Findinghigh/lowpointswithinaspecifiedareaaroundapointinthepoint

cloudcanbeveryhelpfulforlotsofapplications.
1. Singlepickapointonthetopofautilitypole,buildingorvehicle.Select
Tools,Measure,FindHigh/LowPoint.
2. Typeintherangeyouwanttofindhigh/lowpointsandhittab.ClickHigh
PointorLowPoint.Thepointswithinthesearchrangearehighlighted.The
highestpointalongtheupaxisisdisplayed.
3. Tosearchthelowpointwithinthecurrentrange,selectlowpoint.Usethe
slidertoincreaseordecreasetherangeorenteranewvalue.Select
CreateVertex.ClickPickPointtoRepeatorClose.
4. SelectalltheverticesandclickTools,Measure,Elevationtodisplaythe
elevationpoints.Capturetheelevationswithasnapshot.

Creating
Elevation
Maps

ThepointcloudcaneasilybedisplayedasanElevationMaptoshow
differencesinheightformonitoringslab/floorflatnessorpuddlingonroad
surfacesforCivilSurveyapplications.
1. TurnofftheGlobalColorMapunderEditObject,Appearance,anduncheck
GlobalColorMap.Selectthepointcloud.GotoView,SetObjectVisibility.
SelectPointCloudandclickSelect.
2. Tocolorizethecloud,gotoEditObject,Appearance,EditColorMap.Inthe
ColorMapParametersdialoguebox,changeModetoElevationMap,and
chooseacolorschemefromdropdownmenu.
3. Adjustthestartingelevation.Pickapointonthecloudtodeterminean
appropriateelevationrange.EnteraStartvaluewhichisathelowendof
theselectedcolorscheme.EnteraDeltawhichistherange/difference
betweentheelevations.
4. ClickApplyandOK.

Adjusting the
Global Color
Map of the
Point Cloud

Thecolorofthepointcloudmaybelightenedordarkenedforbetter
displayandTruViewpublication.Thisalsoappliestograyscale.Thissetting
isadjustedthroughtheGammaCorrectionintheEditGlobalColorMap.
1. ChecktoseeiftheGlobalColorMapisonunderEditObject,
Appearance,GlobalColorMap.Acheckbesidethecommandindicates
thecommandison.Ifoffselectittoturnon.
2. GotoEditObject,Appearance,EditGlobalColorMapPlaceacheck
besideGammaCorrection.Therangeisbetween01.Avalueof1
disablestheGammaCorrection.Thehigherthevaluethedarkerthe
pointcloudwillappear.

Adjusting the
Intensity Map
of the Point
Cloud

TheabilitytoimportdifferentscannerdatatypessuchasRiegl,Faro,and
Opteccanleadtoscandatawithwashedoutintensities.Thecontrast
betweentheintensitiescanbeadjustedtohelpimprovethedisplayofthe
rawscandata.
1. GotoEditObject,Appearance,anduncheckGlobalColorMap.Goto
EditObject,Appearance,EditColorMap.Checktoseeiffieldsonright
havedifferentvaluesonleftbesideMinimumandMaximum.Ifsoclick
doublearrowtobringvaluesoverandclickApplytoseedifferencein
thepointcloud.
2. Ifabovesteps,donotenhancethecloudorvaluesmatch,thenchange
valuebesideMaximumtoalowernumber.Forinstance,ifthevalueis
1.0000try.8000.Keepadjustinguntiltheoptimumcontrastisreached.

ScanWorld
Centric Viewing
through Local
Seek

LocalSeekModelimitsthenumberofScanworldsuserscanviewbyusinga
toolsimilartoseek.Byclickingonthepointcloudoranobject,Scanworlds
withinacertainradiusareviewed.
1. FromtheModestoolbar,selectShowLocalMode.ThenselectLocalSeek.
Clickonpointcloudorobject.Scanworldswithina10mdefaultradiuswill
bedisplayed.Usetheregularseekkeytoclickonvisiblecloudstore
centeryourview.Lockbubbleviewwithpanoramicmode.
2. HoldingdowntheCTRLkeywhilepickingkeepsthelocalmodeactivefor
thenextpick.Toshowentirepointcloud,exitLocalModebyclickingon
ShowLocalMode.
3. TheLocalSeekModealsoworksinPanoramicViewfromtheScanner
Positions.Note:Holdshiftkey,regularseekandleftclicktotransfer
scannerposition.
4. Thedefault10mradiusoftheLocalSeekischangeableinthePreferences
undertheModelspaceTab.

Set ScanWorld
Default Clouds

UsingSetScanworldDefaultCloudsgivesuserstheopportunitytoclean,
clip,andsegmentindividualstationinformationanddesignatethecleaned
pointcloudasthedefaultcloud.Thecleanedpointcloudwillbeloaded
wheneveranewModelspaceiscreatedfromaparentScanworldorinany
newregistrations.
1. OpentheModelspaceView.Clean,clipandsegmentthecloudas
necessary.GotoTools,Scanner,SetScanworldDefaultClouds.Thissets
thecleanedpointcloudasthedefaultfornewModelspacesand
Registrations.Userscanunifycloudtoensurecleanedpointsdont
appearinModelspaceagain.

Cut By SubSelection

Pointcloudscanbecutbysubselection.Thisisaneffectivewaytosegment
andisolateaspecificareaofthepointcloudtoputonitsownlayerorerase.
1. ToSegmentScansbySubSelection,selectoneofthefencetoolsanddraw
afencearoundaspecificobject.GotoSelection/PointCloudSub
Selection/AddInsideorOutsideFence.(Userscanalsorightclicktofind
commands).Thishighlightspointsinsideoroutsidethefence.
2. GotoCreateObject/SegmentCloud/CutSubSelection

Hide Selected
Clouds

Therearemanywaystohidespecificareasofthepointcloud.Oneeasy
wayistousetheHideSelectedClouds.Usingthiscommandsegmentsthe
selectedareafromtheoverallscan.
1. Makeafencearoundtheareayouwanttohide.Rightclickandselect
PointCloudSubSelection,AddInsideFence.Thisselectsonlythepoints
insidethefence.
2. Rightclickandselecthideselectedclouds.Thiswillhidetheselected
cloud.Tobringitbackrightclickandselectshowhiddenclouds.The
turnedoffcloudmayalsobeturnedoninScanworldExplorer.Users
mayalsochoicetoHideUnselectedClouds.Usethiscommandseveral
timestoisolatespecificobjectstoputonlayersordelete.

