geomorph (version 1.1-1)

read.ply: Read landmark data from ply files

Description

Read ply files to obtain landmark coordinates

Usage

read.ply(file)

Arguments

file

A ply file in NextEngine or David scanner format

Value

• Function returns a list with the following components:
• coords
  The x,y,z coordinates of the ply surface
• polygons
  A set of polygons connecting triplets of coordinates

Details

This function reads three-dimensional surface data in the form of a single ply file (in either NextEngine or David scanner format). The landmarks of this surface may then be used to digitize three-dimensional points, and semilandmarks on curves and surfaces.