Fundamentals of scan data processing

This guide presents the foundational materials upon which the consecutive virtual product development stages depend. It introduces the principles of digital body capture, in which human geometry and posture states are recorded through 3D and four-dimensional (4D) scanning, and focuses on the fundamentals of the standard 3D formats generated by scanning and used to transfer information about complex 3D geometries between software platforms. The guide contains step by step introduction to the basic analysis functions of the open source processing tools ParaView and MeshLab which provides option for automation of the processes by Python scripting.