CPointCloud.h

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#ifndef opengl_CPointCloud_H
#define opengl_CPointCloud_H

#include <mrpt/opengl/CRenderizable.h>
#include <mrpt/opengl/COctreePointRenderer.h>
#include <mrpt/utils/PLY_import_export.h>

namespace mrpt
{
        namespace opengl
        {
                class OPENGL_IMPEXP CPointCloud;

                // This must be added to any CSerializable derived class:
                DEFINE_SERIALIZABLE_PRE_CUSTOM_BASE_LINKAGE( CPointCloud, CRenderizable, OPENGL_IMPEXP )


                /** A cloud of points, all with the same color or each depending on its value along a particular coordinate axis.
                  *  This class is just an OpenGL representation of a point cloud. For operating with maps of points, see mrpt::slam::CPointsMap and derived classes.
                  *
                  *  To load from a points-map, CPointCloud::loadFromPointsMap().
                  *
                  *   This class uses smart optimizations while rendering to efficiently draw clouds of millions of points, 
                  *   as described in this page: http://www.mrpt.org/Efficiently_rendering_point_clouds_of_millions_of_points
                  *
                  *  \sa opengl::CPlanarLaserScan, opengl::COpenGLScene, opengl::CPointCloudColoured, mrpt::slam::CPointsMap
                  *
                  *  <div align="center">
                  *  <table border="0" cellspan="4" cellspacing="4" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid;">
                  *   <tr> <td> mrpt::opengl::CPointCloud </td> <td> \image html preview_CPointCloud.png </td> </tr>
                  *  </table>
                  *  </div>
                  *
                  * \ingroup mrpt_opengl_grp
                  */
                class OPENGL_IMPEXP CPointCloud :
                        public CRenderizable,
                        public COctreePointRenderer<CPointCloud>,
                        public mrpt::utils::PLY_Importer,
                        public mrpt::utils::PLY_Exporter
                {
                        DEFINE_SERIALIZABLE( CPointCloud )
                protected:
                        enum Axis { None=0, Z, Y, X} m_colorFromDepth;
                        std::vector<float>      m_xs,m_ys,m_zs;
                        float           m_pointSize; //!< By default is 1.0
                        bool                    m_pointSmooth; //!< Default: false

                        mutable volatile size_t m_last_rendered_count, m_last_rendered_count_ongoing;

                        void markAllPointsAsNew(); //!< Do needed internal work if all points are new (octree rebuilt,...)

                protected:
                        /** @name PLY Import virtual methods to implement in base classes
                            @{ */
                        /** In a base class, reserve memory to prepare subsequent calls to PLY_import_set_vertex */
                        virtual void PLY_import_set_vertex_count(const size_t N);

                        /** In a base class, reserve memory to prepare subsequent calls to PLY_import_set_face */
                        virtual void PLY_import_set_face_count(const size_t N) {  }

                        /** In a base class, will be called after PLY_import_set_vertex_count() once for each loaded point. 
                          *  \param pt_color Will be NULL if the loaded file does not provide color info.
                          */
                        virtual void PLY_import_set_vertex(const size_t idx, const mrpt::math::TPoint3Df &pt, const mrpt::utils::TColorf *pt_color = NULL);
                        /** @} */

                        /** @name PLY Export virtual methods to implement in base classes
                            @{ */

                        /** In a base class, return the number of vertices */
                        virtual size_t PLY_export_get_vertex_count() const;

                        /** In a base class, return the number of faces */
                        virtual size_t PLY_export_get_face_count() const { return 0; }

                        /** In a base class, will be called after PLY_export_get_vertex_count() once for each exported point. 
                          *  \param pt_color Will be NULL if the loaded file does not provide color info.
                          */
                        virtual void PLY_export_get_vertex(
                                const size_t idx, 
                                mrpt::math::TPoint3Df &pt, 
                                bool &pt_has_color,
                                mrpt::utils::TColorf &pt_color) const;

                        /** @} */


                public:

                        /** @name Read/Write of the list of points to render
                            @{ */

                        inline size_t size() const { return m_xs.size(); }

                        /** Set the number of points (with contents undefined) */
                        inline void resize(size_t N) { m_xs.resize(N); m_ys.resize(N); m_zs.resize(N);  }

                        /** Like STL std::vector's reserve */
                        inline void reserve(size_t N) { m_xs.reserve(N); m_ys.reserve(N); m_zs.reserve(N);  }

                        /** Set the list of (X,Y,Z) point coordinates, all at once, from three vectors with their coordinates */
                        void setAllPoints(const std::vector<float> &x, const std::vector<float> &y, const std::vector<float> &z)
                        {
                                m_xs = x;
                                m_ys = y;
                                m_zs = z;
                                markAllPointsAsNew();
                        }

                        /** Set the list of (X,Y,Z) point coordinates, DESTROYING the contents of the input vectors (via swap) */
                        void setAllPointsFast(std::vector<float> &x, std::vector<float> &y, std::vector<float> &z)
                        {
                                this->clear();
                                m_xs.swap(x);
                                m_ys.swap(y);
                                m_zs.swap(z);
                                markAllPointsAsNew();
                        }

                        inline const std::vector<float> & getArrayX() const {return m_xs;} //!< Get a const reference to the internal array of X coordinates
                        inline const std::vector<float> & getArrayY() const {return m_ys;} //!< Get a const reference to the internal array of Y coordinates
                        inline const std::vector<float> & getArrayZ() const {return m_zs;} //!< Get a const reference to the internal array of Z coordinates

                        void clear();   //!< Empty the list of points.

