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Hey guys,

Is there a way to identify rigid bodies thanks to their names instead of their numerical ID using NatNet, just like VRPN does?

I'm looking for the association rigid_body_name => (position, quaternion), the NatNet protocol natively returns rigid_body_id => (its_center.position, its_center.quaternion), but I need to find somewhere rigid_body_name => rigid_body_id.

It looks like the only location where rigid body names are provided is within the marker sets section, but it only associates the rigid_body_names to ..... the 3D coordinates of its markers, which doesn't help at all.

Any idea about how to find this association somehow?

In the DataDescriptions packet, sRigidBodyDescription contains the RigidBody name and it's ID, which can be used to store in a lookup. This lookup can then be used in the FrameOfMocapData delivery to associate the Rigid
Body ID with it's name.

I think the WinForms sample app illustrates this approach.

Let us know if you are unable to make this work.

Morgan