A point cloud typically contains information from multiple scan files. After the imported scan files have been indexed you will be working with the aggregate point cloud and not the individual scan files. For example, scan regions, which are used to organize and filter the content of the point cloud, often extend across the boundaries of the original scan files.
Projects are automatically saved in your designated Output folder.
A point cloud project file (RCP) is a relatively small file that references the point cloud files, but does not contain them. In order to use a project file, the RCS files must be available.
You can also export the files in the project as a single RCG, E57, or PTS file. Because this process packages all the information in the project, these files can be quite large.
| File type | Description | Use by… | Create by… |
|---|---|---|---|
| RCP | A project file that points to indexed point clouds and includes information such as scan regions that you have defined, and other settings that you have used to analyze the data. | Creating a new project that acts as an access point to the point cloud. The file folders that contain the individual indexed files must also be accessible. | Saving a group of files that have been imported. |
| E57, PTS, PCG | A single scan file that combines information from the files in the project. | Opening a package file that can be shared with products that cannot read RCS or RCP formats. | Exporting a group of files that have been imported. |