                        /** Adds a new point to the cloud */
                        void insertPoint( float x,float y, float z );

                        /** Read access to each individual point (checks for "i" in the valid range only in Debug). */
                        inline mrpt::math::TPoint3D  operator [](size_t i) const {
#ifdef _DEBUG
                                ASSERT_BELOW_(i,size())
#endif
                                return mrpt::math::TPoint3D(m_xs[i],m_ys[i],m_zs[i]);
                        }

                        /** Read access to each individual point (checks for "i" in the valid range only in Debug). */
                        inline mrpt::math::TPoint3D getPoint(size_t i) const {
#ifdef _DEBUG
                                ASSERT_BELOW_(i,size())
#endif
                                return mrpt::math::TPoint3D(m_xs[i],m_ys[i],m_zs[i]);
                        }

                        /** Read access to each individual point (checks for "i" in the valid range only in Debug). */
                        inline mrpt::math::TPoint3Df getPointf(size_t i) const {
#ifdef _DEBUG
                                ASSERT_BELOW_(i,size())
#endif
                                return mrpt::math::TPoint3Df(m_xs[i],m_ys[i],m_zs[i]);
                        }

                        /** Write an individual point (checks for "i" in the valid range only in Debug). */
                        void setPoint(size_t i, const float x,const float y, const float z);


                        /** Load the points from a pointsMap (mrpt::slam::CPointsMap), passed as a pointer.
                          * Note that the method is a template since CPointsMap belongs to a different mrpt library.
                          */
                        template <class POINTSMAP>
                        inline void  loadFromPointsMap( const POINTSMAP *themap) {
                                themap->getAllPoints(m_xs,m_ys,m_zs);
                                markAllPointsAsNew();
                        }

                        /** Load the points from a list of TPoint3D
                          */
                        template<class LISTOFPOINTS> void  loadFromPointsList( LISTOFPOINTS &pointsList)
                        {
                                MRPT_START
                                const size_t N = pointsList.size();

                                m_xs.resize(N);
                                m_ys.resize(N);
                                m_zs.resize(N);

                                size_t idx;
                                typename LISTOFPOINTS::const_iterator it;
                                for ( idx=0,it=pointsList.begin() ; idx<N ; ++idx,++it)
                                {
                                        m_xs[idx]=it->x;
                                        m_ys[idx]=it->y;
                                        m_zs[idx]=it->z;
                                }
                                markAllPointsAsNew();
                                MRPT_END
                        }

                        /** Get the number of elements actually rendered in the last render event. */
                        size_t getActuallyRendered() const { return m_last_rendered_count; }

                        /** @} */


                        /** @name Modify the appearance of the rendered points
                            @{ */
                        inline void enableColorFromX(bool v=true) { m_colorFromDepth = v ? CPointCloud::X : CPointCloud::None;  }
                        inline void enableColorFromY(bool v=true) { m_colorFromDepth = v ? CPointCloud::Y : CPointCloud::None; }
                        inline void enableColorFromZ(bool v=true) { m_colorFromDepth = v ? CPointCloud::Z : CPointCloud::None; }

                        inline void setPointSize(float p) { m_pointSize=p; }  //!< By default is 1.0
                        inline float getPointSize() const { return m_pointSize; }

                        inline void enablePointSmooth(bool enable=true) { m_pointSmooth=enable; }
                        inline void disablePointSmooth() { m_pointSmooth=false; }
                        inline bool isPointSmoothEnabled() const { return m_pointSmooth; }

                        /** Sets the colors used as extremes when colorFromDepth is enabled. */
                        void  setGradientColors( const mrpt::utils::TColorf &colorMin, const mrpt::utils::TColorf &colorMax );

                        /** @} */

                        /** Render */
                        void  render() const;


                        /** Render a subset of points (required by octree renderer) */
                        void  render_subset(const bool all, const std::vector<size_t>& idxs, const float render_area_sqpixels ) const;

                private:
                        /** Constructor */
                        CPointCloud();

                        /** Private, virtual destructor: only can be deleted from smart pointers */
                        virtual ~CPointCloud() { }

                        mutable float  m_min, m_max,m_max_m_min,m_max_m_min_inv;        //!< Buffer for min/max coords when m_colorFromDepth is true.
                        mutable mrpt::utils::TColorf m_col_slop,m_col_slop_inv; //!< Color linear function slope
                        mutable bool   m_minmax_valid;

                        mrpt::utils::TColorf    m_colorFromDepth_min, m_colorFromDepth_max;     //!< The colors used to interpolate when m_colorFromDepth is true.

                        inline void internal_render_one_point(size_t i) const;
                };

        } // end namespace



} // End of namespace


#endif