Point Cloud data

[Bill Sellers <wis@mac.com>]

Dear All,

I thought that some of you might like to access the laser scanned point cloud 
data that we used in the recent body mass paper. It is useful as a starting 
point for creating computer models or for measuring various things. Just beware 
that the files are big and you need to use a program like Meshlab to visualise 
the data. Meshlab will also do convex hulls if you want to check the 
calculations. It is linked from the front page of the Animal Simulation website:

http://www.animalsimulation.org/

or you can leap straight in at:

http://www.animalsimulation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=18&Itemid=22

The beasts available are the Berlin Giraffatitan plus a miscellaneous bunch of 
large mammals: Bison, Bull, Camel, Red Deer, Elephant, Giraffe, Horse, Irish 
Elk, Pig, Polar Bear, Reindeer, Rhinoceros, Tapir.

The files are free to use as long as you acknowledge the source as appropriate. 
Have fun.

Cheers
Bill

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