Copy Launch
to New
ModelSpace

Anotherwaytoisolateaportionofthepointcloudistocopylaunchittoa
NewModelspace.ThisworkflowcreatesaNewModelspacewiththe
copiedpointcloud.Itisagreatwaytoisolatepointclouddatatomodel
objects.
1. Makeafencearoundthespecificareayouwanttoworkwith.Fromthe
dropdownmenuselectFile,Launch,CopyFencetoNewModelspace.
CyclonewilllaunchaNewModelspaceanddisplaythecontentsofthe
fence.
2. WhenyouclosetheModelspace,youcanmergeintooriginal
Modelspace,RemovelinkfromoriginalModelspacewhichcreatesa
newModelspaceviewand/ordeleteafterclose.

Merging Scan
Data between
ScanWorlds

Datafromdifferentmodelspacesmaybemergedtogetherincyclone.For
example,ifdatacapturedinthefieldgetsseparatedintodifferent
ScanWorlds,itcanbeeasilymergedbacktogether.Rememberthemerged
dataonlyexistsinthecurrentmodelspace.Ifthemergeddataisneededfor
registration,themergedcloudswillhavetobecopiedtothecontrolspace.
Alsothedefaultdatacoordinatesystemsofeachmodelspaceareused.
1. OpentheModelSpaceyouwanttomergethedatainto.SelectFile,
MergefromModelSpace.Fromthedialoguebox,navigatetothe
ModelSpaceyouwanttomergeandselectopen.TheModelSpacesare
merged.

Setting the
UCS to an
Object

UserscanchangetheUCSinCyclonebyplacingtheCoordinateSystemon
anobject.ThiscommandwillorienttheXYplaneofthecoordinatesystem
tothesameplaneastheobject.Thisishelpfulforanyverticalsurface.
1. CreateapatchonthesurfacewhereyouwanttosettheXYPlane.
2. WithPickMode,selectthepatch.
3. SelectView,CoordinateSystem,SettoObject.
4. WithPickMode,selectthecenterBlueHandleofthepatchtotransfer
pickpointtothehandle.
5. UndertheViewpulldownmenu,clickCoordinateSystem,SetOrigin.

Setting the
UCS from
Two Axes

UCScanbesetusingalineortwonearperpendicularlines.Settingtwo
axesishelpfulwhenpreparingaPointCloudforCloudWorx.
1. Createalinebetweentwopickpoints.
2. Createasecondlineperpendiculartothefirstline.Forgreaterprecision
onlinecreation,usersmaycreatealinefromtheintersectionoftwo
planes.
3. MultiPickapointneartheendofthelinethatillustratesthedirection
youwantthefirstaxistogo.Thefirstaxiswillbethedirectionthatis
truetotheactualline.
4. MultiPickapointneartheendofthesecondlinethatillustratesthe
directionyouwantthesecondaxistogo.Thesecondaxiswillbe
perpendicularandapproximatetothelineunlessthelinesareexactly
perpendicular.
5. UndertheViewpulldownmenu,selectCoordinateSystem,SetUsing
TwoAxes,XthenY.XthenYiswhatyouwanttousegoinginto
AutoCAD.InAutoCADtheXaxisistotheleft,YaxisisupthepageandZ
pointstowardstheuser.Oncethecommandisexecuted,theviewon
screenmayrotatearound.

Setting the
UCS from
Points

PickpointsmaybeusedtosettheUCS.Withthismethod,youcanassign
newcoordinatevaluestoapickpoint,assignanewazimuthandelevations.
Thismethodworkswellonbuildingfacesandotherverticalplanes.
1. WithMultiPickMode,pickthreepointsonthepointcloud.
2. FromtheViewpulldownmenu,clickCoordinateSystem,Setfrom
Points.Usershavetheoptiontoassignacoordinatevalueforthefirst
pickpoint.
3. SettheAzimuthPoint.AssigntheTopandBottomPoints.ClickOK.This
setstheplanetotheYZAxis.

Moving Point
Cloud Data
using UCS

Pointscanbecutandmovedintoanotherpointcloudveryefficientlyusing
UCS.Thisisagreatapplicationforcomparingexemplarobjectstoexistingor
damagedobjects.
1. Isolatepointclouddataofexemplarobjectandunify.Createareference
lineontheobject.Multipick2pointsandgotoCreateObject/FromPick
Points/LineSegment.
2. Selectlinesegmentonrightside.GotoView/CoordinateSystem/SetUsing
OneAxis/XAxis.Withsinglepickselectorangehandleatstartofline
segment.GotoView/CoordinateSystem/SetOrigin.Verifythereisacheck
markbesideView/CoordinateSystem/ShowCoordinateSystemAxes.
3. Selectpointcloud.GotoFile/Export.Exportpointsoutasatextfilewith
thefollowingparameters,X,Y,Z,Intensity,R,B,G.Checkunitscarefully.
4. Inoverallpointcloudwherepointsarebeinginserted,createaline
segmentatlocationandindirectionyouwanttoplacetheobject.To
createlinesegment,multipicktwopoints.GotoCreateObject/FromPick
Points/LineSegment.Selectlinesegmentatrightsideandgoto
View/CoordinateSystem/SetUsingOneAxis/XAxis.Withsinglepick,
selectorangehandleatstartoflinesegment.GotoView/Coordinate
System/SetOrigin.VerifythereisacheckmarkbesideView/Coordinate
System/ShowCoordinateSystemAxes.
5. GotoFile/Import.Navigatetotextfilecontainingobjectspoints.Set
parameterstoX,Y,Z,Intensity,R,B,G,putacheckbesideAsPointCloud
andchoosecorrectunits.Thisformatcanbesaved.Thepointsofthe
objectwillimportintothenewModelSpaceinthespecifiedlocation.

Set HalfSpace at Pick

PointCloudscanbeclippedeasilytheX,YorZaxisinCyclone.Usingthe
SetHalfSpaceatPickcommand,userschoiceapointonthecloudanda
positiveornegativeaxisdirectiontodeterminethelocationofthecut.This
isaquickandidealwaytotakearoofoffabuildingorshowaplanviewor
specificareaofthepointcloud.
1. WithPickMode,selectapointatthelocationyouwanttocutthepoint
cloud.
2. FromtheToolspulldownmenu,selectCutPlane,SetHalfSpaceat
Pick,andpickoneoftheoptions,on+XAxis,on+YAxis,+ZAxis,X
Axis,YAxis,ZAxis.Thepointsinthedirectionyouchosewillbe
turnedoff.TheHalfSpacecommandhidesgeometryaboveorbelowa
currentcutplane.
3. Toshowthepointsagain,gotoTools,CutPlaneanduncheckViewHalf
Space.

