Floorplan volume creation

In Point Cloud Manager, the user can define the areas that are to be used for the Viewer project floorplan(s). This process replaces the need to provide a .dxf file to act as a floorplan.

The user can either select a floorplan created from the point cloud, or add a PDF floorplan, or use a combination of both. For instructions on adding a PDF floorplan, refer to the AVEVA Point Cloud Manager Server section.

The user should switch to the 3D orthographic view to define the floorplan(s) using Volumes in the 3D View. For more information about volume creation in Point Cloud Manager, refer to the AVEVA Point Cloud Manager Server section.

The volume(s) should be saved in the Volumes tab. It is common to create two volumes, one to define the required display of the points in the floorplan, with the second volume being used to capture all of the scan sites that should be displayed in the floorplan. Scan sites that are not defined in this volume will not be displayed in the floorplan.

The volumes should be saved to the Project Volumes node and provided with a suitable name.

The following screenshot displays a sample project in the Ortho view at low resolution.

The following screenshot displays an example of a volume that is appropriate for the floorplan. Note how in the left view there are scan site markers that are outside this volume.

It is often useful to turn on Edge Mode when selecting the floorplan volume. Edge Mode highlights areas where points are highly concentrated such as surfaces of pipes, walls, edges of structure, and so on.

To turn on the Edge Mode, in the Visualisation tab, select the Points drop-down menu and then select the Edge Mode button:

The following screenshot displays an example of a volume that is appropriate for the extents. Note how all scan sites are included in this volume as opposed to the volume selected in the screenshot above.

It is often useful to turn the 3D points off when selecting the extents volume. To do this, in the Visualisation tab at the top of the AVEVA Point Cloud Manager interface, select Points.