After the scanning a point cloud of more than millions of points
can be created. In order to achieve a suitable end result it is
important that the point cloud is properly processed. The
processing depends on the desired result. This can be a cleaned up
point cloud, an animation, a 2D plan or a 3D model.
There is a lot of software on the market for processing,
visualizing, animating, editing, querying and modeling of point
clouds. There are both standalone products and plug-ins for common
CAD- and modeling software. Widespread CAD packages such as AutoCAD
(Autodesk) and Microstation (Bentley) support various point cloud
formats in their latest releases.
Depending on you project or application one or more software are
recommended. Almost all packages offer you a free trial of several
weeks. There is also a lot of free software available to view point
clouds, for example Bentley Pointools View.
3D Laser scanning of the Ezelpoort in Bruges
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3D Laser scanning off the PALL tunnel
3D Laser scanning of a villa
3D laserscanning of an historical building