Points on a Grid

PointsonaGridisaveryusefultoolforextractinglotsofpointsacrossa
surface.UserscanenteraStartingPointNumberandFeatureCodes.Thegrid
ofpointsareeasilyexportedtoCADtogenerateTINmeshes.
1. Zoomandrotatetoareatoextractdatapoints.GotoTools/Pointsona
Grid.
2. Setthereferenceplaneusingoneortwopicks.Ifusingtwopicks,usethe
multipicktoselecttwopointsandselectSetOrigin+X(Expect2Picks).
Referenceplanewillaligntothetwopicks.Pickpointsagainifnecessary.
3. SetReferencePlane(WorkPlane)GridSizeandclickonUpdateGrid.
4. SelectPointsOnGridtab.Drawfencearoundareatoextractpoints.
Rememberfencetooldoesnotchangesizewhenpointcloudismoved.
UnderParameters,fromdropdownmenu,selectSmartPickMethod.

GroundPointreturnsapointattheexactXandYcoordinateand
calculatesZbycreatingapatchonthelowestclusterofpoints
foundinareabyassumingitisground.Thisisaninterpretedpoint
andnotnecessarilyanactualpointonthecloud.

LowestPointreturnslowestactualcloudpointwithinaspecified
radius.

HighestPointreturnshighestactualcloudpointwithinaspecified
radius.

Closestreturnsclosestactualcloudpointwithinaspecifiedradius.

5. PickGroundSearchRadius.Togetgoodresults,pickaGroundSearch
RadiussmallerthanGridSize.
6. UnderCOGOPoint,typeStartingPointNumberandFeatureCode.Click
Previewtocheckresults.IfsatisfiedclickPlacePoints.Clickclose.Vertices
willbeplacedaccordingtosetparameters.ToviewPointAnnotations,
selectgroupofvertices.GotoView/SetObjectVisibilityandclickVertex.
Thenclickselect.GotoTools/Annotations/Add/EditAnnotations.Place
checkbesideFeatureCodeandPointNumber.Clickclose.Userscanalso
putpointsonownlayer.GotoView/Layers.SelectNewandtypelayer
name.SelectLayerandclickassign.

Quick Slice

QuicksliceisaneasywaytocreateasliceinCyclonefromeitheroneortwo
pickpointsforretrievalofbuildingfootprintsorsections.
1. Selectapointatcenterofslice.GotoTools,QuickSlice.Cyclonecreatesa
onemeterslicewithcenteraspickpoint.Thereferenceplaneisdisplayed
atcenterofsliceandplacedinOrthographicmode.Itispreppedfor2D
drawingmode.
2. Selecttwopickpointstocontrolslicethickness.Thefirstpickpoint
determineslocationofreferenceplaneandsecondpointdeterminesslice
thickness.AllCutplanetoolsapplytoslice.Toreturntopointcloud,goto
Tools/QuickSlice.ClickPerspectiveinModestoolbarandTools/Reference
Plane/ShowActivePlanetoturnitoff.

Quick Move

QuickMoveisaneasywaytomoveobjectsinCyclone.Itminimizesthe
amountofmouseclicksneededtomoveanobject.QuickMovefunctions
thesameasMoveByReferencewithoutthedialoguebox.Thistoolis
designedforuserswhoalreadyknowtheirreferencepoints.
1. Selecttheobjecttomoveandnextsinglepickonthecenterofthe
handleofthereferencepointyouwishtousetomovetheobject.
2. Multipickapointatthetargetlocation.GotoEditObject,QuickMove.
CreatingacustomhotkeyfortheQuickMoveCommandwillmake
movingobjectsveryquick.

Move by
Reference

MoveByReferenceprovidesaneasywaytomoveobjectsbydisplayingthe
nameandlocationofthepicksonthesourceandtargetlocations.This
commandshowstheuserwheretheobjectwillbemovedto.
1. Selecttheobjecttomove.SinglepicktheSourceOriginhandleonthe
object.
2. NextselecttheSourceEdgeHandle.
3. FinallypicktheSourceUporZHandle.
4. Nowpickthe3samepointsinthesameorderonthetargetlocation.
GotoEditObject,Move,Rotate.Theaxeswillshowthenewposition.
Ifcorrectclickokinthedialoguebox.Theobjectwillmovetothenew
position

Model Library

TheModelLibrarygivesusersthecapabilitytosavegroupedmodelsintoa
librarysotheycanbeeasilyinsertedandreused.Aphotooftheobjectmay
alsobelinkedforreferencepurposes.
1. Multipickoneormoremodeledobjectsyouwanttogrouptogether
andsaveasanassembly.Rememberthelastpointyoupickonthe
objectorassemblyistheinsertionpointforthemodeledobject.
2. GotoTools,ModelLibraryManager,SaveasModel.Typeinanew
Librarynameandclicknew.Thelibrarywillbeaddedtothelist.Then
selectthenewlibrary.Thedefaultlibrariesthatcomepreinstalled
cannotbesavedto.
3. IntheAssembliesdialoguebox,savethenameoftheassemblyand
attachanimageforquickreference.Thepartwillhavea.cypart
extension.Clicksave.
4. Oncesaved,theassemblymaybeinsertedinaModelspaceView.Picka
point.GotoTools,ModelLibraryManager,InsertModel.Selectthe
libraryandassemblyandclickInsert.Themodelsyoucreateinthe
ModelLibrarycanbeerasedmanually.BrowsetoC:\Users\XXXX(User
Name)\MyDocuments\Cyclone\CycloneModelLib.Besureanderase
anyimagesattachedtothemodel.

Extrude
Shape (by 2
picks)

ExtrudeShape(by2picks)allowsuserstocreatesteelshapessimplyby
pickingtwopointsonthemembertobemodeled.Thiseliminatesthe
hassleandtimetocopyandcleanindividualpiecestobemodeledindense
pointclouds.
1. IntheModelSpacegotoEdit/ObjectPreferences.BesideObjectType,
fromdropdownmenu,selectsteelshapetobemodeled.BesideLevel,
choiceUserDefault.PlaceacheckbesideCatalog/PartsTable.Beside
Table,selectcountry.ClickApplyandClose.
2. GotoCreateObjectandturnonUsePartsTable.
3. Multipicktwopointsonthesteelmember.GotoCreate
Object/ExtrudeShape(by2picks)andpickasteelmember.
4. Thesteelfitterwillopenapartscatalogtablewhereanysizesteelcan
beselectedifthefittedselectionisnotdesired.ClickOKtoacceptthe
currentselectionandfit.

Modeling
Walls and
Changing
Color to Aid
Visualization

Free Move

WhencreatingaAnimationinCycloneorforvisualizationpurposes,users
canmodelthewallsoftheirpointcloudandchangethecolortogivethe
effectofasolidorenclosedspace.
1. Modelinwalls.SelecttheWalls.GotoView,SetObjectVisibility(Shift
S)Selecttheobjectinthelist(PatchorextrudedPatch)andhitSelect.
ClickonLayerstab,hitnewandgiveitaname.Placeacheckinthird
boxandclickonclickonsquaretoassignacolortothelayer.Highlight
thelayerandclickassign.IfcreatingaTruViewrememberthecolors
fromlayerswontpublish.
ObjectsmaybemovedfreelyandquicklyinaModelSpacetoroughlyplace
inposition.
1. Selecttheobjecttomove.HoldCTRLKeyanddraghandlesofobjectto
movearound.EachobjectinCyclonemovesdifferently.Thisworks
reallywellonsteelobjects.

