Regular API function

simGetPointCloudPoints / sim.getPointCloudPoints

Description Retrieves point positions from a point cloud. See also the other point cloud related functions.
C/C++
synopsis
const float* simGetPointCloudPoints(simInt pointCloudHandle,simInt* ptCnt,simVoid* reserved)
C/C++
parameters
pointCloudHandle: the handle of the point cloud. See also sim.getObject
ptCnt: a pointer receiving the number of points contained in the returned pointer.
reserved: reserved for future extensions. Set to nullptr
C/C++
return value
nullptr if operation was not successful or if the point cloud doesn't contain any points. Otherwise a pointer to the point X/Y/Z positions, relative to the point cloud reference frame
Lua
synopsis
float[] points=sim.getPointCloudPoints(int pointCloudHandle)
Lua
parameters
Similar to the C-function counterpart
Lua
return values
Similar to the C-function counterpart
Python
synopsis
list points=sim.getPointCloudPoints(int pointCloudHandle)