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I'm looking for a way to create a mesh .obj file from point cloud for an academic research project. I'm flexible about the algorithm and its runtime and space complexity.

After searching for a while I couldn't find out and 3-party library that could do this.

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ARKit 4.0

In ARKit 3.5 and ARKit 4.0 you can create a mesh from dense point cloud using LiDAR scanner and Scene Reconstruction option. Also, in ARKit 4.0 you can find Depth API.


ARKit 3.0

There's no way in ARKit 3.0 to create a mesh from Point Cloud at the moment. You can do it in third party solutions like Abound SDK. There are four simple steps to save and access maps for a photogrammetry: create the delegate, implement saving and just run your app for viewing the map.

After your spatial map will be uploaded, the data's quickly processed and then made available. A convenient way to access the data is via the web dashboard:

  • Open the dashboard scans view at dashboard.aboundlabs.com/scans.
  • Scans made from your apps will appear as thumbnail images with your latest scans listed first. To view the 3D scan, click on the image.
  • To download the 3D textured mesh in zipped obj format click on ā¤“ icon.

Here's how AboundScanController class looks like:

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Andy Jazz
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  • This library looks great but I'm already using ARKit and only need the ability to convert .ply files to .obj files on device ā€“ Nativ Mar 25 '19 at 09:53
  • Hi Nativ, how you did that? Iā€™m really interesed on create the mesh from the ply and export obj or stl ā€“ Sebas Bejenaru May 05 '21 at 22:21