Quick Reference Index

File Dropdown Options

File	Shortcut	Function
Open	Ctrl+O	Load a ZDF file. .zdf is the native Zivid file format that includes point cloud, color image, and depth image data.
Save	Ctrl+S	Save a point cloud, color image, and depth image data to a ZDF file, the native Zivid file format.
Export	Ctrl+E	Export a point cloud data to a file in unordered or ordered Polygon (PLY), ASCII (XYZ), or Point Cloud Data (PCD) [1] file format.
Save Color Image	N/A	Save a color image to a file in PNG, BMG, or JPG file format.
Save Depth Map	N/A	Save a colored depth map to a file in PNG file format.
Import Capture Settings	Ctrl+Shift+I	Load saved capture settings from a file in YML into Zivid Studio
Export 2D Capture Settings	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E	Save current 2D capture settings from Zivid Studio into a file in YML.
Export 3D Capture Settings	Ctrl+Shift+E	Save current 3D capture settings from Zivid Studio into a file in YML.
Exit	Alt+F4	Exit Zivid Studio.

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PCD is by default exported as unorganized points but can be configured to be exported as organized points. See Organized PCD format for tutorial on how to export PCD as organized points.

View Dropdown Options

View	Shortcut	Function
Histogram	H	Open the Histogram, a tool for analyzing pixel intensity distribution on an image.
Information	Shift+I	Open the Information panel to display capture information such as camera model, acquisition time, capture time and settings used. Provides ability to apply or save settings from previous captured point cloud.
Reset View	Backspace	Reset the point cloud, color image, and depth image view back to the default view.
Reset 3D view when opening files	N/A	Enable/disable 3D view reset when opening files.
Reset UI Layout	N/A	Reset the layout of the Zivid Studio window.
Enter/Exit Full Screen Mode	F11	Toggle between full and regular screen mode.

Cameras Dropdown Options

Cameras	Shortcut	Function
All Cameras	Ctrl+Shift+C	Open the Cameras menu to list and configure all discovered cameras.

Tools Dropdown Options

Tools	Function
Infield Correction	Open Infield Correction, a maintenance tool designed to verify and correct the dimension trueness of Zivid cameras.

Help Dropdown Options

Help	Function
View Help Online	URL to the Zivid Knowledge Base.
About Zivid Studio	Detailed information about Zivid, third-party software licenses and system info.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Function	Shortcut
Navigate to 3D View	1
Navigate to Color Image	2
Navigate to Depth Map	3
Navigate to SNR Map	4
Navigate to Normal Map	5
Enable/disable Monochrome (Green) point cloud color	C
Enable/disable Depth Map point cloud color	D
Enable/disable Mesh in point cloud	M
Increase point size	Ctrl+Alt++
Decrease point size	Ctrl+Alt+-

Camera Dropdown Options

Cameras	Function
List all cameras	Open the Cameras menu and list all cameras.
Scan for connected cameras	Show all cameras plugged into the PC and list them by model and serial number.
Connect	Connect to the camera selected in the drop-down menu. Zivid Studio can connect to a single camera at a time.
Configure this camera	Open the Cameras menu and configure the IP, subnet mask and mode of the selected camera.
Disconnect from active camera	Disconnect from the active camera.

Capture Options

Capture	Shortcut	Function
2D	Shift+2	Switch to 2D capture mode.
3D	Shift+3	Switch to 3D capture mode.
Assisted Mode	Shift+M	Switch to assisted capture mode.
Please select a preset…	N/A	Opens a list of predefined settings, the last in the list Auto(Scene Analysis), is the only one that will not always produce the same settings.
Max Capture Time (seconds)	N/A	Maximum capture time in seconds for assisted capture.
Ambient Light Adaptation	N/A	Specify if and to what ambient light frequency the assisted capture is to adapt.
Analyze & Capture	N/A	Analyze the scene using the Capture Assistant and then capture with the suggested settings.
Capture	F5	Trigger a single acquisition or a multi-acquisition HDR with the settings specified in the checked acquisitions; unchecked acquisitions are ignored.
Manual Mode	Shift+M	Switch to manual capture mode.
Live	Shift+F5	Trigger a continuous capture that allows viewing the scene in real-time.
Stop (Live)	Esc	Stops the continuous capture that allows viewing the scene in real-time.
Expand all acquisitions	N/A	Expand the settings on all acquisitions.
Collapse all acquisitions	N/A	Collapse the settings on all acquisitions.
Reset to default	N/A	Reset the control panel to the default state.

Engine Options

Setting	Function
Engine	Choose between different pattern projections.
Reset to default	Reset the Engine to the default value.

Sampling Options

Setting	Function
Color	Selectively include or exclude color information in the captured point cloud.
Pixel	Choose the light color of the projected patterns and sampled pixels; this affects the point cloud resolution.

Exposure Options

Setting	Function
Exposure Time	The duration a single camera image is exposed to light.
Aperture Step/F-number	The opening that controls the amount of light to the camera sensor through the lens.
Brightness	The output power (the amount of light) emitted by the LED projector.
Gain	The amplification of the signal from the camera sensor.
Toggle switch	Enable/disable the selected acquisition.
Clone acquisition	Add a new frame resembling the setting of the selected acquisition.
Delete acquisition	Delete the selected acquisition.
Add acquisition	Add a new frame resembling the setting of the last acquisition.
Reset acquisition to default	Reset the selected acquisition settings to default value.

Region of Interest Options

Setting	Function
Box	Create and configure a box in 3D and remove the points outside the box.
Depth	Remove points outside a user-defined depth range.

Filter Options

Setting	Function
Cluster Filter	Remove floating points and isolated clusters from the point cloud.
Hole Repair	Fill in removed points by interpolating remaining surrounding points.
Noise Filter	Remove or correct points where the projected pattern signal-to-noise-ratio is low.
Outlier Filter	Remove points if the distance to their neighboring pixels within the small local region is larger than the threshold specified in mm.
Reflection Filter	Remove points impacted by reflections and thus erroneous.
Gaussian Smoothing	Perform Gaussian smoothing on the point cloud.
Contrast Distortion	Correct and/or remove points affected by blurring in the camera lens.
Reset to default	Reset the filters to the default state.

Color Options

Color	Function
Blue color balance	The color temperature of ambient light affects the appearance of the color image. Setting white balance by adjusting blue color balance makes the color image look natural. The blue color balance parameter ranges between 1.0 and 8.0.
Green color balance	The color temperature of ambient light affects the appearance of the color image. Setting white balance by adjusting green color balance makes the color image look natural. The green color balance parameter ranges between 1.0 and 8.0.
Red color balance	The color temperature of ambient light affects the appearance of the color image. Setting white balance by adjusting red color balance makes the color image look natural. The red color balance parameter ranges between 1.0 and 8.0.
Gamma	The output color image can appear too dark. Adjust the brightness of the image.
Color Mode	Control how the color image is computed. The options are Automatic, ToneMapping, or UseFirstAcquisition.
Reset to default	Resets blue, green, and red color balance to default values.

Resampling Options

Setting	Function
Resampling Mode	Upsample or downsample the point cloud based on the selected resampling mode.

Version History

SDK	Changes
2.13.0	Cameras menu is added.
2.12.0	Save depth map is added.