Optimize
Database
Options

OptimizingandCompactingthedatabasecanhaveapositiveeffectonthe
reducingthesizeofthedatabase.Optimizewillremoveallunusedobjects.
Compactremovesalltheunusedhiddenstructureanditcanreduceyour
databasesignificantly.
1. TouseOptimizeDatabaseOptions,inCycloneNavigator,goto
Configure,Databases,selectDatabaseandselectOptimize.SelectYes
toconfirmyouwanttocontinue.Placeacheckbesideeachbox.Then
selectOptimize.
2. ToCompactadatabase,gotoConfigure,Databases,selectitandclick
Compact.SelectYestoconfirmyouwanttocontinue.Whenprompted
withConfirmBackupBeforeCompaction,clickyes.Thissavesabackup
ofthedatabasetotheCyclonetempdirectory.

Maximizing
Cyclone
while
Importing

Cyclonemaybeusedtodootherfunctionswhileimporting.Thisallowsusers
tofullymaximizeCycloneandtheirprocessingtimeintheofficewhiledatais
beingimported.
1. OpenwindowsinCycloneyouneedtoworkinaheadofimportingdata.
Forexample,openaregistrationormodelspacewindowbeforeyoustart
importingC10orP20data.Multiplewindowsmaybeopened.
2. StarttheimportinCyclone.ClickonminimizedCycloneiconalongthe
bottomofyourscreentoaccessopenmenusyouwanttoworkin.

Re-Ordering
Objects in
Cyclone
Navigator

ObjectsinCycloneNavigatorcanbemovedaroundtoputtheminthe
desiredorder.Whenyouimportpartialdatasets,ScanWorldscangetout
oforder.

Open GL
Modes

SettingagraphiclanguagemodeforCyclonemayhelpyourcomputer
handlepointclouddatamoreefficiently.

1. Clicktheobjectyouwanttomoveundertheprojectordatabase,
holddowntheleftmousekeyandAltkeytodragtheobjecttothe
newlocation.

1. CloseCyclone.LaunchtheOpenGLmodesfromtheWindowsStart
menu,selectAllPrograms,LeicaGeosystems,Cyclone,Utilities,OpenGL
Modes.
2. FromtheSupportedOpenGLModesdialoguebox,selectanew
graphicsmode.Thedefaultgraphicsmodehasanasterisknexttoitand
userchosengraphicsmodeisenclosedinbrackets.Toselectanew
graphicsmode,clickanumberintheModecolumnandclickSetMode.
Acombinationof32(RBG)32(ZBuf)Y(DblBuf)Y(SW)Y(OpenGL)
worksbestforCycloneonmostcomputers.ClickExit.Opena
ModelSpaceinCyclonetochecksettings.Ifthepointcloudisa
burgundycolor,closeCycloneandtryanotherOpenGLmode.

USBs

ThespeedandformatofUSBsorThumbdrivescanhelpincreaseefficiency
inthefieldandbackattheoffice.
1. BesureandcheckthespecificationsoftheUSBs/Thumbdrives.They
havedifferentreadwritespeedswhichcanaffectthetimetodownload
dataoffyourscanner.
2. TheUSBportontheScanStationC5/10andPSeriesisUSB2.
3. USBsformattedtoFAT32haveaninherentmaximumfilesizelimitof4G
perfilethatcanbestored.FormattingthumbdrivestoNTFSwill
eliminatethisproblemandworkonmostC5/10sandPSeries
ScanStations.

Segment
Scans By
Distance

Pointcloudscanbeclippedbydistancefromthescannertoremoveexcess
dataaroundtheperipheryofcloud.
1. OpenModelspaceView.GotoTools,Scanner,ScanworldExplorer.This
menuisusedextensivelyinCycloneandagoodcommandtoHotKey.
SelecttheStationunderScanWorldsonleftside.InScanworldExplorer,
clicksecondlasticonintoolbar,SegmentScansbyDistance.
2. FromSegmentScansbyDistancedialoguebox,inputadistanceand
choosefromKeepPoints,DeletePointsBeyondDistanceorDeletePoints
WithinDistance.DeletingPointsBeyondDistancewillturnoffpoints
outsidethedefinedradius.Userscanthensetthisasthedefaultunder
Tools,Scanner,SetScanworldDefaultClouds.Itwillthenbethedataused
inanyfutureregistrations.Eachcloudwillbesegmentedbasedonthe
distanceofthepointsfromthescanner.Unified,mergedandfine/coarse
targetscansarenotaffected.
3. Thiscommandmaybealsobeusedinaregisteredscanworld.The
commandwillbeappliedtothescanworldhighlightedinScanworld
Explorerwhenthecommandisevoked.

ScanWorld
Visibility on
Key Plans

TheScanWorldVisibilitycanbeadjustedeasilyonaKeyPlan.Thevisibility
ofanyScanWorldcanbeturnedofforfilteredbyelevationorname.
1. CreateandopentheKeyPlan.ClickonTools,ConfigureScanWorld
Visibility.IntheVisiblecolumn,uncheckanyScanWorldsyoudontwant
visibleintheKeyPlan.TheScanWorldvisibilitycanalsobefilteredBy
NameorByElevation.
2. PlaceacheckbesideByElevation.PutavalueintheFromandToboxes.
Clickokay.OnlyScanWorldsbetweentheelevationrangewillbevisible.
Thisisextremelyhelpfulwhenyourscandataisgeoreferenced.

Difference
between PTX
and PTS

PTXandPTSareusefulformatsforexportingdataoutofCyclonebecauseit
exportstheXYZcoordinatesandtheintensityvalueofeachpoint.
1. .PTS PointsareexportedinXYZcoordinatesalongwiththeintensity
valueofeachpoint.Verticesandspheresaretreatedasindividual
pointswithzerointensityandthecoordinatecapturesthecenterofthe
vertexorsphere.Pointinformationistransformedintothecurrentuser
coordinatesystemandscaledforthecurrentunitofmeasure.Datacan
beunified(notgridded)ornotunified.
2. .PTX PointsareexportedinXYZcoordinatesalongwiththeintensity
valueofeachpointwithassociatedRegistrationtransformation
information.Thepointinformationisnottransformed.Thedefault
coordinatesystemisusedandmetersistheunitofmeasure.Datacant
beunifiedandhastobegridded.

