Real Time Data Collection

[jegonz]

I was wondering if its possible to collect real time data from Arena. I want to control a robotic arm using the OptiTrack 6 cameras tracking system, so I need to collect the data from the different pointers into C++ to control the different segments of my robot.
I was reading about the NatNet SDK, but for what I understood its not real time, you have to record the data first and then you can stream it, Am I wrong?
Also is it possible to export the pointer coordinates in a .csv or .txt directly from the Arena, I can't find how to do that!

Thanks for any help!

[Seth Steiling]

NatNet is designed specifically for creating real-time plugins. If you're proficient in C++, you should be able to use it to create your own ARENA plugin to your interface application. If you already own a license for ARENA, you can download the NatNet SDK for free and see if it will work for your application:

http://media.naturalpoint.com/software/ ... SDK2.1.zip

[jegonz]

Thank you for the reply, I just made the test using the SDK samples. Now is just adjusting the program!

[Seth Steiling]

Good! Let us know how it goes.