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Compare with point cloud

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Compare with Point Cloud

Compare with Point Cloud compares surface model to TerraScan active point cloud.

The command is useful for validating the accuracy of a surface model

This tool requires existing TerraModeler surface, and TerraScan points loaded.

To compare surface with a point cloud:

1. Select Compare with point cloud command from the Utility pulldown menu.

This opens the Compare with Point Cloud dialog:

compare_with_point_cloud

4. Define settings and click OK.

Setting

Effect

Surface

The surface model to compare.

Classes

The point cloud class(es) to consider in the comparison.

Mismatch limit

Outlier filter threshold for reporting. Mismatches bigger than the threshold are not considered in reporting.

This runs the comparison and opens the Compare Surface With Point Cloud text dialog for showing the comparison result:

compare_surface_with_point_cloud_report

5. Evaluate the report or save the report using File > Save as text.

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