Point cloud manager panel

To open the Point Cloud Manager panel:
  • Run the POINTCLOUDMANAGERPANELOPEN command.
  • Right-click a ribbon panel or toolbar and choose Point Cloud Manager from the Panels list.

The Point Cloud Manager panel creates and manages regions in a point cloud and controls the display of point clouds based on scans or waypoints, classification and regions.

Note: Scan information will only be available if the point cloud is preprocessed in HSPC format. Only structured point clouds contain scan information. Classification information will be available if the point cloud data source contains classification information (some *.LAS and *.LAZ files) and it is preprocessed in HSPC, or if the point cloud is classified using the Hexagon point cloud classifier (POINTCLOUDCLASSIFY command).
  1. Point Cloud Manager tab
  2. Render Settings tab

Point Cloud Manager tab

  1. New region
  2. Remove region
  3. Search
  4. List of point clouds and their scans, regions, classes, and building information
  5. Visibility
New region
Allows you to create a region by running the POINTCLOUDREGION command.
Draw region
Runs the Draw option of the POINTCLOUDREGION command.
Convert crop solids to region
Runs the Convert option of the POINTCLOUDREGION command.
Remove region
Removes the selected region.
Note: The Unassigned Points region cannot be removed.
Search
Allows you to search for a specific scan, class or region name. The list is shortened and only shows the items that contain the entered sequence of characters, regardless of where they are located in the item's name.
List of point clouds and their scans, regions, classes, and building information
Displays a tree view list of point clouds with their scans, regions, and classes. Building information (building, floor, room) is also displayed after the POINTCLOUDDETECTFLOORS and POINTCLOUDDETECTROOMS commands (BricsCAD® BIM only) have been used.
Right-click an item in the list to open a context menu.
Note:
  • The Toggle Visibility option, available in each item's context menu, allows you to switch on or off the visibility of the selected item.
  • Where available, the Delete option deletes the selected items from the list and removes the specific classification of the corresponding points.
Note: Deleting the Buildings category from the Point Cloud Manager panel removes all building-related information (building, floor, room) for the items listed in this category.
Scans
Rename
Allows you to type in a new name.
Note: Double click an item to activate the rename mode.
Open scan in bubble viewer
Opens the Bubble viewer displaying the selected scan.

Nearby scans are indicated in the viewer by red bubbles. Hover the cursor over a bubble to display the scan name. Double-click a bubble to open the scan in the viewer.

Note: Hover over scan items in the list to show a preview of the scan.
Regions
Rename
Allows you to type in a new name.
Note: Double click an item to activate the rename mode.
Classes
Add new class
Allows you to add a new class to the Classes list by selecting one from the predefined lists: Lidar, Indoor, Construction, or add a custom class using the Custom... option.
Note: Use the POINTCLOUDCLASSIFY command to automatically classify points.
Add points
Runs the POINTCLOUDMODIFYCLASS command.

Allows you to manually classify points under the selected class by selecting points in the point cloud. Two selection methods are available: Rectangular and Polygonal.

Finish
Finishes the selection process and classifies the points.
Note: Use the POINTCLOUDCOLORMAP command and select Classification for Color Stylization to better visualize how the points are classified.
Buildings
Add Building
Runs the Add option of the POINTCLOUDMODIFYBUILDING command.

Allows you to specify the area of points to be classified under a new building.

Building
Right-click a building item to display a context menu:
Modify
Runs the Edit option of the POINTCLOUDMODIFYBUILDING command.

Allows you to modify the volume of the building (points assigned) by moving the faces of the temporary crop solid.

Add Floor
Runs the Add option of the POINTCLOUDMODIFYFLOOR command.

Allows you to specify the elevation and height of the new floor.

Building floors
Right-click a floor item to display a context menu:
Modify
Runs the Edit option of the POINTCLOUDMODIFYFLOOR command.

Allows you to modify the volume of the floor (points assigned) by moving the faces of the temporary crop solid.

Detect Rooms
Automatically detects rooms in the selected floor (see POINTCLOUDDETECTROOMS command).
Add Room
Allows you to manually add a new room by selecting a point cloud area.

Activates the Top view and lets you define a closed polyline.

Building rooms
Right-click a room item to display a context menu:
Edit
Allows you to edit the contour of the selected room.

Activates the Top view and lets you reposition the vertices of the closed polyline.

To exit the editing mode, right-click the room item again and select Accept or Decline.

Rename
Allows you to enter a new room name.
Note:
  • This option can also be accessed by double-clicking a selected room's name.
  • The room keeps the number assigned during the detection process.
Multiple building rooms
Select multiple room items and right-click to display a context menu:
Merge rooms
The points corresponding to the selected rooms are classified under a single room.
Visibility
Displays the current visibility state of listed items. Click the icon to switch on or off the visibility of the selected items.

Render Settings tab

  1. Render mode
  2. Number of points
  3. Point size
  4. Gap filling
  5. Eye dome lighting (EDL)
  6. Bubbles settings
Render mode
Default ()
Renders all visible points.
Dollhouse ()
Hides points with normal direction away from the camera.
Note: Only works when signed normals are available.
Outline ()
Shows points with normal perpendicular to camera view direction only.
Note:
  • Only works when normals are available.
  • Works best with orthographic views.
Number of points ()
Sets the maximum number of points displayed on screen, in millions of points (POINTCLOUDPOINTMAX system variable).
Point size ()
Sets the size of points displayed (POINTCLOUDADAPTIVEDISPLAY system variable).
Fixed
Uses fixed point sizes.
Adaptive
Adjusts point sizes according to local point density and distance from the camera to the position of the scanned points.
Note: Available for Windows and Linux, only for structured point clouds.
Gap filling ()
Fills gaps between points on surfaces.
Note: Only works in perspective view, not in orthogonal view.
Eye dome lighting ()
Allows you to set the non-photo-realistic shading to improve depth perception.
Bubbles settings
Show bubbles ()
Allows you to set the visibility of scan bubbles in Model space and Bubble viewer:

No: hides all bubbles in the point cloud.

Yes: displays all bubbles in the point cloud.

Visible Only: displays non-cropped bubbles only.

Note: This setting applies to all point clouds inserted in the drawing.
Bubbles size
Allows you to set the size of scan bubbles in Model space.