TerraScan User Guide

Place Collection Shape

Place Collection Shape tool lets you create shape elements that are associated with certain thematic types. Collection shapes are used to group laser points together that belong, for example, to a topographic object, such as a building or a road.

Collection shapes can be used later to output groups of laser points.

You need to define collection shape types before you can use the tool. See Collection shapes category of TerraScan Settings for more information.

Collection shapes can be created manually by using the digitization function of the Place Collection Shape tool. Alternatively, they can be produced automatically from already existing shape elements that have been created using any CAD tool for shape drawing.

Collection shapes do not store any attribute information. The application only uses element level, color, line weight, and line style to recognize a shape as a collection shape of a specific type.

To place a collection shape:

1. (Optional) Select shape elements that you want to turn into collection shapes.

2. Select the Place Collection Shape tool.

The Place Collection Shape dialog opens:

3. Select a collection shape type in the Type list.

4. If shape elements have been selected, apply the collection shape symbology with a data click inside a view.

This turns all selected shapes into collection shapes. An information dialog shows the number of effected shape elements.

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4. (Optional) Define additional settings in the Place Collection Shape dialog.

5. Digitize the shape boundary by placing vertices with data clicks. To close the shape, place a data click close to the first vertex. You can undo a vertex placement with a reset click.

This creates a shape element on the level and using the symbology specified for the collection shape type. If a Number is defined, a text element is drawn inside the shape element using active text settings of the CAD file.