Project

The Project Options image is displayed below:

The Project Options are described below:

• Movement

  • Steering movement speed - Use this option to select the speed of flight when using the Steering flying mode. This is the default flying mode used for HyperBubble and Solid Point Cloud. For smaller datasets, "Walking/Average Car" is appropriate. As datasets gets geographically bigger, a faster steering moving speed is more fitting. For example, a laser scan of a long road or motorway will benefit from setting the steering moving speed to "Running/High Speed Train", allowing the user to fly through larger areas of data more quickly.

• Storage

  • Store clashes in - Use this option to set to SQL Database or Text file.

  • Store data in - Select from the following storage options:

    • File (Single User) - This option stores project information (volumes, measurements, benchmarks, objects) in a single .lfm text based file. The project can be viewed by multiple users but only the first user that opens the project will be able to save further information to the project.

    • Database (Multiple Users) - This option stores project information (volumes, measurements, benchmarks, objects) in an SQL database. The project can be viewed and updated by multiple users.

    • File (Multiple Users) - This option stores project information (volumes, measurements, benchmarks, objects) in their own SQLite databases. The project can be viewed and updated by multiple users without the need to set up a full SQL database.

  • Connect to Oracle for PDS - Enable to connect to an Oracle database when linking Point Cloud Manager to PDS.

• Security

  • User Control - Select to enable user control. This enables you to create unique usernames and passwords for each project user and associate set permissions with each user.

• Clash

  • Initially show all - Enable to display all clashes when opening the clash manager.

  • Clearance - Use this option to set a padding volume around objects to be considered when clashing.

  • Checked Comments File - Use this option to browse to select a text file for clashes that have been checked.

  • Approved Comments File - Use this option to browse to select a text file for clashes that have been approved.

  • Shared Clash Files Folder - Use this option to browse to the location where you want to save your clash files.

• Demolition

  • Clearance - Use this to set a clearance value about objects passed across to Point Cloud Manager from CAD. You may set the value between 0.00000m and 0.10160m.

• Coordinate Systems

  • Enabled - Select to toggle the Coordinate Systems functionality.

    This function can only be enabled when Point Cloud Manager is running in Advanced Mode. If this option has been turned on, it cannot be turned off unless there is only one Coordinate System in the project. In this case, the Project Administrator must delete all the user created Coordinate Systems to turn this option off. For more information about the Coordinates Systems feature, please see Enable named coordinate systems.