Importing
Partial Scan
Station Data

ImportingPartialProjectsisausefultoolforimportingsmallersectionsof
dataorindividualstations.Thiscommandallowsuserstoselectspecific
stationstoimport.Thiscommandisnottobeconfusedwithimportingasub
samplingpercentageofyourdataset.
1. ForScanStationdata,fromCycloneNavigator,selectdatabase,gotoFile,
ImportScanStationData,ImportScanStationPartialProject. Cyclone
automaticallyrecognizeswhetherdataisfromScanStationC5/C10orP
Series.
2. SelectScanStationprojectfolderthatcontainstherawdata.ClickOK.If
importingScanStationC5/C10data,theImportC5/C10dialogueboxwill
appear.IfusingPseriesScanStation,theImportPSeriesdialogueboxwill
appear.SelectappropriatesettingsandclickOK.

Re-import
Scans for
Scan Station
Data

3. FromtheSelectObjectstoImportdialoguebox,expandprojectfolderand
selectStationstoimport.UseShift/CtrlkeytoselectoneormoreStations.
ClickOK.
Usersmaychoosetoimportasubsamplingpercentageofpointsto
previewandmanagelargedatasetswithScanStationC5/C10orPSeries.
TherestofthedatacanbereimportedinTruSpaceorinCycloneNavigator.
1. Toreloadpointsofapartiallyimporteddataset,opentheTruSpaceof
therelativeStation.UsethePanoramicRectangularFenceModeto
fenceanareawhereyouwanttoreloadpoints.
2. GotoReImport,LoadPointswithinFence.Theremainingpointsare
loadedwithintheFence.Thepointsarealsoloadedintotheassociated
ControlSpaceandallcurrentModelspaceViews.Anewscaniscreated
foreachpartiallyimportedscanwhichistrackableinScanworld
Explorer.
3. Allremainingpointsoranadditionalsubsamplingpercentagecanbe
importedthroughCycloneNavigator.Thiscommandcanbedoneatthe
ProjectlevelforalltheStationsorattheStationLevelforindividual
Stations.FromCycloneNavigator,highlightProjectorStation.Goto
Tools,ReImportScansThepointsareaddedtotheoriginalscanin
ScanworldExplorer.

Point Cloud
SubSelection
Tools

PointCloudSubSelectiontoolsarepowerfuldevicesinCyclone.Itisolates
pointsinthecloudsouserscanperformspecifictaskslikeSmoothSurface
orTINcreation.Thistoolcanbeusedseveraltimesinarowtodefinelarger
areas.
1. WithaFencetool,drawafencearoundanarea.GotoSelection,Point
CloudSubSelection,AddInsideFence.Thisselectsthepointsinsidethe
fence.ThisisanothergreatcommandtoHotKey.
2. Rotatecloud.MakeanewfenceandGotoSelection,PointCloudSub
Selection,AddInsideFence.Thiswilladdselectedpointstotheoriginal
selection.Conversely,userscanmakeafencearoundanareaandGoto
Selection,PointCloudSubSelection,RemoveInsideFencetodeselect
pointsinsidethefence.

Setting
Multiple
Reference
Planes

ReferencePlaneshavelotsofdifferentfunctionsinCyclone.Itisoften
usefultosetupmultipleReferencePlanesinyourModelspaceinorderto
speeduppostprocessing.Thevisibilityandfunctionalityofmultiple
ReferencePlanescanbemanagedinAdd/EditReferencePlanes.
1. TurnontheReferencePlane.GotoTools,ReferencePlane,ShowActive
Plane.SettheReferencePlaneinthedesiredlocation.ReferencePlanes
canbesettotheViewpoint,thecurrentUCS,XYPlane,XZPlane,YZ
Plane,OnanObjectorataPickPoint.
2. GotoTools,ReferencePlane,Add/EditReferencePlanes.Thecurrent
OriginReferencePlaneisbolded.HighlighttheOriginReferencePlane
inthelisttoactivateiconsintoolbarabove.ClickthefirsticonCopy
ReferencePlanetocreateaduplicateReferencePlaneontopofthe
currentOriginReferencePlane.
3. HighlightthenewReferencePlaneandsetitcurrentbyselectingthe
secondiconinthetoolbar,SetActiveReferencePlane.Thenew
ReferencePlanewillbecomebolded.Changethenameandcolorofthe
secondReferencePlanetodifferentiateitclearlyfromtheoriginalone.
ClickonthecoloredsquarebesidetheReferencePlanetochangethe
color.
4. MovetheactiveReferencePlaneusingoneofthemethodsdescribed
above.OneoftheeasiestwaystopositionaReferencePlaneisonan
Objectsuchasapatch.Drawarectangularfenceontheverticalsurface
youwanttomovethesecondReferencePlaneto.GotoCreateObject,
FitFenced,Patch.Verifythepatchisonthesurfacebyrotatingthe
pointcloudaround.ThengotoTools,ReferencePlane,SetonObject.
ThesecondReferencePlanewillbesettotheverticalsurface.
5. ThemultipleReferencePlanesaremanagedinAdd/EditReference
Planes.ThevisibilityoftheReferencePlanescanbecontrolledunder
theeyeglasses.ReferencePlanesmaybedeletedbyselectingthemand
thenclickingontheredX.TheReferencePlanescanbeRearranged
HigherorLowerbyfirstselectingthePlaneyouwanttomoveand
usingtheup/downarrowsinthedialoguebox.

Setting a
Reference
Plane with
Sparse Data or
No Objects

AReferencePlanemaybesetinanareawheretherearenoobjectsor
sparsepointclouddatabyfirstcreatingapatchfromapolylineandsetting
theReferencePlaneontheObject.
1. Pickthreepointsfromthepointcloud.Thesewilldefineaplane.
2. GotoCreateObject,FromPickPoints,Polyline.
3. GotoCreateObject,FromCurves,Patch.
4. SelectthePatchwithSinglePickandgotoTools,ReferencePlane,Set
onObject.

Reference
Plane Grid
Spacing

CalculatingvolumesinCycloneisoneofthemanypowerfultools.When
calculatingaTINtoTINvolume,theresultingvaluemayvarydependingon
thegridspacingforthecalculation.UnliketheTINtoReferenceplane
calculation,thespacingusedfortheTINtoTINcalculationissetfromthe
ReferencePlane.ThedefaultvaluefortheReferencePlaneisameter.Ifyou
needtightergridspacingforyourvolumecalculation,hereishowto
changethatvalue:
1. UndertheToolsinthemenubar,clickReferencePlane,thenEditActive
Plane.
2. ClicktheGridSpacingbartoexpandthesection.
3. Editthevalues.
4. ClickApplytopreview.
5. ClickOKtoaccept. Nowyoucanrecalculatethevolumeandachieve
thelevelofaccuracythatyouarelookingfor.

