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Coordinate Transformation

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 2:45 pm
by radde1683
Hey,

I want to transform my coordinates of a single point cloud only. I think it should be pretty easy to do, but I dont find a right function to do so (maybe apply transformation?). I just want one point (e.g -5, 6, 9) to be the origin of my coordinate system (0,0,0).

Also is there any way in CC to show/mark the 0,0,0 point of the coordinate system by e.g a red dot ot something like that?

Thank you

Re: Coordinate Transformation

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:27 pm
by daniel
Yes you should use 'Edit > Apply Transformation'. But assuming your origin is (0, 0, 0) by default, and you want a point (X, Y, Z) to become the new 'origin', you should apply the opposite translation: (-X, -Y, -Z).

And to see where the origin is, you can simply create a small sphere with the 'Primitive Factory' (https://www.cloudcompare.org/doc/wiki/i ... ve_Factory). Spheres are created centered on (0, 0, 0) by default. And you can either set the right radius when you create it, or change it afterwards via the sphere properties.

Re: Coordinate Transformation

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:42 am
by radde1683
Thank you really much!