• TIN Comparison / Heat Maps in Descartes?

    Hi - I need to compare the design surface with the 3SM. Is it possible to do Surface Tin Comparison in Descartes? I need to create a heat map from the comparison.
  • Terrain Modelling Inputs

    Hi Everyone I could use some help with a terrain model I am putting together in Descartes for export to Microstation CE and ultimately LumenRT. I am not a civil drafter, and could use some advice in this regard. I have created an STM in Decartes and…
  • Creating Section Cuts for Sheets

    So I have a new question... I have a point cloud of a tunnel and I would like to create section cuts through the point cloud at 6 inch increments to verify the tunnel is in "good shape" and there are no anomalies throughout. Also I believe this information…
  • What PointCloud Tools Supports Difference Testing against a Reference model

    Is there a piece of Bentley tool that supports difference testing from point cloud against a reference model which outputs color shaded views and plots: Something similar to InRoads ISOPACH Surface! see: This is a link to an german institute person…
  • Reducing density of points from a POD as imported in microestation.

    We are trying to generate solids in a dgn file to work in microestation from a POD file via importing the cloud and using the xyz coordinates tool to import the points before creating a mesh by point, we want to reduce the density of the points to say…
  • RE: Point Clouds for a newbie

    You can use Descartes "Smart Snap" to select the highest point along the top of rail to trace the rails or the 3D line follow tool if you have intensities to your point cloud. This will give you a rough horizontal alignment. fyi- InRoads ss3 has a …
  • RE: Point Clouds for a newbie

    Hi, The following channel has lots of videos that will aid you with your workflow. http://www.youtube.com/user/GeoSpatialAE Some specific videos to assist you with creating a dtm: Terrain from Point Cloud : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVLDWyc7n_Q&list…
  • Point Cloud Line Draping on Descartes SS3

    Hi , i am trying to drape linear elements onto ground classified point cloud. for some reason it is not working. an error pops up saying "element not valid for tool" Any help greatly appreciated John