[IGSTK-Users] Dome volume in NDI Aurora

[Sebastian Ordas]

Thanks for the clarification Andrew. Is that command the only one that 
should be updated in IGSTK? Maybe we can update the IGSTK interface to 
the latest version of Aurora

On 3/13/2015 10:57 AM, Andrew Wiles wrote:
>
> Hello Matt,
>
> If you want to make use of the dome volume you must explicitly select 
> it using the VSEL command in the API.  The last time I used IGSTK, 
> which was several years ago, I was not able to use the dome volume 
> because the VSEL command was not included in the initialization 
> section.  There is a flow chart in our API guide that explains how 
> this works.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andrew
>
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> *From:*IGSTK-Users [mailto:igstk-users-bounces at public.kitware.com] *On 
> Behalf Of *Sebastian Ordas
> *Sent:* Friday, March 13, 2015 8:24 AM
> *To:* Clarkson, Matt
> *Cc:* igstk-users at public.kitware.com; Guler, Ozgur
> *Subject:* Re: [IGSTK-Users] Dome volume in NDI Aurora
>
> Hi,
> To my knowledge, IGSTK does not restrict the working volume of the 
> tracker: when the sensor exits the working volume, no transformation 
> is updated, the valid time for the representation of the tracked 
> object (e.g. needle tip) expires and it is no longer rendered.
>
> NDI guys have a couple of IGSTK apps for in-house use. Maybe they can 
> test it.
>
> I did only test myself the old aurora EM field generator a while ago. 
> I will check if I am missing any Aurora configuration parameter.
>
> best regards,
> sebastian
>
> On 3/13/2015 7:24 AM, Clarkson, Matt wrote:
>
>     Hi there,
>
>     what I mean is that it appears that I can only track within a cube
>     volume. Im not trying to visualise it at this stage. So, if I look
>     here:
>
>     http://www.ndigital.com/medical/products/aurora/#specifications-planer-field
>
>     the tracking range appears to match the cube. I would like to be
>     able to track a larger field of view, as specified by the dome volume.
>
>     Is that possible?
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Matt
>
>     On 12 Mar 2015, at 17:36, Sebastian Ordas
>     <sebastian.ordas at gmail.com <mailto:sebastian.ordas at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
>     Hello Matt,
>
>     What do you mean by "defaults" to the cube volume?
>
>     Are you referring to the working volume (EM field) representation?
>
>     Do you want to have a representation of the tracking/working
>     volume of the aurora in your scene?
>
>     I cannot load the file auroraEMField.msh right now. Have you
>     opened it? Is that a representation of a cube or a dome?
>
>     If it is out-of-date (not a dome) we should ask NDI for a new STL
>     or build a new one from the specifications.
>
>     let me know if I have understood correctly your problem
>
>     best regards,
>
>     sebastian
>

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