PointSense Building
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PointSense Building From 3D laser scanner data to 2D plans PointSense Building is used in situations when 2D plans must be quickly generated from 3D scan data. Common examples include planning within existing structures, capturing existing data for facility management or interior outfitting and special forms of construction such as ship buildingSpecial features Fast construction of 2D sections with tools for the automatic fitting of polygons Special drawing and dimensioning commands for building elements such as windows, doors, stairs , profiles etc... Covenient database region management Computation of ortho images from the point cloud Classical features Efficient point cloud management: Isolation, coloring masking and naming of point cloud regions Snap planes, corners or edges directly in the point clouds with the SmartSnap function Intuitive navigation in the planar view Floor plans and sections from 3D laser scanner data PointSense Building is the industry specific solution for fast and efficient processing of 3D laser scan data of existing architecture. The resulting floor plans, sections and elevations are produced directly in AutoCAD. PointSense Building offers numerous tools for the management of point cloud data and for the efficient drawing of well designed plans. Drawing 2D plans from 3D scanner data A powerful section manager divides point clouds into processing relevant sub-regions in the form of polygon-shaped or thin-like slices. The sections can be hidden and displayed, colored, joined, inverted or also individually exported. Slices are especially suited for generating floor plans and elevations at any desired position. Interfering objects such as trees or furniture can be quickly cut out by using polygonal sections. Automatic drawing of wall, floor, profile runs and ceiling forms PointSense Building supplements AutoCAD with useful tools to create 2D plans from 3D laser scanner data. With the SmartSnap function planes, corners or edges are directly snapped in a point cloud and the Fit Profile feature fits 3D profiles along a point cloud. Line/polygon fitting tools create wall, floor and ceiling runs efficiently and precisely. Powerful fitting algorithms determine the best line run in point cloud layers, optionally with forced perpendicu- Special commands for building surveying save time Special commands for doors, windows, stairs, alcoves or pillars speed up the drawing of building plans. For example, minimal clicks for doors are sufficient and the typical building plan type dimensioning is automatically created at the same time. Trace the CAD plan from the ortho image PointSense creates ortho images in any direction from the point cloud. These photo like raster images display all objects true to scale and parallel to the projection plane. The ortho image can drawn over with CAD objects and dimensioned or it can itself be used as an image plan. An example of its use can be for facade views. Structured room schedules In addition to the CAD drawing, a list of floor areas can be simultaneously created simultaneously. Room polygons and additional spatial information are managed in a clear and freely adaptable tree structure. At the press of a button the polygons are created, surface areas calculated and the room information blocks created. Visualizations (e.g. different room hatches for each type of room use) are likewise automatically created. The area data can be exported in different ways, e.g. to text tables or directly to databases (for example to a CA

Technical Requirements Platform PointSense Buiding is compatible with AutoCAD and associated products such as Civil 3D, Architecture and Map 3D for versions 2013 and above. In addition, PointSense will only work with 64-bit operating systems when using version 2015 and above. Should older Autodesk products be used, please contact your FARO representative. Operating system Dependent on the version of AutoCAD being used, recommended is a 64-bit system. Recommended hardware requirements Computer: Graphics card as recommended by Autodesk, RAM at least 8 GB, better 32GB and more, processor at...