There are 3 ways to display a Triangle Mesh in the rayCloud:
1. Using the 3D Textured Mesh of the project generated by PIX4Dmapper
In order to visualize the 3D Textured Mesh of the actual project:
1. (optional) If the 3D Textured Mesh has not been created, generate it by following: How to generate the 3D Textured Mesh.
2. On the Menu bar, click View > rayCloud.
3. On the left sidebar, in the section Layers, select Triangle Meshes.
2. Using a PIX4Dmapper Point Cloud
1. On the Menu bar, click View > rayCloud.
2. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the Point Cloud.
3. Drag and drop the Point Cloud file onto the Triangle Meshes layer in the Layers section of the left sidebar.
4. A Triangle Mesh with no color is generated and displayed in the 3D View.
3. Using an external Point Cloud
- The point cloud has to be in .las or .laz. format.
- The project needs to have a known coordinate system, not an arbitrary one.
- The georeferenced .las and .laz point clouds need to have a known coordinate system.
1. On the Menu bar, click View > rayCloud.
2. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the point cloud.
3. Drag and drop the Point Cloud file onto the Triangle Meshes layer in the Layers section of the left sidebar.
4. A Triangle Mesh with no color is then generated and displayed in the 3D View.