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.