Attach Point Cloud Dialog Box

Quick Reference

See Also

Import 3D Point Cloud Files

Specifies insertion options, such as scale, rotation, and geographic location information.

Access Methods

Button

Ribbon: Insert tab

Point Cloud panel

Attach Point CloudNot available on the ribbon in the current workspace

Menu: Insert

Point Cloud

AttachNot available in menus in the current workspace

Toolbar: Insert

Command entry: pointcloud, pointcloudattach

Summary

Specifies the insertion point for the point cloud. The point cloud is inserted at the specified coordinates, based on the location of the Insertion object snap. If geographic location information exists in both the current drawing and the point cloud file, then you can insert the file based on that data.

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Name: Identifies the point cloud file attach.
Browse: Opens the Select Point Cloud dialog box, a standard file selection dialog box.

Path Type

Full Path: Uses the full path of the specified file, including the root folder and all subfolders that contain the point cloud file.
Relative Path: Uses the file path relative to the current drawing file to reference the point cloud file. To use the relative path, the point cloud file must first be saved.
No Path: Uses only the file name of the point cloud file for referencing. The file must be located in the same folder as the current drawing file.

Insertion Point

Specifies the insertion point (or base point) of the point cloud.

Scale

Specifies the scale for the inserted point cloud.

Specify On-Screen: Specifies the scale using the pointing device.

Rotation

Specifies the rotation angle for the inserted point cloud in the current UCS.

Specify On-Screen: Specifies the rotation angle using the pointing device.

Use Geographic Location: Inserts the point cloud based on the geographic data in the point cloud file and the drawing file.
Lock Point Cloud: Controls whether an attached point cloud can be moved or rotated. (POINTCLOUDLOCK system variable)