Point Cloud

Learn how to load point clouds into Fuzor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Point clouds are an ideal way to show site context. Some point cloud types can be dragged and dropped into the 3D view in order to load it.

Recap Point Clouds must be loaded into Revit and then Synced to Fuzor. For more information see Importing With Plugins.

When Importing a point cloud, You are be prompted by the following dialog menu. Supported file types for point clouds are .pts and .fls

The Import Units should be set to the unit that the point cloud was originally created using.

The Import Options checkbox should be checked if the file is standalone.

The Color Intensity checkbox should be check if the color intensity is in the range of 0 to 255.

The Specific Coordinate checkbox and Vector allow you to specify a 3D Coordinate in the project to load the point cloud. After checking this box, you can select an object in the 3D space to populate the X,Y, Z fields.

Point Cloud App

This section provides information on the Point Cloud app and its capabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Point Cloud App is located in the Coordination Tab of the Fuzor App Menu.

The Alt + Subtraction Symbol hotkey opens the Point Cloud App. From the Point Cloud App, you can manage your imported point cloud.

The Point Cloud Definition slider controls the resolution of the point cloud.

The Point Size slider controls the size of each point in the point cloud.

The Automatic check box sets the Point Size based on your camera distance

The Triangles Size checkbox controls the size of the polygons formed when Adding physics to the point cloud