• Install Blender:
  Download and install Blender

• Download the Pose2Sim_Blender add-on:
  Download Pose2Sim_Blender.zip

• Install the add-on in Blender

  • Open Blender -> Edit -> Preferences -> Add-ons -> Down arrow to the upper-right corner -> Install from Disk... -> Choose Pose2Sim_Blender.zip
    
  • Check Pose2Sim Blender to enable it
  • Press n or Click on the tiny arrow on the upper-right corner of the 3D viewport to open the tool

Camera tools#

• Import:
  Import a .toml calibration file from Pose2Sim.
• Export:
  Export updated cameras as a .toml calibration file.
• Show:
  Import videos, image sequences, or still images in your camera frame of reference.
  The image plane is automatically scaled when translated.
  You can optionally chose a frame_offset different from 0.
• Film:
  Render view from all or selected cameras, as a movie or an image sequence.
  Choose your framerate, the first and last frame to be rendered, and the output quality.

OpenSim imports#

N.B.: Make sure you entered the right Target framerate (upper right corner).

• Import Markers:
  Import a .trc or a .c3d marker file, e.g., generated by Pose2Sim triangulation.
  You can choose the type of skeleton to be created in order to rig your character from the markers (c3d rig not supported yet).
• Import Model:
  Import the "bodies" of an .osim model.
  You can set a custom Geometry path if needed. .vtp files will automatically be converted to .stl.
• Import Motion:
  Import a .mot or a .csv motion file.
  Creates a .csv file for faster loading next time.
• Import Forces:
  Import a .mot GRF force file.

Other tools#

• Change color:
  Change the color of a selected object or collection.
• 3D point motion path:
  Visualize the motion path of one or several selected 3D points.
• See through camera:
  View from selected camera, with overlaid markers and OpenSim skeletons.
• Rays from 3D point:
  Trace rays from one or several selected 3D points. This can help you verify if a triangulated point correctly meets 2D keypoints on image planes.
• Ray from image point:
  Coming soon! Trace ray from a point selected on an image plane. This can help you see if rays intersect correctly.
• Export to GLB:
  Export to an .glb GLB "baked" file, for fast import into other softwares.

How to cite#

If you use Pose2Sim_Blender, please cite Pagnon et al., 2022b.

   @Article{Pagnon_2022_JOSS, 
    AUTHOR = {Pagnon, David and Domalain, Mathieu and Reveret, Lionel}, 
    TITLE = {Pose2Sim: An open-source Python package for multiview markerless kinematics}, 
    JOURNAL = {Journal of Open Source Software}, 
    YEAR = {2022},
    DOI = {10.21105/joss.04362}, 
    URL = {https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.04362}
   }

How to contribute#

Here is a to-do list. Feel free to complete it:

• Import data from standard OpenSim data files (.osim, .mot, .trc, grf.mot)
• Import c3d files (borrowed and adapted from io_anim_c3d )
• Save segment position and orientation to .csv files for faster loading of motion next time
• Import multiple persons in the same scene
• Create Example data
• Convert .vtp files to .stl if .stl not found on disk
• Rig from trc markers
• Install OpenSim (for motion .mot files) with a click within the addon (create a venv with the right Python version cf CEB, install OpenSim and the other dependencies)
• Import cameras from .toml calibration file
• Export cameras to .toml calibration file
• Import images, image sequences, and videos in the camera view
• See through camera and overlay model and markers
• Reproject rays from selected 3D points to image view
• Export to .abc Alembic files
• Viewport render to film with selected cameras
• Write documentation
• Create video tutorial
• Switch from Alembic to GLB export
• Change color of object or collection

• Rig from OpenSim model and/or .c3d files
• Trace rays from camera to selected image point
• Import .sto motion and force files