Geo-Tags

GeoTagsprovideatoolforcreatingCycloneannotations.Whenpublished
toTruView,GeotagsbecomeTruViewHotlinksandarevisiblefromall
Scanworldlocations,solvingtheproblemofhavingtoplaceduplicate
hotlinksineachscanworld.GeoTagsalsoprovideanautomatedwayof
integratingdatafromotherdatasourcessuchasGIS.SpheresandBoxes
areshapesavailableinCyclonetocreateGeoTags.
1. TosetaGeoTag,gotoTools,GeoTags.Thisopensthedialoguebox
whereyoucancreatethem.
2. TocreateaSphericalGeoTag,selectthefirsticoninthetoolbarand
multipick2pointsalongthediametertodeterminethesizeand
placementoftheGeoTag.GivetheGeoTagaTag/Index,Category,
LabelandLinktoawebsiteorexternaldocument.Adjustsizeof
candidatesphereifnecessary.ClickCreate.NotetheGeoTaghasthe
Labelattachedtoit.
3. ToCreateaBoxGeoTagwith2Picks,MultiPickpointsonopposite
cornerstogenerateasquare.AddTag/Index,Category,LabelandLink.
Adjustsizeofcandidateboxifnecessary.ClickCreate.
4. ToCreateaBoxGeoTagwith4picks,MultiPick4pointsofthesquare.
AddTag/Index,Category,LabelandLink.Adjustsizeofcandidateboxif
necessary.ClickCreate.ClickClosewhenfinishedwiththeGeoTag
dialoguebox.
5. WhenpublishedinTruView,theGeoTagswillappearasHotlinksand
displaythelinkeddocumentscreatedinCyclone.GeoTagsalsoprovide
atoolforlinkingobjectstootherdatabases.

Creating a
Line Segment
at Intersection
of Patches

ALineSegmentcanbecreatedattheintersectionoftwopatches.The
patchesdonothavetobevisiblyintersecting.Thisisagreattrickfor
determiningtheexactcornerbetweentwoplanesinthepointcloud.
1. Createapatchoneachoftheintersectingplanes.Makeafenceoneach
plane,gotoCreateObject,FitFenced,Patch.Thepatchescanbe
anywhereontheplane.
2. MultipickbothpatchesandgotoCreateObject,FromIntersections,
Curve.Thiscreatesalinesegmentattheintersectionofthetwoplanes.

Corner
Command

Cornersmaybecreatedinthepointcloudwhenthereisdataavailableon
threeintersectingplanes.Thecornercommandcreatesthreeintersecting
patchesoneachplaneandavertexattheintersectionpointoftheplanes.
Thevertexmaybeusedasaregistrationtarget,ameasurementpointorto
createlinework.
1. Findacornerinthescanandrotateviewtoseethethreeplanes.
2. Makearectangularfencearoundthecorner.GotoCreateObject,Fit
Fenced,Corner.Cyclonewillcreateapatchoneachplaneandavertex
attheintersectionofthethreeplanes.Hitspacebar.
3. Avertexcanbechangedtoatargetwitharegistrationlabel.Selectthe
vertex,gotoTools,Registration,Add/EditRegistrationLabel.Type
registrationlabel.Clickok.Cyclonelabelsthevertexandcopiesthe
registrationlabeltotheControlSpace.

Breaking
Polylines

ThereareacoupleofwaysinCyclonetoBreakPolylineswithoutlosing
scanpoints.
1. GotoSelection,SetSelectable.Uncheckthepickcolumn(second
column)besidepointcloud.CreateafenceandusetheshortcutShiftI
tobreakthepolyline.Thepointswillremainbecausethepickcolumn
onthepointcloudisturnedoff.Dontforgettocheckitbackon
immediatelyoryourwontbeabletoseekonthepointcloudforeasy
navigation.
2. Theotherwaytoeasilybreakapolylineistoselectthepolylineandput
afenceacrossthelinewhereyouwanttobreakit.GotoEdit,Fence,
DeleteSelectedInside.Thisbreaksthelineandleavesthescandata.

Extending a
Line with a
Pick Point

LinescanbeextendedinCycloneusingapickpoint.Thepickpointdoesnot
havetobeonthecenterline.
1. Createalinesegmentbymultipickingtwopointsinthemodelspace.
GotoCreateObject,FromPickPoints,LineSegment.
2. Toextendalinesegment,selectthelineandmultipickapointwhere
youwanttoextendtheline.GotoEditObject,Extend,ExtendtoLast
Selection.Thelinewillextendalongthecenterlinetoapointthatis
perpendiculartoyourpickpointonthepointcloud.

Clearance
Tool

TheClearancetoolisaneffectivewaytomeasuretrueverticalorhorizontal
measurementsunderobjectssuchasoverheadwiresandbridges.
1. Makeafencearoundareayouwanttomeasure.GotoFile,Launch,
CopyFencedtoNewModelspace.Mergepointcloud.GotoSelection,
SelectAll.ThengotoCreateObject,Merge.
2. WithMultiPick,selectapointonthegroundinfrontoftheobjectyou
aremeasuringbelowandapointbehind,creatinganapproachline.
Approachpointsarepickedfronttoback,lefttoright.Ifanother
approachisneeded,pickinfrontofobjectyouaremeasuringuptoand
behindonrightsideoffirstapproach.
3. Selectpointsonobjectyouaremeasuringupto.Selectpointonright
sideandasecondpointonleftside.
4. GotoTools,Measure,Clearances.InMeasureClearancesdialoguebox,
clickMeasureVerticalandCreateLines.UsingMultiPick,uncheckpick
pointsonobjectyouaremeasuringupto.Picktwonewpointson
anotherwireworkingrighttoleft.ClickMeasureVerticalandCreate
Lines.Thisprovidesasecondmeasurementalongthesameapproach.
ClickReportifyouwantatextfileofthemeasurements.
5. Hitspacebar.WithPicktool,selectpointcloudandhitdelete.Close
ModelspacebyclickingonredXintoprightcorner.InClosing
Modelspacedialoguebox,placeacheckbesideMergeintooriginal
ModelspaceandDeleteafterclose.ClickClose.Theverticallineswill
appearintheoriginalModelspace.
6. Todisplaymeasurements,usepicktooltoselectthefirstline.Transfer
pickpointtooneoftheorangehandlesatbeginningofline.Awhite
dotwillappearonthehandle.WithMultiPick,selectsecondhandle.
GotoTools,Measure,Distance,PointtoPoint.Tosavemeasurements,
gotoTools,Measure,SaveMeasurements.Themeasurementscanbe
named,edited,erasedorturnedonunderTools,Measure,Edit
Measurement.Withsinglepick,selectsecondline.Transferpickpoint
tooneofthehandlesontheline.WithMultiPickselectsecondorange
handle.GotoTools,Measure,Distance,PointtoPoint.

