NatNet SDK
A client-server data streaming protocol for connecting to OptiTrack's r eal-time stream of reconstructed 3D points, rigid bodies (definitions and position/orientation), and skeletal data (definitions and joint angles). Compatible with Motive, Expression, Arena, and Tracking Tools. Learn More ➝
SDK Features
SDK Contents
NatNet Library
Native C++ networking library [headers, static library (.lib) and dynamic import library (.lib/.dll)]
NatNet Assembly
Managed .NET assembly (NatNetML.dll) for use in .NET compatible clients.
NatNet Samples
Sample projects and executables designed to be quickly integrated into your own code.
MatNet interface to MATLAB
.NET interface and sample program (MatNet.m) for live streaming markers, rigid bodies, or skeletons. The MatNet sample program works directly with MATLAB core, requiring no additional MATLAB modules.
API Structure
NatNetClient
A class for communicating with a NatNet Server such as Motive, Arena or Tracking Tools.
NatNetServer
A class for implementing a NatNet server and sending NatNet formatted data packets. Useful for testing your NatNet integration without access to OptiTrack motion capture software.
NatNet Data Types
Structures encapsulating data encoded in NatNet packets.
NatNet Assembly
A managed (.NET) class library that can be called by .NET components. The NatNet assembly wraps the underlying native NatNet library, exposing the NatNetClient and NatNet Data Types for use in .NET compatible environments (e.g. VB.NET, C#, MatLab).
Data Types
Marker Set Data
A named collection of identified markers and their positions (X,Y,Z).
Rigid Body Data
A named segment with a unique ID, position, and orientation data, and the collection of identified markers used to define it.
Skeleton Data
A named, hierarchical collection of rigid bodies.
