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TerraScan Function Matrix

Main Window

Classify

 

Full

Lite

UAV

Routine

By class

x

x

x

Closeby points

x

 

x

Ground

x

 

x

Hard surface

x

 

x

Surface points

x

 

x

By height from ground

x

 

x

By absolute elevation

x

 

x

By channel

x

 

x

By distance

x

 

x

By deviation

x

 

x

By echo

x

 

x

By echo difference

x

 

x

By echo length

x

 

x

By extra attribute

x

 

x

By intensity

x

 

x

By color

x

 

x

By centerline

x

 

x

By section template

x

 

x

By time stamp

x

 

x

By angle

x

 

x

By scan diection

x

 

x

By normal vector

x

 

x

By range

x

 

x

By reliability

x

 

x

By scanner

x

 

x

By vegetation index

x

 

x

Model keypoints

x

x

x

Contour keypoints

x

x

x

Dominant surface

x

x

x

Top surface

x

x

x

Noise

Air points

x

 

x

Isolated points

x

 

x

Low points

x

 

x

Below surface

x

 

x

Window reflections

x

 

x

Features

Buildings

x

 

x

Building surfaces

x

 

x

Linear features

x

 

x

Railroad

x

 

x

Tunnel surfaces

x

 

x

Walls

x

 

x

Water surface

x

 

x

Inside fence

x

x

x

3D Fence

x

x

x

Trajectory interval

x

 

x

Detect plane

x

 

x

Detect trees

x

 

x

Add point to ground

x

 

x

Macro Window

Full

Lite

UAV

File

New

x

 

x

Open

x

 

x

Save

x

 

x

Save as

x

 

x

Edit

Copy

x

 

x

Paste

x

 

x

Comment

x

 

x

Run

On loaded points

x

 

x

On selected files

x

 

 

Create

Ground per line

x

 

x

Tielines by echo

x

 

x

Height from ground

x

 

x

Tools

Full

Lite

UAV

Toolboxes

Main tool box

x

x

x

General

x

x

x

View laser

x

x

x

Draw

x

x

x

Model

x

x

x

Displayset

x

x

x

Groups

x

x

x

Vectorize wires

x

 

x

Vectorize towers

x

 

x

View powerline

x

x

x

Waveform

x

 

x

Railroad

x

x

x

Road

x

x

x

Paint markings

x

x

x

Buildings

x

x

x

Building patches

x

x

x

Building edges

x

x

x

Walls

x

x

x

Trees

x

x

x

Copy

x

x

x

Show statistics

x

x

x

Macro (details in a separate table)

x

 

x

Addon

View histogram

x

x

x

Draw

Bounding box

x

x

x

Into profile

x

x

x

Into sections

x

x

x

Polygons

x

x

x

Smoothen points

x

x

x

Thin points

x

x

x

Adjust to geoid

x

x

x

Convert geoid model

x

x

x

Transform loaded points

x

x

x

Transform known points

x

x

x

Output control report

x

x

x

Assign

Color

x

x

x

Reliability

x

x

x

Compute distance

x

x

x

Clear distance

x

x

x

Compute normal vectors

x

x

x

Extract color from images

x

x

x

Extract echo properties

x

 

 

Modify color

x

x

x

Fit to reference

Using cloud matching

x

x

x

Using surfaces

x

x

x

Using trees

x

x

x

Compare with reference

x

x

x

Copy from reference

x

 

x

Sort

x

x

x

Read

Building models

x

x

x

Paint lines

x

x

x

Poles

x

x

x

Polygons

x

x

x

Rails

x

x

x

Section parameters

x

x

x

Slope arrows

x

x

x

Tree cells

x

x

x

Wires

x

x

x

Upload to LumiDB

x

x

x

View

Full

Lite

UAV

Minimal dialog

x

x

x

Medium dialog

x

x

x

Large dialog

x

x

x

Wide dialog

x

x

x

Column titles

x

x

x

Fields

x

x

x

Histogram

x

x

x

Color histograms

x

x

x

Fit view

x

x

x

Display mode

x

x

x

Line (available for airborne/mobile points only)

Full

Lite

UAV

Deduce using time

x

x

x

Deduce from order

x

x

x

Start new at selection

x

x

x

Modify numbering

x

x

x

Draw from points

x

x

x

Adjust laser angles

x

 

x

Cut line ends

x

 

x

Cut long range

x

 

x

Cut low reliability

x

 

x

Cut overlap

x

 

x

Fit using targets

x

x

x

Translate

x

x

x

Rotate

x

x

x

Measurement (available for static terrestrial points only)

Full

Lite

UAV

Translate

x

x

x

Rotate

x

x

x

Place target object

x

x

x

Transform

x

x

x

Fit point clouds

x

x

x

Modify numbering

x

x

x

Cut overlap

x

x

x

Wizard

Full

Lite

UAV

New drone project

x

 

x

Process drone data

x

 

x

Create drone macro

x

 

x

Point

 