Copying and
Pasting in
Cyclone

UserscancopyandpastedatawithintheCycloneprogramusingthesame
windowscommands,CtrlCtocopyandCtrlVtopaste.Ifcopyingintoa
Modelspace,watchyourcoordinatesystemsandmakesureyouare
copyingintoaModelspacewiththesamecoordinatesystem.
1. OpentheModelspacewhereyouwanttocopysomething.Selectthe
object.Ifcopyingpoints,makeafencearoundthepointsyouwantto
copy.GotoSelection,PointCloudSubSelectionAddInsideFence.This
selectsthepointsinsidethefence.
2. ClickCtrlConyourkeyboard.
3. OpentheModelspaceyouwanttocopyitintoandclickCtrlVonyour
keyboardtopastetheobjectorpoints.

Using Limit
Box in
TruSpace to
Define Limit
Box in
ModelSpace

UserscantakeadvantageofeasynavigationinTruSpacetoplacealimitbox
andthelimitboxwillisolatedatainthecorrespondingModelSpace.Inthis
workflowtheTruSpaceandModelSpacearelinkedandinsyncwithone
another.
1. FromCycloneNavigator,highlightaScanWorld,rightclickandopen
TruSpace.ThepointcloudmustbeonintheTruSpace.Thepointcloud
andtheimagecanbeonatthesametimeintheTruSpace.Toturnon
theimageinTruSpace,gotoView,Images.
2. FromtheTruSpace,gotoFile,openModelSpaceView.Selectthe
ModelSpaceViewandclickopen.
3. IntheModelSpace,fromthedropdownmenu,gotoView,TruSpace,
LinkTruSpace.SelecttheTruSpaceandclickLink.Ifyouhavemorethan
oneTruSpaceopencloseadditionalTruSpaces.IntheModelSpace,go
backtoView,TruSpaceclickonSyncTruSpaceandSyncQuickLimitBox.
NowtheTruSpacewillbeinsyncwiththeModelSpace.
4. ClickontheQuickLimitBoxiconintheTruSpaceandleftclickwithyour
mousewhereyouwanttoplaceit.TheLimitBoxwillshowupinyour
correspondingModelSpace.Thepointclouddatawillremainoninthe
TruSpace.ThesizeoftheinitialLimitBoxissetinPreferencesinthe
ModelSpaceTab.
BackgroundsSettingscanbechangedtooverridethesolidcolor
backgroundsinaModelSpaceorTruSpace.Thisisagoodthingtochange
whencreatinganAnimation.
1. IntheModelSpace,fromthedropdownmenus,selectView,
BackgroundSettings.PlaceacheckintheUseBackgroundTheme
dialoguebox.Thisoverridesthepreviousbackgroundinthe
ModelSpaceandTruSpaceWindows
2. ChooseoneoftheBackgroundModes BackgroundImage,Gradient
Themes,orSky/GroundGradientThemes.
BackgroundImage allowsyoutobrowsetothebackground
imageofyourchoice
GradientThemes

allowsyoutochoosefromfivedifferentsky
gradientthemes,Grey1,Grey2,Blue/Grey,
Blue/Black,andLightBluefromdropdown
menu

Sky/GroundGradient optionoffivesky/groundgradientthemes,
WinterGrey,DeepBlue,ModelSpace,
Daylight,andOpenFieldfromdropdown
menu.
3. ClickApplyandOK.

Exporting an
Ortho Image
of Scan Data

OrthoimagescanbeexportedoutofCycloneforimportintoCAD.The
orthoimageofyourscandataexportswithaworldfilethatcontainsscale
andpositionalinformationfortheimageandproperplacementinCAD.
1. Cleanandclippointcloud.ClickTopViewandOrthorgraphic.Zoom
pointcloudtodesiredextents.Keepitintopview.
2. InthePointCloudRenderingtoolbar,clickonCloudSilhouette.InCloud
Silhouettemode,everypointthatisparallelorclosetoparalleltothe
screenisbecomesinvisible.Perpendicularpointstothescreenare
visible.
3. ChangebackgroundtowhiteforexporttoCAD.GotoEdit,Preferences.
ClickonModelspacetab.ClickViewer:BackgroundColor.Placecursor
onwhitearea,clickapply,OKandClose.Thebackgroundwillbe
changedforthatsessionofCyclone.Ifyouwantthechangetobe
global,changetheLevelontherighthandsidefromSessiontoDefault
beforechangingthebackgroundcolor.Thebackgroundcolorcannotbe
changedinSilhouettemode.DisableSilhouettebeforechanging
backgroundcolor.
4. GotoFile,Export,navigatetolocationtosavethefile.Typeinfile
name.BesideSaveastype:fromdropdownmenu,selectOrthoImage
TaggedImageFileFormat(*.tif).ClickSavetwice.FromtheImageSize
dialoguebox,placeacheckbesideKeepAspectRatioandunderAnti
aliasingQuality,chooseNone.TheExportCompletedialogueboxwill
promptuserthatcycloneExported1Object.ClickOK.Cyclone
publishesa.tiffileanda.TWFfileforeachorthoimage.The.TWFisthe
worldfilewhichisaplaintextcomputerdatafileusedbygeographic
informationsystems.

Cutting Holes
in Patches

ThereareacoupleofdifferentwaystocutholesinpatchesinCyclone.The
Fenceor2DDrawingToolsaretheeasiestwaytoachievethis.Remember
thatholescannotbecreatedinextrudedpatches.
1. Tocutaholeinapatchusingyourfencetools,makeapatchthendraw
afenceonthepatch.
2. Makesurethepatchisselected.Fromthedropdownmenu,gotoEdit
Object,Patch,SubtractfromPatch.
3. Tocutaholeusingthe2DDrawingTools,firstsettheReferencePlane
onthesurfaceyouwanttocreatethehole.The2DDrawingToolsonly
workontheReferencePlane.UsingoneoftheDrawingTools,tracethe
outlineofawindow,doororotheropening.Besureandcheckinyour
drawingbyclickingthegreencheckinthe2DDrawingToolbarorthe
enterkey.
4. SelectthepatchandgotoEditObject,Patch,SubtractfromPatch.

Change Color
of Target
Labels

ThetargetlabelsinCycloneareconsideredAnnotationsandthecolorand
otherpropertiescanbechanged.
1. SelectthetargetsoutfromthepointcloudbyopeningtheSet
SelectableMenu.GoToView,SetObjectVisibilityandhighlightVertex.
ClickSelectinthetopcornertoselectthetargetsfromthepointcloud.
2. GotoTools,Annotations,Add/EditAnnotations.ClicktheAnnotation
PropertiesIconinToolbar.ClickTextColorandchooseacolor.Click
ApplyandOK.SelectClose.

