To Measure Distance in a Point Cloud
- In the view window, rotate and fit view to see the portion of the point cloud on which you want to operate.
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Select Place SmartLine tool (
split button).
- From the Segment option menu, choose Lines.
- Enter a data point to position the first vertex.
- Enter data points to define the segment (follow the prompts in the status bar), snapping if necessary to previously defined segments.
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Select the Measure Distance tool (
).
- In the tool settings window, set Method to Between Points.
- Enter a data point.
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Enter a second data point.
The Distance and Total fields display the same distance.
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Enter another data point(s).
The linear distance from the first data point displays in the Total field, while the Distance field displays the distance between the last two data points.