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Points Structure

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Points Structure

Menu location
Points → Structured Point Cloud
Workbenches
Points
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description[edit | edit source]

The Points Structure command creates a structured point cloud from the points of an existing scattered point cloud. A structured point cloud has the advantage that tessellation is much easier.

The command only works for point clouds whose points, when viewed from a certain direction, are organized in a regular 2D grid. These point clouds are typically produced by structured-light 3D scanners and do not have undercuts. For complex objects, point clouds from many different view directions have to be combined.

Usage[edit | edit source]

  1. The command assumes that the view direction of the point cloud is parallel to the Z axis of the global coordinate system. If this is not the case: adjust the point cloud object's DataPlacement accordingly.
  2. Select the point cloud object.
  3. There are several ways to invoke the command:

Properties[edit | edit source]

See Points Convert.