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== Introduction ==
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The [[Points Workbench]] is intended to give you specific tools for working with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_cloud point clouds]. The workbench is still in development.


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A point cloud is a collection of points in 3D space. A point cloud is generally produced by scanning the surface of a solid object. Then the cloud of points can be used for many purposes including building a mesh for the object, reconstructing the surfaces and solid volumes, reverse engineering, as well as for visualization and quality inspection of parts.
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== Tools ==

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The [[Image:Workbench_Points.svg|24px]] [[Points_Workbench|Points Workbench]] offers specific tools for working with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_cloud point clouds]. The workbench is still in development.

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A point cloud is a collection of points in 3D space. A point cloud is generally produced by scanning the surface of a solid object. The cloud of points can then be used for many purposes including building a mesh for the object, reconstructing the surfaces and solid volumes, reverse engineering, as well as for visualization and quality inspection.

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All Points Workbench tools can be accessed from the '''Points''' menu. Some tools are also available in the '''Points tools''' toolbar.
* [[Image:Points_Import_Point_cloud.svg|32px]] [[Points_Import|Import]]: imports a point cloud from a text file.
* [[Image:Points_Export_Point_cloud.svg|32px]] [[Points_Export|Export]]: exports a point cloud to a text file.
* [[Points_Transform|Transform]]: transforms a point cloud.
* [[Points_Convert|Convert]]: converts to points.
* [[Image:PolygonPick.svg|32px]] [[Points PolyCut|Polygon cut]]: cuts a point cloud with a picked polygon.
* [[Points Merge|Merge]]: merge several point clouds into one.


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== Limitations ==
* [[Image:Points_Convert.svg|32px]] [[Points_Convert|Convert to points...]]: Creates point clouds from shape objects.
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At the moment the workbench has no automatic routines to deal with the imported points, but the user can use [[Python]] scripting to programmatically process the data.


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See the discussions in the forum:
* [[Image:Points_Structure.svg|32px]] [[Points_Structure|Structured point cloud]]: Creates a structured point cloud from the points of an existing point cloud.
* [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=15988 Fläche aus Messwerten] (German)

* [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=16103 Schnitte durch Flächen aus Messwerten] (German)
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* [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16098 Inspecting Point cloud].
* [[Image:Points_Import.svg|32px]] [[Points_Import|Import points...]]: Imports a point cloud from a file.

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* [[Image:Points_Export.svg|32px]] [[Points_Export|Export points...]]: Exports a point cloud to a file.

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* [[Image:Points_PolyCut.svg|32px]] [[Points_PolyCut|Cut point cloud]]: Cuts points from point clouds.

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* [[Image:Points_Merge.svg|32px]] [[Points_Merge|Merge point clouds]]: Creates a point cloud by combining the points of two or more point clouds.

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It is also possible to use the tools from the [[Draft Workbench]] to connect the points using Draft objects such as [[Draft Line|Lines]] and [[Draft BSpline|Splines]]. Using the [[Draft Endpoint|Endpoint]] snapping method will ensure that the tools snap to the imported points.
* [[Draft_Workbench|Draft]] commands such as [[Image:Draft_Line.svg|24px]] [[Draft_Line|Draft Line]] and [[Image:Draft_BSpline.svg|24px]] [[Draft_BSpline|Draft B-spline]] can be used to connect the points in a point cloud. Use [[Image:Draft_Snap_Endpoint.svg|24px]] [[Draft_Snap_Endpoint|Draft Snap Endpoint]] to snap to the points.
* [[Python|Python]] can be used to analyze and process point clouds. See the following forum discussions:
** [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16098 Inspecting Point cloud].
** [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=15988 Fläche aus Messwerten] (German)
** [http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=16103 Schnitte durch Flächen aus Messwerten] (German)



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Revision as of 15:53, 3 May 2023

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Introduction

The Points Workbench offers specific tools for working with point clouds. The workbench is still in development.

A point cloud is a collection of points in 3D space. A point cloud is generally produced by scanning the surface of a solid object. The cloud of points can then be used for many purposes including building a mesh for the object, reconstructing the surfaces and solid volumes, reverse engineering, as well as for visualization and quality inspection.

Tools

All Points Workbench tools can be accessed from the Points menu. Some tools are also available in the Points tools toolbar.

  • Merge point clouds: Creates a point cloud by combining the points of two or more point clouds.

Notes