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  1. 16th Mar 2012 08:42 pm #1
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    Anyone know a program that can accept point clouds (which will be millions of points) from a 3D laser? Then we would like to create a solid model of the structures and piping.

    Thanks for the help
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    There is a plug-in for AutoCAD that might work. Check this out...http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_th...ocad-2011.html
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    Leica and Kubit have offerings.
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    Kubit have PointPlant that can do automatic recognition of pipes and fittings
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    we have Poly-works but he is looking for something that will accept the point cloud and do the center of pipes and sharp edges of I-beams
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