computer vision - Can't understand the PCL sample point clouds(.pcd) without header -
i working point clouds , using pcl. read .pcd file format from:
http://pointclouds.org/documentation/tutorials/pcd_file_format.php
the above link mentions every .pcd file contains header , yet have come across many .pcd files have no header. yet pcl reader able read file correctly. can't make sense of fields in file without header. example, have @ file:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/cqqok.jpg know first 3 fields represent xyz cooridnates other 5 fields.
the .pcd format can formatted in ascii or binary. you're looking @ binary version. header human-readable in ascii format not in binary format. pcl::pcdreader , pcl::pcdwriter capable of reading or writing both types. advantage of binary type small file sizes, whereas advantage of ascii type it's human-readable.
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