• Hi there, somebody knows how can i get the software oj pointools v8i

    if somebody can help me i will appreciate a lot....
  • Pointools selection view issue

    Hello, I'm testing a new workstation and I have a problem with selection tool again. I had the same problem with my actual workstation and have to use the 10.00.00.14 version. I upgrade the driver of graphic card, but I stil have problem with the…
  • import/export file formats of Pointools

    Good morning All, I recently submitted a question to Bentley support to find out what the import and export file formats are for Pointools. They sent me here. Any help would be greatly appreciated. We are currently doing comparisons on various point…
  • Exporting POD files from Trimble RealWorks

    Hello, I use RealWorks from processing point clouds from Trimble scanners and have been trying to find some way to carry the cloud classification into the exported POD file for use with Descartes and Pointools. RealWorks doesn't allow any formatting…
  • Pointtools viewer

    I downloaded the PointTools creator and viewer software. The POD creator software installed properly bit the Viewer does not. It goes through the process and ended successfully but the application is not installed; there is only one folder in the application…
  • Pointools Motion Script for Animation

    I need correct script for Align object and camera. I insert path for the camera from track alignment and upate Motion Property. But these script are not working for some reason. I need correct script for Align object and camera. Please refer to attached…
  • Pointools -- Scale units issue

    I received a LAZ file from our client. The size of the model I opened in pointools is about 3 times larger than the real size.. 1. Would that be a meter to feet problem? The data provider said they provide the correct scale with the unit with…
  • Pointools Trial

    I'm out of the office and don't have access to our pointools software. Can i get access to the pointools trial? I've seen a link to the trial in the past, but this appears to have been taken down. Can someone advise if the trial is still available…
  • Pointools file-size limitation?

    Hello there, I'm having an issue with a particular 7GB pod file (screenshot above) in that following an application crash there now seems to be an additional random cloud surrounding the original. These points can be selected with the Edit tool and…
  • Pointools - exporting to a .pts format

    Please can someone give me a workflow for exporting to a .pts format using pointools. I've tried in the past, and have had issues with the time its taken, not exporting to the limits of the clip box, scaling issues and quality/fidelity issues of the…
  • PointtoolsV8i - Multiple Cameras (different viewing directions) on ONE Camera Path

    Hi !! I have a question regarding a camera path with multiple cameras on it viewing in different directions, ...like 1st Csamera viewing the moving direction 2nd+3rd perpendicular to the path 4th camera viewing backwards on the path. Is this…
  • Animation PointtoolsV8i - DXF File in Pointcloud

    Hi ! I´m struggeling with the following issue.. I´m having a pointcloud which i would like to expand with geometry saved as DXF and imported in Pointtools - i´m fine so far. The problem arises by composing an animation of the cloud including the DXF-data…
  • RE: PoinTools review

    Hi Torben, Thanks for your comments, it's interesting to get the views from a MicroStation-visualisation expert. I'll try to answer your points: No DGN support! - yeah, this is top of the 'to-do' list! i-model support is planned, but not a simple…
  • Texture missing after OBJ-file import

    Hi all I have a 3D-model as OBJ-file, with corresponding mtl-file and jpg-file in the same folder. When I attach it in Bentley Pointools the model appears without texture. Does anybody know how I get the texture on the model within Pointools? I tried…
  • 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…
  • Create Section with Drape Element on Point Cloud (Descartes V8i SS4)

    Hi everyone, I've tried to drape a line element on a point cloud of a scanned cavity (see picture below) to generate a section through the cloud. Is there a way to avoid these spikes (red circle in the picture) by chosing something like a maximum distance…
  • Re: Where to get Bentley Pointools V8i ?

    Hi, Pointools View and PODCreator are now available for SELECT Download, and as Mathieu stated Bentley Pointools V8i should follow. Pointools page has been updated, you may check http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Products/Bentley+Pointools/how+to…
  • Pointools, Descartes hardware guidelines?

    We have been looking at hardware specifications for use with Pointools (and probably Descartes SS4) processing large LiDAR surveys of buildings, but appropriate (as opposed to minimum) hardware specifications seem to be thin on the ground. The best…
  • Pointools V8i - Random errors when editing clouds

    We are evaluating Bentley Pointools V8i, Version 02.00.02.02, build 2.0130201 Workstation is an HP Pavillion HPE running an i7-2600 CPU @3.40 GHz/3.40 GHz, with 16GB RAM and an AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series Graphic Card. Dataset is a 3.2 GB pointcloud…