Importing Landmarks to ShapeWorks Studio

[amygutierrez]

Is there a way to import landmarks instead of manually placing landmarks? I am using ShapeWorks Studio and importing my data and also manually applying landmarks. Is there a way to possibly import landmark points?

If there is a way to import landmarks, what format is accepted (JSON file, etc.)?

[akenmorris]

The landmark positions are stored as particle files, a simple ASCII format.

X1 Y1 Z1
X2 Y2 Z2
X3 Y3 Z3
....

The definitions (which are not required and will be autogenerated) are in the landmark table of the spreadsheet/json:

[amygutierrez]

So I can just import a particle file in ASCII format? Where do I import these this landmark particle file when using ShapeWorks Studio?

[akenmorris]

So it doesn't have a direct import functionality. You can supply the files by adding them to the xlsx spreadsheet or json file:

You can double check the structure by creating a few manual landmarks and saving the project. It will create the landmarks files and you can replace them.

[amygutierrez]

Thank you for your response! So once I create the spreadsheet with the Name, Notes, Shape_1, and Landmarks_file_1 columns, where do I then import/apply that spreadsheet to?

[akenmorris]

ShapeWorksStudio will open the spreadsheet file directly, as a project.