Short Cuts

SettingupShortCutsinCyclonecanbeextremelyhelpfulforaccessing
frequentlyusedModelSpacesorotherfoldersdeepinthedatabase,
withouthavingtonavigatethroughextensivefolders.TheseShortcutsare
accessedfromCycloneNavigator.Shortcutsmayalsobecreatedonthe
WindowsDesktop,StartMenu,QuickLaunchBarorWindowsFavoriteand
functionoutsideofCyclonetolaunch.
1. TocreateaShortcutinCyclone,inNavigatorselecttheobjectyouwant
tocreateashortcutfor.SelectCreate,Shortcut.Thisaddstheshortcut
totheShortcutsfolderinCycloneNavigator.
2. TocreateaShortcutinWindows,fromNavigator,selecttheobjectyou
wanttocreateaShortcutfor.SelectCreate,ShortcutinWindows.The
ShortcutisaddedtothespecifiedlocationinWindows.

Colorizing
Geometric
Objects in
TruViews

GeometricobjectscreatedinCyclonesuchasbeams,pipes,lines,and
conescanbecolorizedinCycloneandpublishedtoTruView.Thisis
achievedusingacommandcalledRandomizeColorsofSelectedObjectsor
CreateObjectswithRandomColors.Ifobjectsarecolorizedthroughthe
layermenu,thecolorsoftheobjectswillnotpublishtoTruView.The
objectspublishbuttheassignedcolordoesnttransfer.
1. CreateGeometricobjectsinCyclone.Selecttheobjects.Aneffective
methodtoselectobjectsoutfromthepointcloudisthroughtheView
Propertiesmenu.GotoView,SetObjectVisibility(ShiftS).Highlight
objecttypeandclickselect.Repeatforallobjecttypes.
2. Fromdropdownmenu,gotoEditObject,Appearance,Randomize
ColorsofSelectedObjects.Thiswillcolorizeallobjectsrandomly.
PublishtoTruView.BesureunderTruViewSettingsthereisacheck
besideCopyGeometricObjectstoScanworldsandShowGeometric
Objects.
3. AshortcuttothisworkflowisuserscanturnonCreateObjectswith
RandomColorsbeforemodelingtheirobjects.Asobjectsaremodeled
theyarerandomlycolored.Fromthedropdownmenu,gotoEdit
Object,Appearance,CreateObjectswithRandomColors.Model
GeometricobjectsandpublishtoTruViewasdescribedabove.

Using P
Series
Simulator to
Wireless
Scan

ThePSeriesSimulatormaybeusedastheinterfacetowirelessscanwith
thescannerfromalaptop.
1. TurnonScannerandenablewirelessonthescanner.Toenablethe
wireless,clickthepieshapediconbesidetheleveliconorthroughthe
MainMenu,gotoStatusandConnections.BesideWiFiOperation:
SelectOnfromdropdownmenu.BesideWiFiConnection:ChooseAd
hocMode.Note:IfyouareusinganIPADtocontrolthescannerthe
WiFiConnectionshouldbesettoAccessPoint.AppleProductsdont
workwithAdhocmode.
2. GotothewirelesssettingsonyourcomputerandclickonthePSeries
ScanStation.Itwillpromptyouforapassword.Thepasswordto
connecttothescannerislistedonthescannerbesidetheWiFiKey.The
defaultpasswordisabcdabcd.Userscanresetthispassword.
3. LaunchthePSeriesSimulatoronthelaptop.ThePtypescannerwillbe
listedintheScanDevicesscreen.Selectitandhitconnectinbottomleft
corner.ThemainPSeriesscreenwillappear.BeginScanproject.
4. Ifusingthesimulatortopracticeandyouneedtochangethescanner
typetoanotherPSeries,ontheStatusscreeninbottomcornerbeside
Profile,selectscannertypeandclickSet.ClosetheSimulatorand
launchagain.

P20 Data
Copy Tool

OnewaytocopydatafromthePSeriesScanStationistousethePSeries
ScanStationDataCopyTool.Thedatacanbetransferredwirelesslyor
throughthedatacable.
1. InstallthePSeriesDataCopyToolonyourcomputer.BootuptheP
SeriesScanStationandenablewirelessonthescanner.Gotothe
wirelesssettingsonyourcomputerandconnecttothePSeries
ScanStation.NotethewirelesspasswordonPSeriesScanStationto
connecttoit.Ifusingthedatacable,makesurethecableisconnected
toadirectnetworkplugonyourcomputer.Thedirectconnectiontakes
aminuteorsotoestablishconnectivity.
2. LaunchPSeriesDataCopyTool.SelectConnecttoScanner.Alistof
availablescannerswillappear.SelectthecorrectscannerandclickOK
toconnect.AsuccessfulconnectionisestablishedwhenPSeries
ScanStationserialnumberappearsinthetitlebaratthetopofthe
menu.
3. ExpandProjectFolderonrightsidetoseetheprojectsonScanner.
Selecttheprojectstodownload.Logfilescanalsobedownloaded.
OpenDirectoryandbrowsfordestinationfolderonyourcomputer.
SelectTransferProjecttobegin.

C10 Data
Copy Tool

OnewaytocopydatafromtheC10istousetheC10DataCopyTool.The
dataistransferredthroughthewirelessWindy31.
1. TurnonthescannerandplugintheWindy31.Fromthewireless
settingsonyourdevice,connecttotheC10.
2. OpentheC10DataCopyTool.ChoosetheC10scannerandconnect.It
willtakeafewminutesforthecopytreetoappear.Onceconnected,
theprojectsfromthescannerwillappearontheleftsideandyour
computerfileswillappearontheright.
3. Choosethescannerprojectfolder,thenchoosethedestinationfolder
andselectcopy.Thefileswilltransfertothedesignatedfolderonyour
computer.

Adding Cloud
Constraints to
a Target Based
Registration

CloudConstraintsmaybeaddedtoatargetbasedregistrationtohelp
tightenupregistrationvalues.
1. Completethetargetbasedregistration.
2. HighlighttheScanWorldsyouwanttoaddaCloudConstraintwith.
3. IntheCloudConstraintpulldownmenu,clickAddCloudConstraint.In
theAddCloudConstraintmenu,selectUseCurrentRegistration.Click
OK.AnewCloudConstraintisaddedtotheConstraintList,labeledasa
cloud/meshconstraint.GotoRegistration,Registerandcompletethe
Registration.

Mass Pick for

Cloudtocloudregistrationrequirespickingcorrespondingpointsbetween
adjacentScanWorlds.Masspickallowsuserstochoiceonepointina
ScanWorldandmultiplepointsintheadjacentcorrespondingScanworld.
ThisworkflowisveryhelpfulifthedatainoneofyourScanworldsisntas
dense.
1. PickapointintheScanworldthathasdenserpointclouddata.
2. IntheModelspacewithlesspoints,pickseveralpointsaroundthearea
yousinglepicked.Cyclonewillfindthenearestmatchingpoint.Itis
importanttokeepallyourmultipickpointsinthesameScanworld.
window.Cyclonewillprocessthefirstthreepointsitmatchesupno
matterwhereyouare.