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Point Cloud: Be able to change point size .

Point Cloud: Be able to change point size .

Hi!

Working with point cloud in Inventor is not easy. Compare with Recap or Faro Scene where they have adaptive point size, you are very limited by the small point size in Inventor. The problem is when you zoom in on something the pixel size of each point is unchanged, so what this means is that objects tend to disappear.

 

In recap or Faro Scene the point size is increasing the closer you get. This is an enormous difference when working whit point clouds, because it´s so much easier to find obstacles.

 

The easy (but not the best way) is to have a slider to be able to manually change point size.

The right way is to automatically change the point size like in Faro Scene.

8 Comments
petestrycharske
Advisor

All,

 

Good afternoon!  I would love to have to ability to increase the size of the points of a point cloud within Inventor, similar to what can be accomplished in Recap.  This would make it easier to select, project, measure, etc.  Currently, I can adjust the density and the Inventor background color, but not the size of the points.  This would be really helpful for some of the projects that I take on.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.  Hope all is well and have a most blessed day!

 

Peace,

Pete

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michael.darnell1
Explorer

This functionality is badly needed. We do scanning of interior spaces and inventor is almost useless at this point for our application. 

mfurches
Enthusiast

This is such a basic function. Typical autodesk, we have this great new feature except it's virtually useless....

Anonymous
Not applicable

This function should have been in the software as they implemented point cloud. It is such a crucial part of dealing with point cloud that I don't understand how it's been ignored for so long. Right now I need to work with recap open on the side to make sure what I'm looking at in Inventor is what I think I'm looking at.

SHL_ADL_01
Explorer

Iv been hoping this would be a simple fix and they would have rolled it in by now.

Please implement this ASAP

This will improve our workflow significantly as we end up polygon meshing parts so we can see them in inventer

waldie.jonathan
Enthusiast

Seems like a 'no brainer' setting to include. A point the size of a pixel isn't exactly user friendly...

dan_szymanski
Autodesk
Status changed to: Accepted

Accepted idea [INVGEN-53908]. Thanks!

dan_szymanski
Autodesk
Status changed to: Implemented

This idea has been implemented within Autodesk Inventor 2027. Please review the Inventor 2027 What's New article here, for more information regarding changing the density/size of point clouds within your designs. Special thanks to everyone who cast a vote for it.

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