AVEVA Point Cloud Manager deliverable (​.lfd) creation

After the scans in the project have been registered, a Point Cloud Manager deliverable (.lfd) can be created. To do this, the user must populate the relevant options.

1. Right-click on the registration group you wish to generate the Point Cloud Manager dataset for and select Generate Dataset. This brings up the Generation Settings dialog as shown below.

   

2. Browse for the desired folder where you wish the Point Cloud Manager dataset to be created and then select Next. This brings up the Intermediate points locations dialog.

   

3. Browse for the desired folder where you wish the intermediate files to be created and select Add. Then, select OK. The available space will be automatically populated to 90% of the available space on the selected disk.

   

4. Select from the available options:

   • No clipping - Generates all points from all registered scans in the group.

   • Current volume - Generates only points within the currently selected volume.

   • Custom - Generates only points within the specified minimum and maximum corners of a volume.

5. In the Point density dialog, select the point resolution data from Full, Half or Quarter options. Then select Next.

6. In the Point settings dialog, select either Incorporate colour and intensity information, Incorporate colour information or Ignore colour information. These options enable you to generate datasets with intensity data alone, colour data alone, or a mix of both intensity and colour data. After you have made your selection, click Next.

7. In the Point Classification dialog, select either Incorporate classification information or Ignore classification information. Then, select Next.

   You have the option to import classified data from .las files to your dataset. Selecting Incorporate classification information includes classification information in your dataset. During the generation process, classification data will be added to .tec files. At the end of the generation process, you can view the different classified entities by switching to Server mode.

8. In the Solid Pointcloud dialog, select Generate Solid Point Cloud data to enable the generation of Solid Point Cloud data. Then, select the size of the solid points that you want to generate. This brings up the Begin generation window. This gives you information on the estimated size on disk and the estimated time to complete the generation process.

   For more information, refer to the HyperBubble and Solid Point Cloud Creation and Use.

9. Selecting Generate brings up the Generating window as shown below. During the generation, a progress bar at the bottom of the Point Cloud Manager interface updates to show what percentage of the generation is complete.

10. When generation is successful, the following message is displayed. Select the relevant option and then select Finish.

    

• Datasets generated with a Generator Lite 25 license cannot be loaded with other datasets.

• If you are delivering only the Point Cloud Manager dataset folder then the BubbleView (.int) files will need to be copied into the png folder where the .lfd file is created.