Calculate the normal of each point in a 3D point clouds.

Version 1.0.0.0 (14.5 KB) by yucheng
calculate the normal of each point in a 3D point clouds.
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Updated 16 Jan 2017

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This code can be used to calculate the normal of each point in a 3D point clouds using underlying surface's normal and curvature in local neighborhoods.

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yucheng (2025). Calculate the normal of each point in a 3D point clouds. (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/61125-calculate-the-normal-of-each-point-in-a-3d-point-clouds), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.0.0.0

Correct the two small mistakes in line 31 and 32 of normal.m file.
numel -> size
The function flipNormalTowardsViewdirection() run more faster.