Scale Point Cloud from Metric to US Survey
I received some point cloud files from my surveyor that are in metric. I'm trying to bring those into drawings are set in US Survey feet. I'd like to be able to scale the point cloud by 1200/3937 to convert it to US Survey Feet, but the scale factor only…
Accessing Point Cloud Tools in Bentley Map - Point Cloud Advanced
Hello,
We recently moved from Bentley Descartes V8i to Bentley Map and I'm having trouble finding some of the tools I commonly used in Descartes, I'm hoping these are still available in Map. I work with point clouds and want to have the point cloud…
How to create and rename Presentation Style in Bentley Descartes Connect Edition
Product(s):
Bentley Descartes
Version(s):
10.00.00.48
Environment:
N\A
Area:
N/A
Subarea:
N\A
Problem
I have created a new Presentation Style in Point Clouds in Bentley Descartes Connection…
Rasters are red in the raster manager list. How can I reload them ?
Q: I attached a couple of images and pdf-files as raster in my model. I worked off line so I used a USB-memory . Later on, I moved all the files to my computer and the rasters are now red in the raster manager list. How can I reload them ?
A: You have…
Bentley Descartes snapping ACS
I am facing this issue on my Bentley Descartes SS 5 and Bentley map Enterprise software. Can anyone help me to solve this.
Alert message during installation of Bentley Descartes for MicroStation
Applies To
Product(s):
Bentley Descartes
Version(s):
08.11.09.579
Area:
N/A
Original Author:
Maria Munoz, Bentley Technical Support Group
Error or Warning Message
Alert message during installation…
Resize Canvas Error Message
Applies To
Product(s):
Descartes
Version(s):
08.11.07.xxx and newer versions
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Raster
Subarea:
Editing
Original Author:
Jason Gingrich, Bentley…
Descartes will not start from shortcut
Applies To
Product(s):
Bentley Descartes
Version(s):
08.11.09.432
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Subarea:
N/A
Original Author:
Jason Gingrich, Bentley Technical Support Group…
Crop .sid file
I will be obtaining a very large .sid image file, and I want to crop out just the area I need. Will Descartes crop a .sid file and leave it geo-referenced (in the exact coordinates) as the original? Some other image editing programs assigned a new coordinate…
Bentley Descartes - Convert line in raster image to vector is pixelated
Applies To
Product(s):
Bentley Descartes
Version(s):
08.11.07.427
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Vectorization
Subarea:
N/A
Original Author:
Frank McAllister, Bentley Technical…
I am facing a problem while trying to drape a line in Bentley Descartes.
Hi
I am doing a road corridor project and have pointclouds scanned from a mobile scanner. I am using Bentley Descartes for capturing the roads and other line features. After capturing the lines i drape it to the surface. But it is capturing points on…
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…
COPY PASTE FROM ONE RASTER TO ANOTHER RASTER FILE
One of my users ask me if there is a way to copy part of a raster image from one raster file, into another raster file using copy/paste.
I have not found anything on the forums to indicate one way or the other, anyone have any ideas?
He wants…
Samir Haque "Points" the Way to Using Point Clouds in Design at the Bentley LEARNing Conference
Are you new to point clouds? Maybe you just want to understand what they are and how to work with them. Well if you were at the Bentley LEARNing Conference in New Orleans this week then you were in luck. Samir Haque, a most effective and passionate instructor…
Use Descartes tools within Bentley Substation
Product(s):
Bentley Substation
Version(s):
08.11.12.89 - 08.11.13.140
Environment:
N/A
Area:
Interoperability
Subarea:
Integration with Bentley Applications
How to use the Bentley Descartes tools…
How to activate cursor tracking on different views (Visual Explorer) in Bentley Descartes?
Applies To
Product(s):
Bentley Descartes
Version(s):
N\A
Environment:
N\A
Area:
Point clouds
Subarea:
N\A
Original Author:
Maria Munoz, Bentley Technical Support Group…
Why won't Descartes for MS 08.11.09.601 install on AECOsim Building Designer 08.11.09.747?
I already have AECOsim Building Designer 08.11.09.747 installed on my machine but it is not showing up in the list in the Bentley Descartes Platform Configuration tool. Looking for the latest versions of both software that are compatible with one another…
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…
Featured LEARN Course: Working with Raster Data and Image Processing
Attention Bentley Descartes users! Our training course, “Working with Raster Data and Image Processing” will teach you how to incorporate raster data within your design project to provide a richer environment for use in your workflows. Learn how to attach…
Drape question
Hello all,
I am very new to Descartes, the version I have is SS5, I have point cloud data of a railway cutting with a tunnel and I'm attempting to drape an element on to the surface. The thing is I have been given all of the point cloud data on one…
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…
Issue Exporting LAS file to a Format that uses US Survey Feet
Applies To
Product(s):
Bentley Descartes
Version(s):
08.11.09.578
Environment:
N/A
Area:
N/A
Subarea:
N/A
Original Author:
Felix James, Bentley Technical Support Group…
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…