Using Pointclouds In Custom Cop

[sanchez]

Hi.

I am trying to bring in some attributes from point cloud to COPs by using custom VEX COP.

So i get wrong, different, and totally unpredictable results every cook even if i neither chage values of the parameters nor change point cloud geometry.

Where is a problem?

My code:

cop2
pc_image_gen(string pc_file = "";string attrib = "inside";float radius = 0.1;int maxpoints = 100;
			float scalef = 1)
{
	int pc_handle;
	float d, r, sum = 0, result = 0;
	float tmpF;
	vector pos = set(X,Y,0);
	pos *= scalef;
	pc_handle = pcopen(pc_file, "P", pos, radius, maxpoints);
	float npoints = 0;
	while(pciterate(pc_handle))
	{
		pcimport(pc_handle,"point.distance",d);
		pcimport(pc_handle,"radius",r);
		if (d <= r) {
			pcimport(pc_handle, attrib, tmpF);
			sum += tmpF;
			npoints++;
		}


	}
	result = sum / npoints;
	Cr = result;
	Cg = result;
	Cb = result;
	pcclose(pc_handle);
}

Edited April 14, 2007 by sanchez

[MADjestic]

Just a guess -

try initializing

float tmpF;

->

float tmpF=0;

You certainly know that in general it's better to initialize your variables that you are using in computation.

Or maybe adding an

else

statement after

if

could help as well.

hope that might help.

[EDIT] oh yeah - taking a second look at your code - this part can potentially be a problem -

result = sum / npoints;

- you iterate your 'npoints' inside the 'if' statement - in case your code doesn't get into that 'if' statement - you'll get a devision by zero, which will result in hactick artifacts, which resembles the problem you experience.

[sanchez]

Thank you MADjestic.

I solved broblems in the code already. It works for me now.