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NOTE If you are working with a point cloud index created using AutoCAD
commands (.PCG file), you can only style by elevation and RGB values.
See also:
■ Overview of Point Clouds
■ Overview of LiDAR DataLiDAR: data: overviewLiDAR: file types; LiDAR:
LAS file format; LiDAR: ASCII format
■
Overview of Point Cloud Files and Objects (page 1013)
■ Bringing in LiDAR Data (page 374)
■ Using LiDAR Data to Create a Point Cloud Data Store (page 1019)
■ Creating Surfaces From Point Cloud Data (page 1021)
■ Managing LiDAR Data (page 1015)
■ Filtering Point Cloud Data (page 1024)
■ Exporting Point Cloud Data (page 1451)
To style point data by classification
1 In the Display Manager, right-click the point cloud layer to style, then
select Style By ➤ Classification.
AutoCAD Map 3D applies the default Classification styling to your point
cloud.
2 To change the default Classification style, right-click the point cloud
layer, then select Set Style.
3 In the
Point Cloud Style dialog box (page 1902), on the Classification tab,
select a new color for each class to change using the drop-down list.
4 If you do not see the color that you want in the drop-down list, click
More Colors, then select an Index Color, True Color, or Color Book in
the Select Color dialog box.
5 When you have made all the style changes, click OK.
To style point data by elevation
1 In the Display Manager, right-click the point cloud layer to style, then
select Style By ➤ Elevation.
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