Planar Clouds from PointsCloud

 

Creates a user-defined number of planar PointsClouds from a given PointsCloud.

 

How to use

1. Click the Planar Clouds from PointsCloud icon or choose the Tools > PointsCloud > Planar Clouds from PointsCloud command.

 

2. The program console prompts Pick a PointsCloud.

 

3. Select the PointsCloud.

 

4. Define the number of planes to be created as well as the other options in the Modeling Tool panel.

 

Options

 

PointsCloud       

To change the PointsCloud.

Views / Modeling Tool panel. Switch the Replace check button on and pick another PointsCloud in the scene.

 

Origin       

To define the position of the first plane.

Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.

 

Planes dir.

To define the direction of the planes normal direction. The total number of planes defined with the # of planes parameter will be created in this direction.

Modeling Tool panel. Type the values in the XYZ data fields and confirm them by pressing Enter.

 

Dist. between planes

To set the step from plane to plane.

Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.

 

# of planes

To define the total number of planes.

Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.

 

Create planes

To start the creation of planes according to parameters.

Modeling Tool panel. Press the Create planes button.

 

Delete new planes

To delete planes created in the current session

Modeling Tool panel. Press the Delete new planes button.

 

Snap to plane tol.

To control the point distance to plane. If a point has a distance to a plane lower than this, the point will be projected onto the plain and inserted in the plane cloud.

Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.

 

Min. dist. between points

To control the minimum distance between points lying on the same plane.

Modeling Tool panel. Set the value either by moving the slider or by typing it in the data field and pressing Enter.