AVEVA™ Point Cloud Manager

Create stored volumes

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Create stored volumes

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Last UpdatedOct 24, 2025
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The Workspace is an area unique to each Point Cloud Manager session which only the individual user can see. It does not have any effect on the data itself.

When the volume has been moved from the Workspace to the Project Volumes area, other people accessing the same dataset through a SQL database can see the volume.

When a volume is created, it appears in the Volume Workspace as an unnamed volume.

To enable people accessing the dataset to see the volume:

Name the volume by right-clicking on it, selecting Rename from the pop-up menu, type a name and then press Enter.

If the user does not accept the name change using Enter, the title will revert to New Volume.
Then, move the volume to the Project Volumes area. This can be done in two separate ways:
- Enable Add to Manager on the Select Volume dialog while creating a volume
- Select the Add button on the Volumes toolbar.
  
  For more information, see Adding the Current Volume to the Volume Manager.
  
  When you select the Add button, it passes the current volume selection directly into the Volume Manager, which is the Project Volumes area.

After use, please de-select the function or all subsequent volume selections will appear in the Volume Manager as 'unnamed volumes'.

Using the multiple highlights feature

You have the option to use highlight colours for volumes within Point Cloud Manager. This enables you to have access to demolition planning and the status of other actions using colour highlights. You can have any number of highlight colours simultaneously.

To apply a highlight:

Right-click a project volume and select Highlight > Colour highlight.
To hide and display highlights, toggle the Hide/Show button.

Volume manager options

Each volume and volume category has a series of right-click menu options. These are explained in the following tables:

Volume category options

OPTION	ACTION
Show	Displays all the volumes stored under the category in high resolution.
Show Context	Shows an expanded volume at high resolution around the bounding box for the group.
Activate	Activates a volume group within the Volume Manager.
New > Volume Category	Creates a new volume category under the current category.
Delete	Deletes the selected category.
Rename	Renames the selected category.
Export	Exports the volumes under the selected category to a .lfx volumes file.To switch to a different project, select the project name at the top-right corner of the title bar and select Change project.
Review > Manage Review Volumes	Selects volumes that are to be displayed over the AVEVA Review or SmartPlant Review CAD link.
Review > Select for Review	Selects the chosen volume category when in Manage Review Volumes mode as described above.
Locate in Bubble	Shows the most appropriate BubbleView for the selected category.
Zoom to extents	Zooms the 3D window to the extents of all the volumes stored under the selected category.
Adjust	Brings back the blue box around the current volume and enables you to modify the volume by using the blue arrow grips on each side of the box. You may also translate/rotate the current volume by using the translate/rotate icon at the bottom right of the screen.
Highlight > Highlight	Toggles the highlights on and off.
Highlight > Colour highlight	Applies a specific colour for each highlight.
Highlight > Clear highlights	Clears all the highlights that have been applied.
Demolition > Highlight	Applies highlights to a demolition item.
Demolition > Preview	Previews a demolition item.
Demolition > Demolish	Removes all volumes stored under the selected category from the Dataset.
Demolition/Restore	Removes all volumes stored under the selected category from the Dataset temporarily. Subsequent volume selections will not display the demolished points unless restored. Demolished points will also not be considered for clash checking purposes.

Volume options

OPTION	ACTION
Show	Displays the selected volume in high resolution.
Delete	Deletes the selected volume.
Rename	Changes the name of the selected volume.
Export	Exports the selected volumes to an .lfx volumes file. Can export to ASCII.
Review > Manage Review Volumes	Selects volumes that are to be displayed over the AVEVA Review or SmartPlant Review CAD link.
Review > Select for Review	Selects the chosen volume when in Manage Review Volumes mode as described above.
Locate in Bubble	Shows the selected volume in the BubbleView. The BubbleView will focus on the center of the selected volume.
Zoom extents	Zooms to the extents of the selected volume.
Adjust	Brings back the blue box around the current volume and enables you to modify the volume by using the blue arrow grips on each side of the box. You may also translate/rotate the current volume by using the translate/rotate icon at the bottom right of the screen.
Highlight > Highlight	Toggles the highlights on and off.
Highlight > Colour highlight	Applies a specific colour for each highlight.
Highlight > Clear highlights	Clears all the highlights that have been applied.
Demolition > Highlight	Applies highlights to a demolition item.
Demolition > Preview	Previews a demolition item.
Demolition/Restore	Removes the volume from the Dataset temporarily. Subsequent volume selections will not display the demolished points unless restored.

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