To modify the visibility and graphics of point clouds in each view, use the Point Clouds tab in the Visibility/Graphics Overrides dialog.
This dialog is arranged in a tree structure. The parent nodes refer to top-level indexed point cloud files (usually .rcp files). The child nodes are individual scan locations and scan regions for a point cloud file. Changing the parent node affects all scans within the point cloud file, while changing a child node affects only the individual scan location or region.
You can use a view template to save the visibility/graphics settings of a particular view and apply it to other views.
Additionally, the extents of a point cloud visible in a plan or section view are impacted by the view range. Specifically, the portion of the point cloud between the bottom extent and the cut plane is visible.
To hide all point clouds in the current view, clear Show point clouds in this view. To display all point clouds in the view, select the option, and then use check boxes in the Visibility column to show or hide individual point clouds, scan locations, and scan regions.
This view displays all scan regions of the point cloud. | This view displays only the Walls scan region of the point cloud. |
In the Color Mode column of the Point Clouds tab, define options to override the color mode for each point cloud file, scan location, and scan region in the view.
For a point cloud file, the button displays the current color mode state. Specify one of the visual settings listed in the following table.
Color Mode | Displays the points in the point cloud... | Default color mode for... |
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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 scan locations and scan regions (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). |
In this view, the Walls scan region displays in magenta, and the Floors scan region displays in blue. |