Attaches point cloud files (that were previously converted to BricsCAD's BPT format) to the current drawing.
Accessing the Command
Keyboard: pointcloudattach
Toolbar: Point Cloud
:PointCloudAttach
Displays the Pre-process point cloud data file(s) dialog box.
Command Options
Option | Description |
File name | Specifies the name of the point cloud file to attach. You can select from the following file types: E57, LAS, PTS, PTX, RCP, RCS, BPT. |
Open | Opens the point cloud file, then displays the Attach Point Cloud dialog box; see below. |
Cancel | Cancels the attachment process. |
After you click Open, the program displays a dialog box:
Command Options
Option | Description |
Name |
Specifies a name for the point cloud to be attached. You can use the name of the file, or give it another name. |
Path |
Specifies the path to the folder holding the point cloud. The droplist lets you choose whether to
|
Insertion Point |
Specifies where the lower left corner of the point cloud should be located in the drawing
|
Scale |
Specifies the size of the point cloud:
The point cloud is scaled relative to the insertion point. |
Rotation |
Specifies the angle at which to position the cloud:
The point cloud is rotated relative to the insertion point. |
OK |
Attaches the point cloud into the current drawing. |
Cancel |
Cancels the attachment process. |
Related Commands
AttachmentsPanelOpen - displays the Attachments panel from which point clouds and other attachments can be loaded and controlled.
PointCloud2dVsDisplay - controls whether a bounding box and a warning message display when trying to view a point cloud in the 2D Wireframe visual style.
PointCloud - opens the Drawing Explorer to the Point Cloud section; converts, loads, and unloads point cloud file attachments.
PointCloudAlign - rotates the point cloud to optimally align it with the X and Y axes.
PointCloudBoundary - sets the display of the bounding box of point clouds.
PointCloudColorMap - colorizes the points based on Intensity, Elevation, and Classification of the point cloud.
PointCloudCrop - crops a point cloud entity, displaying only the part of the point cloud inside or outside a prismatic or cylindrical volume.
PointCloudDeleteItem - deletes point cloud files from the cache folder through a dialog box.
PointCloudExport - exports a cropped selection of a point cloud to a .pts file.
PointCloudImport - imports a VRM file into the current point cloud cache location through a dialog box.
PointCloudPointMax - defines the maximum amount of points shown per point cloud.
PointCloudPointSize - specifies the size of points.
PointCloudPointSize_Minus - decreases the size of points.
PointCloudPointSize_Plus - increases the size of points.
PointCloudReference - attaches point cloud files from the cache folder to the current drawing through a dialog box.
PointCloudUncrop - removes all croppings from a point cloud.