OptiTrack Documentation

The comprehensive User Guide for operating an OptiTrack motion capture system.

How to Use the User Guide

• Use the Table of Contents on the left to navigate through the guide.

• Click any Chapter heading to go to that section, or use the button to display the chapter's contents.
• Quick Links and the Search Bar are always available in the page header:

The User Guide Header includes links to popular pages and the Search Bar.

• Navigate within a page using the page's Table of Contents on the right. If the page Table of Contents isn't visible, try increasing the size of the browser window.

• Click the version number next to the OptiTrack logo in the header to access documentation for earlier versions of Motive.

Click the version number to change versions.

For versions of Motive 2.2 or older, please visit our old wiki site.

• Can't find the information you're looking for, or need additional help? Quick links on the page banner take you directly to:

  • Resources on the OptiTrack website http://www.optitrack.com

  • NaturalPoint Forums: https://forums.naturalpoint.com

  • OptiTrack Support: https://optitrack.com/support

Quick Links

Link directly to our most popular pages from the tabs below.

Getting Started

Getting Started

• Quick Start Guide: Getting Started

• Prepare Setup Area

• Cabling and Load Balancing

• Camera Placement

• Installation and Activation (with Licensing information)

• Aiming and Focusing

• Motive Basics

• Calibration

• Data Recording

• Quick Start Guides

Hardware

Hardware

• Cameras

• Camera Mount Structures

• Quick Start Guide Precision Capture

• External Device sync guide eSync2

• Devices Pane in Motive

Asset Tracking

Asset Tracking

• Markers

• Assets

• Rigid Body Tracking

• Skeleton Tracking

• Trained Markersets

Active Tracking

Active Tracking

• Quick Start Guide: Active Marker Tracking

• Active Marker Tracking

• IMU Sensor Fusion

Streaming

Streaming

• Data Streaming

• NatNet 4.0

• OptiTrack Unity Plugin

• Unreal Engine Plugin

• Unreal Engine OptiTrack Live Link Plugin

Processing Takes

Processing Takes

• Data Editing

• Labeling

• Data Export

Movement Sciences

Movement Sciences

• Movement Sciences Markersets

• NI-DAQ Setup

• Movement Sciences Hardware