K2MapKit

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Kinect for Windows v2 Map Kit
Thomas Butkiewicz, Ph.D.

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
University of New Hampshire

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Requirements:

• Kinect for Windows v2 sensor
• Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0
  
• Windows 8 x64
  
• Compatible USB 3.0 chipset
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Visual C++ Redistributable
  

Download the latest version:

K2MapKit v1.21 (June 4th, 2015)

Instructions:

• Download latest version
• Unzip archive to desired folder
  
• Plug in Kinect for Windows v2 sensor
• Run K2MapKit.exe
  

To Capture 3D models:

• Click "Point Cloud View" button
• For noise reduction: (Optional but recommended)
• Use tripod or otherwise keep Kinect sensor still while pointed at target
• Check the "Smooth Frames" box
• Set "# Frames to Smooth" slider to maximum (all the way to the right)
• Click "Export Mesh to .ply" button
• Select directory to save into
• Repeat click on Export button for each additional capture
• Resulting .ply files can be opened with programs such as MeshLab