DRS-VPT. Localize a photo in a 3D point cloud without an initial pose
Breakout launch
Beat 92% of Show HN launches that day
#12 of 181 on Nov 12
#1 of 5 Design & Images launches on Show HN on Nov 12. 10.7% of Design & Images launches (3 of 28) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Design & Images →
points · since listing → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 19, 19:09 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 19:09 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 9points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in DSGN this week
- #3of 31 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #63of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 10.7%3/28 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 9Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Last reading
- 9Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 1over 15h
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Top on Nov 12 · 181 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription, so I built my own app516 points
- #2AgentRunopen-source, Self-improving Managed Agents103 points
- #3Fable52.gamesPlay and inspect Fable 5.2 single-file HTML games68 points
- #4KapsoIterative learning from enterprise data45 points
- #5Apron Chat Protocol44 points
More in Design & Images · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- 3D to 2D, point clouds flattening (geometry images)24 points▲ +4
- Logo DealLogos anyone can edit with text10 points0
- SketchyCraftTimed drawing sessions and a visual progress calendar5 points0
- Browser-based PDF and image tools that never upload your files4 points0
- Black Pixel69-byte inverse of the Million Dollar Homepage4 pointsfrozen
Grades · each graded against other Design & Images launches from the same source
Momentum
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Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare
Velocity
A0.63 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 97% · vs 112 Design & Images · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
——
Comments per 10 points
Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise
Staying Power
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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #12 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #10I built a calendar app that gives each event its own to-do list11 points
- #11Litek8s10 points
- #12DRS-VPT. Localize a photo in a 3D point cloud without an initial pose9 points
- #13Turri9 points
- #14DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Lite Under 5GB8 points
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