pcshow
Plot 3-D point cloud
Syntax
Description
pcshow(
displays
points specified by the xyzPoints
)xyzPoints
matrix.
pcshow(
displays
the point cloud stored in the file specified by filename
)filename
.
pcshow(___,
uses
additional options specified by one or more Name,Value
)Name,Value
pair
arguments, using any of the preceding syntaxes.
returns
the plot axes.ax
= pcshow(___)
Examples
Input Arguments
Output Arguments
More About
Tips
To improve performance,
pcshow
automatically downsamples the rendered point cloud when you rotate, pan, or zoom in or out by clicking the mouse. Downsampling is not applied for zoom in or out by using the mouse scroll mechanism. When using data tips, no downsampling is applied. The downsampling occurs only for rendering the point cloud and does not affect the saved points.To view point data or modify color display values, hover over the axes toolbar and select one of the following options.
Feature Description Datatip Click Data Tips to view the data point values for any point in the point cloud figure. For a normal point cloud, the Data Tips displays the x,y,z values. Additional data properties for the depth image and lidar are:
Point Cloud Data Data Value Properties Depth image (RGB-D sensor) Color, row, column Lidar Intensity, range, azimuth angle, elevation angle, row, column Background color Click Rotate and then right-click in the figure for background options.
Colormap value Click Rotate and then right-click in the figure for colormap options. You can modify colormap values for the coordinate and range values available, depending on the type of point cloud displayed.
View Click Rotate to change the viewing angle of the point cloud figure to the XZ, ZX,YZ, ZY, XY, or the YX plane. Click Restore View to reset the viewing angle.
pcplayer
supports the'opengl'
option for theRenderer
figure
property only.
Version History
See Also
showShape
| pointCloud
| pcplayer
| pcshowpair
| planeModel
| plot3
| pcwrite
| pcread
| pcmerge
| scatter3
| reconstructScene
| triangulate
| pcdownsample
| pcfitplane
| pcdenoise
| pcregistericp