While indexing a raw data point cloud file or inserting an indexed file, Revit determines the default color mode for the point cloud, depending on the color data in the source file. You can use the Color Mode options in the Visibility/Graphics Overrides dialog to specify one of the following visual settings for a point cloud:
| Color Mode | Displays the points in the point cloud... | Default color mode for... |
|---|---|---|
| RGB | in the colors specified in the source file, if available. If there are no colors in the raw scan data, all points are black. | parent (top level) indexed point cloud files that are color scans. |
| <No Override> | in the color mode specified for the parent (top level) point cloud file. | individual scans (sub level) within a point cloud project. |
| Single Color | in a single color that you specify. | |
| Elevation | using a gradation of color between 2 colors (Max Elevation and Min Elevation in the project) that you specify. | |
| Intensity | using a gradation of color between 2 colors (Max Intensity and Min Intensity from the raw data scan) that you specify. | parent (top level) indexed point cloud files that are non-colored scans. |
| Normals | in colors relative to the direction of the point normal (the vector direction of the points surrounding a given point). |
Note: You can select any of the above color modes for top level .rcp or .rcs files. For individual .rcs scans that are part of a top level .rcp file, however, you can only override the color mode using the Single Color option.
To change the color mode
- Type VG, or click View tab
Graphics panel
(Visibility/Graphics). - In the Visibility/Graphics Overrides dialog, click the Point Clouds tab.
- Click the button in the Color Mode column for the point cloud that you wish to change the color mode.
- In the Point Cloud Color Mode dialog, for Color Mode, select one of the following:
- RGB
- <No Override>
- Single Color
- Elevation
- Intensity
- Normals
- For all Color Modes except RGB, <No Override>, and Normals, use the buttons to select the colors under Settings.
- Click OK twice.
Note: To restore the default color mode for the selected point cloud, click the Clear Overrides button.