PointCloud 8.0 What's new? - download - Kubit GmbH

PointCloud 8.0 

What‘s new? 

Release May 2012 

Software for surveying and as-build documentation

Overview – What‘s new 

General 

� Compatible with AutoCAD 2013 

� Support of more scan data formats 

� More comfortable inserting and managing of point clouds 

� Creation of elevation map 

� Deformation analysis faster and easier 

� Improvements when working with planar views 

� New help system 

� Patch: section colors are now used for export and ortho image creation 

PointCloud Pro 

� Draw outline plans and elevations easier by using the planar view 

� New commands for 3D evaluation and modeling 

� Improved image orientation 

� Extended and improved multiple image evaluation 

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PointCloud General – Compatibility 

Operating systems: 

� All 32 bit - and 64 bit - versions of Windows 7, Vista and XP 

Compatibility with AutoCAD: 

� Supports AutoCAD 2013 

� Supports all Autodesk products based on AutoCAD 2013, 

like 

− Plant 3D 2013 

− Architecture 2013 

− Civil 3D 2013 

� Supports older AutoCAD versions of 2010 and higher 

� For older systems a previous version of PointCloud can be 

provided. 


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More scan data formats 

So far 

� Import of: ASCII (including PTS), Leica (PTZ), Riegl (RSP Polydata), 

FARO (FLS, FWS AutoCAD 2011 and higher), LAS (AutoCAD 2011 and higher) 

� Creating: ASCII, PTC, PCG and AutoCAD points 

� For planar view: FARO (FLS, FWS), Leica (PTZ), PTX (supported by 

various scanner manufacturers), Export to PTC 

NEW: 

� Import of: E57 (ASTM standard), Leica (PTG), Zoller&Fröhlich (ZFS, 

ZFPRJ), Topcon (CL3, CLR) all AutoCAD 2011 and higher 

� For planar view: FARO (LSPROJ), Riegl (RSP referenced RXP scans), 

Export to LAS 


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PointCloud General – New Features 

3D distance dimension 

The three-dimensional distance of two points 

within space can be determined and 

dimensioned with this command. The 3D 

dimensioning automatically adapts to the current 

view, so that the distance dimension can always 

be read clearly. 

The 3D dimensioning is intended for the fast 

determination of distances and the presentation of 

spatial data. 

No matter from which direction you look at 

the 3D model – you will always be able to 

read the distance dimensioning. 


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PointCloud General – Improvements 

More comfortable inserting and 

managing of point clouds 

Data exchange is now easier since it is now 

possible to define how the point cloud shall be 

referenced in the drawing. 

The zoom can now be focused to the newly 

inserted point cloud. This prevents longer search 

and navigation in large projects. 

No complicated calculation and entering of 

scale factors. The point cloud is automatically 

scaled according to the drawing scale. 

Want to zoom to the 

inserted point cloud? 


How shall the point cloud be 

referenced? 

Allows to 

scale the 

point cloud 

correctly 

and easily. 

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Flexible display of the section marker 

For some users highlighting the point cloud sections by 

a marker is disturbing. Therefore they have now the 

option to turn the section markers off. The style of the 

section marker can also be changed. 


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Faster and more flexible management 

of point cloud sections 

Name, color and display of sections can now 

also be changed and controlled via the new 

context menu – besides the possibilities via the 

main interface of the section manager. 

Selected section can be isolated fast and easy – 

similar to the AutoCAD layer manager. 

The context menu provides new logical functions 

for the creation of sections from existing sections, 

which help to speed up the evaluation. 

… for one or 


Right click opens 

context menu … 

… multiple sections 

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Remove disturbing sections but keep those behind them 

An example: You aim to display the façade without the disturbing tree by doing just 

a few clicks. This can be achieved by clipping out the tree and subsequently 

inverting the point cloud section. 


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Elevation map with legend 

Using the command for changing the 

color one may color the points of a 

section by their distance to the xy-plane 

of the current User Coordinate System. 

This way an elevation map of the point 

cloud can be created without needing 

to define any slices. 

In addition it is possible to create and 

insert the according map legend. 

Insert legend 


Color section as 

elevation map 

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Deformation analysis of 

planar objects 

Using the same method as for 

the creation of an elevation map 

one may easily analyze the 

deformation of planar objects 

and create the according 

report. 

Define average plane and the UCS from this plane 

Color the section by elevation and create legend 

For handing on create ortho image and print the map 

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Improvements when working with the planar view 

As before scan data can be opened in a photo-like planar view for display, measurement and 

evaluation. This allows a more intuitive navigation than in a point cloud view. No accidentally 

snapping of hidden points possible. 

NEW: 

Scan Map provides 

overview and 

makes navigation 

to the desired scan 

easy. 

The whole scan 

project not only 

single scans loaded 

Customized 

macros can easily 

be transferred 


More pre-defined 

macros for the 

evaluation 

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Improved help system 

In all dialogs you get help for the command you 

currently use. 

Quick access to the according manual chapter. 

Click on the kubit help icon 

opens the manual for the 

particular command 


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PointCloud Pro – New Features 

3D modeling with kubit planes 

The new "Intersection lines (3 planes)" command generates a spatial trihedron. 

Therefore intersection point and intersecting lines of the three selected planes are visible. 

The command makes the generation of wireframe models by means of planes easier. 


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PointCloud Pro – Improvements 

Draw outline plans and elevations 

easier by using the planar view 

� No need to load the bulky point cloud into 

AutoCAD 

� Avoids snapping hidden points by accident 

� Simply click two point on each wall. 

� The corners are automatically sharpend. 

(Command: PCDCONT , Mode: Fitting off) 


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Working with images – Improved Functions 

Image rectification and image 

orientation faster and more comfortable 

Automatic zoom during assignment of control 

points and image points speeds up the process of 

image rectification and image orientation. 

Scalable dialogs provide better overview in the 

point lists. 

Lists inside dialogs can now 

be sorted. 

Automatically 

zoom to the 

image point 

Click on the column header for sorting 

No scrolling since dialog is scalable 


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Working with images – Improved Functions 

Multiple image evaluation 

The display of the Epipolar line makes the 

evaluation in oriented images much easier. 

Since corresponding points always lie on this line 

you may also evaluate structures for which the 

point assignment is not distinct. 

The commands for the dual image evaluation 

have been extended to evaluation with multiple 

images. Thus the evaluation can be overdetermined. 

This makes it possible to check the 

accuracy. 

A protocol point block is created for every point 

that has been determined by multiple image 

evaluation. For accuracy check and proof these 

blocks can be displayed and if needed exported 

to a text file. 

Point in first image 


The same point in 

second image 

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Contact 

kubit GmbH 

Tiergartenstraße 79 

01219 Dresden 

Germany 

phone: +49 351 418880-0 

fax: +49 351 418880-0 

email: info@kubit-software.com 

web: www.kubit-software.com 

www.kubit-software.com 

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