VLP-16 LIDAR with KAARTA integration into Context Capture
My school is undergoing a campus modeling project and we only have a cheap VLP-16 LIDAR puck scanner that we have been able to use and process through KAARTA. Because of the minimalistic setup, there is no GPS on the unit and no geographical reference…
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.
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 …
What is the best way to model concrete walls with point clouds?
I must model concrete walls using scan data. The tolerances on a project are very tight and the dimensions need to be within a 16th of an inch accuracy if at all possible. What is the best way to model walls using point cloud data?
Thank You!
Newbie needs help, from point cloud to finished 3d model
Heya,
I'd like to first introduce myself: I'm Jacob Collstrup and I'm a surveyor from Denmark. I just got my first job after graduating. My job is to take point clouds into Microstation v8i Descartes SELECTSeries 3 and then model them.
This is…
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