OptiTrack Documentation

How to Use the User Guide

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

  • In the Desktop view, the Table of Contents appears in the left pane.

  • In the Mobile view, click the Menu icon in the header to display the Table of Contents or to switch between different versions of Motive.

Mobile view header.

• 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 desktop view's page header, or by clicking the 3 dots in the Mobile 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 in between the OptiTrack logo and the Table of Contents 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

Asset Tracking

Active Tracking

Streaming

Streaming

• Data Streaming

• NatNet 4.0

• OptiTrack Unity Plugin

• Unreal Engine Plugin

• Unreal Engine OptiTrack Live Link Plugin

Processing Takes

Movement Sciences