.. _introduction:
About This Project
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Open3D is an open-source library that supports rapid development of software
that deals with 3D data. The Open3D frontend exposes a set of carefully selected
data structures and algorithms in both C++ and Python. The backend is highly
optimized and is set up for parallelization. We welcome contributions from the
open-source community.
If you use Open3D in an academic project, please cite our paper:
::
@article{Zhou2018,
author = {Qian-Yi Zhou and Jaesik Park and Vladlen Koltun},
title = {{Open3D}: {A} Modern Library for {3D} Data Processing},
journal = {arXiv:1801.09847},
year = {2018},
}
Core features
- 3D data structures
- 3D data processing algorithms
- Scene reconstruction
- Surface alignment
- 3D visualization
- Physically based rendering (PBR)
- 3D machine learning support with PyTorch and TensorFlow
- GPU acceleration for core 3D operations
- Available in C++ and Python
Supported platforms
The package has been tested on:
- Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04
- Windows 10 64-bit
- macOS High Sierra and above
With Python versions:
Resources
- Website:
www.open3d.org <https://www.open3d.org>
_ - Code:
github.com/isl-org/Open3D <https://github.com/isl-org/Open3D>
_ - Documentation:
www.open3d.org/docs <https://www.open3d.org/docs>
_ - License:
The MIT license <https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>
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This wheel only contains CPU functionality. Use the open3d wheel for full functionality.