POINTCLOUDDETECTFLOORS command

Assigns selected points to detected floors.

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Description

Detects floors and ceilings in a point cloud representing a building and assigns points to the detected floors. The detection is based on regions of points with similar Z- coordinates.

Note: The POINTCLOUDDETECTFLOORS command is used as a step in the point cloud Scan to BIM workflow. See the article Point cloud Scan to BIM workflow.

The detected floors are listed in the Point Cloud Manager panel under Buildings.

Note:
  • To edit the selection of points assigned to a floor, right-click the floor listed in the Point Cloud Manager panel and select the Modify option from the context-menu (see the POINTCLOUDMODIFYFLOOR command article).
  • To manually create a floor from scratch, right-click the building listed in the Point Cloud Manager panel and select the Add Floor option from the context-menu (or use the Add option of the POINTCLOUDMODIFYFLOOR command).

Options within the command

Full
Automatically detects floors for the entire point cloud.
Selection
Specify the point cloud area where to detect floors.
Create spatial elements
Choose Yes to let the command create spatial elements based on the detected floors height.
Note:
  • When creating new buildings, the DEFAULTSTORYNAMINGSCHEME system variable defines the naming and numbering of the spatial elements. You can access this info in the Spatial Locations Manager dialog box.
  • When adding new stories to an existing building, the Story Naming Scheme property of the building overrides the value of the DEFAULTSTORYNAMINGSCHEME system variable.
  • With the Story Bar open (STORYBAR system variable is set to 1 or 2), you can easily switch between the defined floors in Top View Mode to start creating walls.