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. Use a Color Mode option to specify visual settings for a point cloud.
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.