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For in-depth explanations and definitions on High Definition Surveying terms, please refer to the CloudWorx Online Help files and user manuals. These CloudWorx Tutorials assume you are familiar with MicroStation software.
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Configure Database
Databases to be configured exist on disk as files, with names ending in the .imp extension. Before beginning, ensure that you have write permission for this database (that it is not readonly). Configuring a database establishes a connection with the Cyclone database and point cloud engine. 1. Save file I30_I45.imp located on the Cyclone CD to your hard drive under C:\Program Files\Leica Geosystems\Cyclone\Databases. 2. Check that the local copy of the database file is not read-only. 3. Select Applications | CloudWorx | Configure Database 4. Expand the Servers folder and highlight the existing server (by default this is your computer). 5. Click the Databases button in the Configure Databases dialog 6. Click the Add button in the Configure Databases on [Server Name] dialog 7. Click the button next to the Database Filename field 8. Browse to the location of the I30_I45.imp database file 9. Click Open when the file I30_I45.imp file has been located and highlighted 10. Click OK in the Add Database dialog 11. Click Close in the Configure Databases on [Server Name] dialog 12. Click Close in the Configure Databases dialog
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6. The data has been stored in a different ACS, which is UCS1. Double click UCS1 to load the data. A status window will appear and show the loading process. 7. Using the navigation tools under each view window, zoom into the central part of the scans representing the roadways. 8. Select CloudWorx | Regenerate Point Clouds. Your screen should resemble Figure 2.
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Section Views
The Clip Point Cloud | Section View command allows you to define a plane in 3D and then only display points to one side of this view. Use these commands to clip the two upper Overpasses (out of the three) from view. 1. Set up your views so that you are viewing your scene in Top and in Right View 2. Select Applications | CloudWorx | Clip Point Cloud | Section View 3. In the Define Section View window, define the alignment as Align to ACS and the direction as -Z 4. Working in the Right View, define the section cut by placing the cursor just above the lowest overpass 5. You can view all the clipped points again using the command Applications | CloudWorx | Clip Point Cloud | Reset Clipping
Slices
The Clip Point Cloud | Slice command allows you to define two parallel planes in 3D and then clip the points outside these planes, resulting in a controlled cross-section view of the point cloud. Use these commands to create a slice representing a part of the Highway. First, use the Hide Regions Manager and the Cutplane Manager to turn on all your previously created hidden regions and sections. 1. Select Applications | CloudWorx | Hide/Restor Point Cloud | Hide regions Manager 2. Uncheck the check marks under State 3. Select Applications | CloudWorx | Clip Point Cloud | Cutplane Manager 4. Uncheck the check mark under State. All Points should be visible now 5. Select Applications | CloudWorx | Clip Point Cloud | Slice 6. In the Define Section View window, define the alignment as Align to View and the direction as X axis 7. The last settings made in this interface is stored. Working in the Top View, try to set the Indicator lines similar to those shown in Figure 5. 8. Once the plane is locked in place, another line is now attached to your cursor, representing the second Cutplane. Place this at a small interval above the first plane 5. Use the Slice Forward command to move the slice up along the positive direction of the axis, or the Slice Backward to move the slice along the negative direction of the axis. 6. The Cutplane is saved in the Cutplane Manager
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These are some of the viewing and point cloud manipulation tools available in CloudWorx 4.0 Section I. In Sections II and III of these Tutorials, further point cloud viewing techniques as well as instructions on advanced Commands/Cyclone interaction are addressed.
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