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PCLVisualizer tutorial issue on Windows

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#1,601 opened on May 4, 2016

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Description

There's been some people getting exceptions on the PCLVisualizer tutorial on Windows platforms. More info in threads http://www.pcl-users.org/Can-t-visualize-normals-Exception-thrown-td4041574.html http://www.pcl-users.org/Access-Violation-vtkOpenGLBufferObject-GenerateBuffer-enum-vtkOpenGLBufferObject-ObjectType-td4041634.html

@UnaNancyOwen do you mind giving it a try? You're kind of our Windows person :)

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
C++WindowsVTK
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Reproduce the exceptions on Windows by running the PCLVisualizer tutorial as described. Investigate the VTK OpenGL buffer object generation issue referenced in the threads. Collaborate with @UnaNancyOwen to identify the root cause and propose a fix or documentation update.
PCLVisualizer tutorial issue on Windows · PointCloudLibrary/pcl#1601 | Good First Issue