CAPPSNC Point Cloud Render Functions

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Description of functions

Note: Units of all entries are based on units currently assigned in the program

Pointcloud type:

Structured: All of the scan passes were captured by moving the scanner in the same direction

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Unstructured: Scan passes were captured using an inconsistent path direction (typically, a back and forth but any combination of directions can be used)

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Auto: Scan can be captured using any direction and the render function will determine the best method to use. This could add some time to the rendering on large point cloud files

Render Only Selected Point Clouds: If this option is selected, only the points clouds selected in the treeview menu will be rendered. All other point clouds will not be rendered

Close Holes of Diameter Less Than: Rendering will automatically close holes in the pointcloud that are smaller than this number

Smoothing Iterations: How many times the render function will try to meet the desired smoothing deviation value

Maximum Smoothing Deviation: Tolerance to control the smoothing across the scan lines when rendering the surface. This value should be set larger if there is large variation in the point cloud data

Point Spacing: Filter to define spacing between the points across the scan lines to be used in the rendering operation

Overlap Thickness: Maximum allowable thickness deviation between scan passes. Thickness is defined along the laser beam direction (i.e. normal to the scanned surface)

Maximum Deviation From Curved Edges:

Filter Out Islands With Points Less Than: If a section of points has fewer points than this value it will be removed from the rendering. This can help reduce noise in the point cloud due to surface reflections or scan anomalies

Filter Out Islands With Triangles Less Than: If a rendered section has fewer that this value of triangles it will be removed from the rendering. This can help reduce noise in the point cloud due to surface reflections or scan anomalies

Replace Points with Mesh Points: This option will replace the unrendered point clouds with the rendered point clouds. If this option is used the operator will not be unable to toggle between the rendered and the unrendered point clouds

Render After Scanning: Enables switch to render point clouds after scanning and write to the DMIS code as part of the render setting section of the program

[

CAPPS/PTCLD_RENDER_SETTINGS,PTCLDTYPE,AUTO,MINHOLEDIAM,0.0050,SMOTHITER,4,MAXSMOTHDEV$

,0.0001,PNTSPACE,0.0050,MAXCURVDEV,0.0100,MAXILSLANDPNTS,100,MAXILSLANDTRIGS$

,1,USEMESHPNTS,OFF,RENDERAFTERSCAN,ON,OVERLAP,0.0000

]

Add Rendered Entities to DMIS: Writes the Render command to the DMIS program (CAPPS/RENDERPTCLD,ALL)

Save Settings: This button must be clicked if any of the settings are changed

Render: Click this button to begin the rendering function

Add To DMIS: Add all settings and render options to the DMIS program

Default Settings: Return all settings to system default

Close: Close the Render dialog