{"id":5988,"date":"2016-12-06T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2020-04-08T04:29:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T11:29:43","slug":"point-cloud-improvements-part-1-tuesday-tips-with-lynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/point-cloud-improvements-part-1-tuesday-tips-with-lynn\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to the Point \u2013 Point Cloud Improvements, Part 1: Tuesday Tips With Lynn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Point clouds are becoming more and more prevalent in so many industries and AutoCAD knows exactly what to do with them! Let\u2019s take a look at a few improvements AutoCAD 2016-17 related to point clouds starting with Section Planes and Dynamic UCS.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-planes\">Section Planes<\/h2>\n<p>Now we can section and slice a point cloud! A Section Plane drop-down has been added to the ribbon for easy access.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-01_elldub.jpg\" alt=\"pointcloudimprovements-01\" width=\"96\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-01_elldub.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-01_elldub-73x300.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-01_elldub-249x1024.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>FYI: The initial size and position of a section object is based on the extents of the visible 3D objects in the drawing.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, our goal is to create AutoCAD objects from the point cloud. Use the Extract Section Lines tool to generate section lines (when live sectioning is on).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5990\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-02_mpy9bi.jpg\" alt=\"Point Cloud Improvements 2\" width=\"477\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-02_mpy9bi.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-02_mpy9bi-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus Tip: <\/strong>Use the Preview result option to make sure you get the desired results. (Create can take some time, depending on the number of points analyzed!)<\/p>\n<p>Point clouds now support transparency (making it much easier to see your geometry).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dynamic-ucs\">Dynamic UCS<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5991\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-03_bcen4f-1024x446.jpg\" alt=\"Dynamic UCS 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-03_bcen4f-1024x446.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-03_bcen4f-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-03_bcen4f-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-03_bcen4f-1536x669.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-03_bcen4f-1900x832.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-03_bcen4f.jpg 1909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The handy-to-use Dynamic UCS tool now works on point clouds! Just make sure Dynamic UCS is turned on and all the point cloud object snaps are turned off. Pass your cursor over a point cloud face and begin drawing! It doesn\u2019t get much easier than that!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5992\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-04_qxbvve-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dynamic UCS 2\" width=\"240\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-04_qxbvve-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2020\/04\/PointCloudImprovements-04_qxbvve.jpg 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0The point cloud must include segmentation data (indicated in the Properties Palette).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-tuesday-tips\">More Tuesday Tips<\/h2>\n<p>Come back next week for more on point clouds, and don\u2019t forget to check out the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/tag\/tuesday-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuesday Tips With Lynn series<\/a> in the meantime. 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