J Coups Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Hi, If I used a long range scanner to collect point cloud data for the interior/exterior of an existing building, would it be possible to import this into vectorworks and create a 3D model of the existing site? Thanks, Jethro Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Dave Donley Posted October 6, 2020 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted October 6, 2020 Hello J Coups: Vectorworks imports point cloud data. On import you will likely want to reduce the number of points in the cloud (these can be enormously huge and Vectorworks is not a point cloud-specific authoring program). Once imported you can use the clip cube to line up sections and trace geometry. A point cloud can be converted to 3D loci that can then be used to define a Site Model, if you want to capture the terrain. Some links from the help: https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2019/eng/VW2019_Guide/Import/Importing_a_Point_Cloud_Object.htm https://app-help.vectorworks.net/2019/eng/VW2019_Guide/SiteModel1/Extracting_3D_Loci_From_a_Point_Cloud.htm Also Vectorworks Cloud Services can turn drone photos into point clouds and/or textured 3D models. This can require some curation of the photos to improve success. https://cloud.vectorworks.net/portal/help/pages/capture-photos-for-3d-models?app=VECTORWORKS Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 @J Coups Yes it's possible. Autodesk Recap, Pix4D, and other softwares do a great job managing and editing the point cloud. Vectorworks Cloud Services leaves a lot to be desired IMHO. There are a number of threads here on the forum that discuss this topic and there are several of us doing this kind of work. Here's some examples of data processed with outside softwares and imported into Vectorworks. It is not without difficulties though. 1 Quote Link to comment
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