Point Clouds Project Manager

Carlson Point Clouds processes laser scan data to generate models, breaklines and points. Within the Point Cloud module, all of the workings within the Project is controlled by the Project Manager. This needs to be loaded in order to proceed further with the Point Cloud options. You start off by viewing the Project dialog box, as shown here.

Control Points: Settings

In the Point Cloud Project Manager Control Points Settings, Global settings for Control Points are set here.

Either Right Click or Double Click on Control Points. This will open the Control Points dialog box.

Now click on the Control Points Settings Icon.

In this screen, you put a Tick in the box you require, you can also select the items either individually or as a group and move them up or down to arrange them in what ever order you require.

Control Points: Import

In the Point Cloud Project Manager in order to stitch all the Point Clouds together, one of the options is to load Control Points which need to be matched with the Scanned Targets.

Either Right Click or Double Click on Control Points. This will open the Control Points dialog box.

Now click on the BOX_EMPTY1 Import Control Points Icon. Select the text file from the necessary sub-directory.

These files are normally in a Comma Delimited format, but can be in a Comma, Space, Semicolon, Tab and other. If you have the header line in, this can be used to identify the fields in the next screen.

In this screen all the title heading blocks will be blank when it first opens up. Left click on the heading, this will open up a drop down box, select the option which fits the column.
You will also see that the Header information was imported, this is not a problem. Left click on the top Green button, this will change colour to Red, indicating that line has been deactivated and will not be imported.

The last screen will allow you additional options, which may be useful to the user.

Once the Control Points have been imported, you have the option to Activate, Deactivate, New, Edit, Copy, Delete, Delete All, Import more points or Export.

New Scan Position

Function

In the Point Cloud Project Manager in order to view and work with the Point Clouds, you need to create a New Scan Position

Right Click on Point Cloud and select New Scan Position. This will create a Scan Position 01 directory tree. Here you will be importing Control Points, Clouds, Target Scans etc.

Target Points: Settings

Function

In the Point Cloud Project Manager > Target Points Settings, Global settings for Target Points are set here.

Either Right Click or Double Click on Target Points. This will open the Target Points dialog box.

Now click on the tool_1 Control Points Settings Icon.

In this screen, you put a Tick in the box you require, you can also select the items either individually or as a group and move them up or down to arrange them in what ever order you require.

Target Points: Import

Function

In the Point Cloud Project Manager > Target Points Import, you assign the scanned targets co-ordinates which come from the scanner co-ordinates. This is used for the Registration process, which converts all the scanner co-ordinates from that scan to your Global co-ordinates.

Either Right Click or Double Click on Target Points. This will open the Target Points Import dialog box.

Select the file with the scanned Target Points. These files are normally in a Comma Delimited format, but can be in a Comma, Space, Semicolon, Tab and other. If you have the header line in, this can be used to identify the fields in the next screen

The last screen will allow you additional options, which may be useful to the user.

This screen has the Target Points, which are ready to be used in the Registration process.

Prompts

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Settings

In the Point Cloud Project Manager Settings, certain Global Project settings are set here. Select the Settings option by either a Double Click or a Right Click > View to open the Settings dialog box.