, .vdb format

[panlotte]

Hi Daniel.
On my workflow i need the .vdb format to import. Using some vdb visualizer inside Maya. It would be great have this as option as save format.
Thanks

[daniel]

Hum, VDB is interesting indeed, but I'm not sure how it handles unorganized point clouds? Does anyone know more about VDB?

Anyway I can add this request to the TODO list (however it's hard to tell when it will be implemented, if it ever will be ;) ).

[JRM]

DoubleNegative had a fork called OpenVDB Points adding point cloud support :
https://github.com/dneg/openvdb_points_dev

It has been merged back upstream
http://www.openvdb.org/documentation/do ... oints.html

[jedfrechette]

It would be cool to have CC support OpenVDB.

In the meantime though, if anyone's looking for a method to convert point clouds to VDB I'd recommend Houdini.

[panlotte]

This is the youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBesha1/ ... _polymer=1
where you can see the use in Maya. What i want to achive is to use the flexibility and the fastest in viewport of the VDB. My work concerning the modeling inside maya visualizing the Point Cloud inside maya. A openVDB exporter from CloudCompare would be great, with colors and/or with heightField.


P.S.
Daniel, i know is a huge work, but if you considering a porting of clouCompare directly inside Maya with the ability to draw or create curves or using the ModelingTool to make surfaces/poly. I think there are more artist that can buy and want this.
Think about it.
Cheers
Dario

[panlotte]

Hi. It's been long time for this request.
It's there any news on vdb exporter importer?
Thanks

[daniel]

Frankly, due to the fact that you were the only one to request it, unless you find a super motivated developper who would have the exact same need, I don't see how such a feature can be prioritized over the hundred ideas already in the TODO list ;) https://github.com/CloudCompare/CloudCo ... C/TODO.txt