Tracking Setup
Natural Tracking Setup
To create a natural tracking configuration, follow the steps below:
- From the “Trackings” tab, select “Add Tracking Configuration”
- Select “Natural Markers” and choose a title and select your currently used Calibration. If you have not added your current camera and lens yet, please do this before proceeding with creating your Tracking configuration.
- Either:
- Cancel, to revert and not create a new tracking configuration
- Save, to create the tracking configuration but not activate it
- Save and activate, to create the tracking configuration and make it active
- Once on the dashboard, you will be advised of the remaining steps that must be completed, these can be reached directly from the Blue notification area or alternatively from the side panel
To ensure good quality tracking it is important to ensure that the CamBar has sensible settings for its exposure, gain and gamma. The correct settings are situational and depend on the lighting of the environment that the system is being used in.
Aim to adjust the settings so that the view from the CamBar is evenly exposed, the images below give an example of poor vs good settings
Poor Settings
Good Settings
Some general guidelines on managing the CamBar settings
- Try increasing the gain before using large exposure values. Increased exposure values introduce the risk of motion blur which can be a factor for tracking stability
- The auto exposure is a good solution and will typically provide a good result without direct user input
- When working in bright environments, the ND filter should be used to help expose the CamBar correctly
- After making substantial changes to the CamBar settings, it can be advantageous to “Clean the pointcloud” before proceeding, this will clear out any redundant tracking points that are no longer valid with the new CamBar settings. The cleanup option can be found from the tracking menu in the upper right of the dashboard.
