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these survey swaths and filter them by location to get the point cloud data
relevant to your map.
To use LiDAR data
■ Bring in LiDAR data (page 374)
■ Manage LiDAR data (page 1015)
■ Use LiDAR data to create a point cloud data store (page 1019)
Quick Reference
MAPPOINTCLOUDMANAGER
Creates and manages indexed point cloud data stores.
MAPPOINTCLOUDMANAGERCommand Line
Point Cloud ManagerDialog Box
MAPSURFACEMANAGER
Creates a 3D raster surface from point cloud data.
MAPSURFACEMANAGERCommand Line
Surface ManagerDialog Box
Overview of Point Cloud Files and Objects
AutoCAD Map 3D uses the data contained in point cloud data stores to create
point clouds. These point clouds are standard AutoCAD drawing objects (AcDb
entities). Point clouds appear in the Display Manager as drawing object layers.
Most commands for working with point clouds are available on the right click
menu in the Display Manager as well as on the contextual Point Cloud ribbon
tab. To view the Point Cloud ribbon tab, select a point cloud layer in the
Display Manager. This guide primarily documents the right-click menu options.
You can filter and style point clouds, use them to create surfaces, and export
them to LAS, ASCII, or SDF format.
To use point clouds in your map
■
Bring point cloud data into your map (page 375)
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