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Exporting a rigid body from setup A and importing it on setup B

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 9:10 am
by JosephMatan
Hi,

I'm very new with Motive API, and I believe this question is quite basic, but I didn't find it in the forum.

I have a setup in one place, lets call it setup A, and I have another setup in a different place, lets call it setup B.
The setups have a different number of cameras, and a different room architecture.
I chose one rigid-body in setup A and export it to a <motive> file.

Can I import/open this <motive> file in setup B, so now the Motive API in setup B will recognize the rigid-body from setup A ? (I understand the answer should be yes - just want to be sure)
Does this import/open of <motive> file may change/overwrite important or unique configurations in setup B (I understand it shouldn't overwrite the calibration, since the calibration saved in a different type of file) ?

Thanks,
Joseph

Re: Exporting a rigid body from setup A and importing it on setup B

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 11:29 am
by steven.andrews
Hi Joseph,

Thanks for sharing your questions with the community.
You are correct; if you export the rigid bodies from one system and import them onto another, they should track all the same. This is assuming the markers on the physical objects are secure and do not shift or get moved.

As long as you are selecting the rigid bodies in the Assets pane and choosing the Export Assets option, this should save a .motive file that only contains the rigid body information. The file is in XML format, so If you want to be certain you can open it in a text editor and verify no other Motive settings are being changed.

I hope this helps. If you run into any issues, feel free to reach out to us directly.

Best,
Steven
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OptiTrack | Senior Customer Support Engineer
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Re: Exporting a rigid body from setup A and importing it on setup B

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 12:43 pm
by JosephMatan
Thanks for your reply, it was very helpful !!

Joseph