Blender

As methods for estimating 6D poses from images gather momentum, "Normalized Object Coordinates" have entered the arena. These are pixel-wise encodings of the object position. In that sense, they are like a normal map, but instead of encoding the normal at every point, they encode the position.

How can we …

Getting a depth map out of blender is a little akward, but possible. The method that is usually recommended isn't entirely correct though. So let's take a look at it and find out what's wrong.

The Usual Method

You can get the depth from Blender via the Compositor, for artistic …