Showing a LiDAR Point Cloud on the Terrain

A LiDAR can be shown on the terrain to see if it fits with the project's photos, other LiDAR, ground control points, etc.

Note:    The LiDAR data's proper alignment with the project's photos can be verified and corrected using ground control points and through projection of the photos on the LiDARs. See "Projecting a Photo on the Terrain" in the "Preparing the Project" chapter and "Creating Ground Control Points from Identifiable Locations on the Terrain" in the "Control Points" chapter for more information.

To show a LiDAR on the terrain:

1.     In the Project Tree select the LiDARs group, and then in the LiDARs list, select the Point Cloud check box for each of the LiDARs you want to display. The LiDAR (contextual) tab is displayed.

Note:        If a particular LiDAR wasn’t converted previously to CPT, PhotoMesh’s internal format, it will first be converted and then shown on the terrain.

Note:        If you want to show more than one LiDAR point cloud on the terrain, it is generally recommended to build the project, performing only the Data Preparation step since the conversion to CPT performed via View > Point Cloud may take a long time.

2.     If you want to show a LiDAR's trajectory data, select the LiDAR and then on the LiDAR tab, in the View group, toggle on Trajectory.

3.     If you want to hide a LiDAR’s bounding box, select the LiDAR and then on the LiDAR tab, in the View group, toggle off Bounding Box.