Clouds
Clouds are the most basic of the three large
dataset objects supported by Carlson Point Cloud. Clouds consist of
a set of positions and can also contain color, intensity, and
classification associated with each point.
Point Cloud has several functions that can help reduce, clean,
and generally prepare Clouds to be manageable in a CAD application.
In the Current Project tree structure, clouds are
categorized under their own folder, Clouds.
Clouds have a couple of unique functions that make them distinct
from other data objects, in addition to the general actions common
to other data elements with 3D data.
Import a Cloud
(from an external file)
Create a Cloud
(from a selection of points, etc)
Clean a Cloud
(eliminate noise
points and duplicated points)
Resample a Cloud
(to reduce total point count)
Transform a Cloud
(rotate, translate, etc)
Scale a Cloud
(from feet to meters etc)
Change the Projection
(Lat/Long to State Plane etc)
Adjust Color
(brighten, darken, or drape image)
Bare
Earth by Grid
(keep only the low points from the cloud)
Register a Cloud
(match pre-entered control points to hand-picked target
points)
Merge Clouds
Subtract Clouds
(remove one cloud's area from another cloud)
Export Cloud
(to LAS, ASCII, or PDF)
Create a Solid