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Start a new project We suggest to create a new project and to start the process from the beginning. To build the project, use the data you find in the Tutorial_project

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The software can import different types of data (2D and 3D): Grid Point Cloud: 3D point cloud organized according to a regular grid (typically raw data from laser scanner or DTM digital terrain models) Triangle mesh (see video tutorial n. 05_Meshing&MeshEditing) Unstructured point cloud: 3D point cloud not organized, archived in a list of 3D coordinates Poylines (dxf) for flythrough video creation (see video tutorial n. 10_Video Creation) Scanner project that includes grid point cloud and calibrated images (tool available in Photo module)

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Grid Point Clouds

Grid Point Cloud: 3D point cloud organized according to a regular grid (typically raw data from laser scanner or DTM digital terrain models)

*.fls

*.ixf

*.zfs *.ptx

*.ptx

*.zfs *.zfc

*.3dd

*.asc

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Grid Point Clouds

Drag an d

drop

For grid point clouds format a drag and drop importing tools is available

*.fls

*.ixf

*.zfs *.ptx

*.ptx

*.zfs *.zfc

*.3dd

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Unstructured Point Clouds

Unstructured Clouds: 3D point clouds

TOPOGRAPHICAL DATA X,Y,Z 1,2,3, 0,2,1

*.las

*.txt

*.txt

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Import Grid Point Clouds

In the Import folder you can import a structured point cloud in ASCII format A grid point cloud can be viewed as a 3D point cloud or according to a 2D view (right button of the mouse on the file name - Filtering - Edit 2D) The grid point cloud is saved in the Grid folder as: *.rgp

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Project contents

Annotations: Distance, angles, annotation

Cameras: Plane. Spherical, perspective and cylindrical views. Calibrated images Press here to re-set the view Flythrough: trajectories for video Is possible to look for a file in Grid point cloud: cloud of point from scans Group: all type of files organized in a group Polylines: from edges, sections or draws the file group organization with the following syntax: Folder|.|File Name

Triangle meshes: mesh created or imported Unstructured Point Clouds: un-organized cloud of points

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You can set up the navigation parameters opening the View Parameters Windows (CTRL+V): You can view and navigate according 3 projection views: 1) 2) 3) Perspective standard view style Orthographic Bubble view and rotating the mouse wheel (3) NB: You can dynamically change all the values selecting the value Navigation

Start to navigate in Perspective mode:

select a grid point cloud and load it

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Start to navigate in Perspective mode: Navigation

select a grid point cloud and load it

To view the imported point cloud: - select the file (scan1) right button of the mouse - load model - the file name is in bold and the flag in checked - if the flag is un-checked the file is not visible but it is still keeping in the memory (scan2) To discharge the file from the memory: - select the file right button of the mouse - unload model (Dome_virtual_scan)

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Perspective view

Rotation: left button (1) to rotate the model Zoom: right button (1) Pan: press mouse wheel (3)
rotation pivot point is automatically set pressing a valid point with the mouse

Zoom windows: Shift key (4) + mouse central button (3)

Shift (4) key + left button (1)

Rotation around vertical according to the screen

Shift (4) key + right button (2)

Rotation around the axis exiting from the screen

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Perspective view Projection: It is possible to change the angular size of the field of view

Clip planes: it is possible to change the depth of the point of view

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Orthographic view

From Perspective view is possible to move to Ortho (orthographic view)

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Orthographic view

In the Orthographic view you can watch the object from a planar view (point of view very far)

In the Perspective view you can watch the object from a point of view

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Rotation: left button (1) to rotate the model Pan: press mouse wheel (3)
rotation pivot point is automatically set pressing a valid point with the mouse Orthographic view: to move the mouse pressing the right button correspond to move in & out the plane of view; in order to zoom, you have to change the vertical size of your planar view point Orthographic view

Zoom: change the vertical size

Move in & out the plane of view: right button (1)

Out

In

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Movements: It is possible to set the navigation speed defining Pan scale (bigger the value, faster the navigation i.e. for large models) Perspective & Orthographic view

Movements: it is possible to change the rotation type, constraining the rotation according to a axis

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Bubble view In Bubble view you can set your point of view exactly in the laser scanner position and you can constrain the navigation to this point

Select a scan and Center to local origin

Press the bubble view button

Define the up vector

Start Bubble View navigation

To go back to the standard view, press the pivot button

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2D view To visualize the Grid point cloud : 1. select a Grid 2. right mouse button 3. filtering tool 4. Edit 2D The Grid is displayed in 2D. To Zoom: press ALT + rotate the mouse wheel (3)

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Load the file Select the file (scan1) Right button of the mouse Go to: to set the view so that all the objects (bounding box) are visible Center to local origin: to set the view point in the scan acquisition points Align to bounding box: to set the view according to the bounding box of the loaded model Predefined point of view

Show axis Show bounding box

Color by ID: the point cloud are colored according to the assigned ID in the Properties browser

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Predefined point of view

Is possible to set a predefined bounding box (as UCS) according to predefined plane. Define a plane (i.e. horizontal plane) - see video tutorial 08_Model Analysis Load the model you want to change the UCS Select the plane Right button of the mouse Apply as UCS Now when you align a model to a bounding box the reference plane is used as reference