Full

Lite

UAV

Undo classification

x

x

x

From list

x

x

x

Edit selected

x

x

x

Select by class

x

x

x

Find

x

x

x

Copy to clipboard

x

x

x

Delete

x

x

x

Main Toolbox

General

Full

Lite

UAV

Scan settings

x

x

x

Scan define coordinate setup

x

x

x

Define classes

x

x

x

Design block boundaries

x

x

 

Define project (details in a separate table)

x

x

 

Manage trajectories (details in a separate table)

x

x

x

Load airborne points

x

x

x

Load ground points

x

x

x

Import E57

x

x

x

New Drone Project

x

x

x

Process Drone Data

x

x

x

About TerraScan

x

x

x

Help on TerraScan

x

x

x

Define project

Full

Lite

UAV

File

New project

x

x

 

Open project

x

x

 

Save project

x

x

 

Save project as

x

x

 

Edit project information

x

x

 

Import points into project

x

x

 

Import collection

x

x

 

Block

Add by boundaries

x

x

 

Add using files

x

x

 

Edit definition

x

x

 

Delete definition

x

x

 

Merge blocks

x

x

 

Lock selected

x

x

 

Release lock

x

x

 

Draw boundaries

x

x

 

Create along centerline

x

x

 

Create along tower string

x

x

 

Create along trajectories

x

x

 

Create for polygon

x

x

 

Clip boundaries

x

x

 

View

Fields

x

x

 

Sort

x

x

 

Tools

Run macro

x

 

 

Adjust to geoid

x

x

 

Convert storage format

x

x

 

Rename blocks

x

x

 

Transform coordinates

x

x

 

Output control report

x

x

 

Show statistics

x

x

 

Check coverage

x

x

 

Validate blocks

x

x

 

Merge small blocks

x

x

 

Copy from reference

x

 

 

Extract color from images

x

x

 

Extract echo properties

x

x

 

Export to Google Maps

x

x

 

Export lattice models

x

x

 

Export raster images

x

x

 

Export 3D ortho

x

x

 

Write by line

x

x

 

Output collections

x

x

 

Draw cloud boundaries

x

x

 

1 No project capability.

Manage Trajectories

Full

Lite

UAV

File

Set directory

x

x

x

Import files

x

x

x

Import directory

x

x

x

Import scanner positions

x

x

x

Deduce scanner positions

x

x

x

Deduce trajectories

x

x

x

Merge from GPS and INS

x

x

x

Import accuracy files

x

x

x

Output positions

x

x

x

Trajectory

Edit information

x

x

x

Assign number

x

x

x

Set accuracy

x

x

x

Delete

x

x

x

View positions

x

x

x

View

Sort

x

x

x

Fields

x

x

x

Tools

Split

x

x

x

Cut turnarounds

x

x

x

Delete by polygons

x

x

x

Split at laser gaps

x

x

x2

Link to waveform files

x

 

 

Renumber trajectories

x

x

x

Thin positions

x

x

x

Transform

x

x

x

Add lever arm

x

x

x

Adjust to geoid

x

x

x

Convert angles

x

x

x

Convert time stamps

x

x

x

Create macro

For stops and turns

x

x

x

For poor accuracy

x

x

x

For repeated passes

x

x

x

Smoothen stops

x

x

x

Draw into design

x

x

x

2 No project capability.

Vectorize Wires

Full

Lite

UAV

Find Powerline Wires

x

 

x

Merge Wires

x

 

x

Connect Wires

x

 

x

Place Tower String

x

 

x

Activate Powerline

x

x4

x

Detect Wires

x

 

x

Place Wire String

x

 

x

Check Wire Attachments

x

 

x

Assign Wire Attributes

x

 

x

4 In View Powerline toolbar.

Building Patches

Full

Lite

UAV

Split building

x

x

x

Split patch

x

x

x

Merge patches

x

x

x

Apply plane symmetry

x

x

x

Match roof elevation

x

x

x

Remove patch

x

x

x

Remove details

x

x

x

Draw building section

x

x

x

Extrude building

x

x

x

Waveform

Full

Lite

UAV

View Waveform

x

 

 

Extract Echoes

x

 

 

3 No project capability.

Railroad

Full

Lite

UAV

Place Railroad String

x

x

x

Fit Railroad String

x

x

x

Find Rails

x

x

x

Find Track Side Slopes

x

x

x

Find Wires

x

x

x

Check Wire Ends

x

x

x

Find Poles

x

x

x

Output Poles

x

x

x

5 In Vectorize Wires toolbar.

TerraScan User Guide   5.5.2026   © 2026 Terrasolid Ltd