Tutorial_101_PointCloud

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#include <easy3d/core/point_cloud.h>
#include <easy3d/util/initializer.h>
 
using namespace easy3d;
 
 
// This example shows how to
//      - create a point cloud from a set of points
 
 
 
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    // initialize Easy3D.
    initialize();
 
    // Create a point cloud
    auto cloud = new PointCloud;
 
    // Add some points. Here we add 100 points on a 10*10 grid.
    for (int i=-5; i<5; ++i) {
        for (int j = -5; j < 5; ++j)
            cloud->add_vertex(vec3(static_cast<float>(i), static_cast<float>(j), 0));// z = 0: all points are on XY plane
    }
    std::cout << "point cloud has " << cloud->n_vertices() << " points" << std::endl;
 
    // Delete the point cloud (i.e., release memory)
    delete cloud;
 
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}