In raw text format, the points are stored as six values, separated by a comma.

The huge quantity of data in a point cloud has meant that the Revit programmers had to come up with a new way of handling information as the existing method of handling CAD files was never going to cut it.įor those that have never worked with point cloud data it delivers hundreds of thousands of points, which are the result of a laser beam reflected back to the survey station from objects in direct line of sight. Point cloud data support appears to be part of the Autodesk response to a request for better handling of refurbishment projects, which in the current climate, have a larger part to play in the industry than in previous years.

Those that have not read the article can see it online here. Regular readers may have seen the article on 3D mice in the May/June edition of AEC, so I will not dwell on that other than to say that, like anything shiny with buttons, and lights, they seem to be going down very well with the Revit community. This ‘local central’ stays in touch with the ‘central central’ and keeps up-to-date quietly in the background. With Revit Server in Revit 2012 a local copy of the central file will be held on the local server and it is this which the users are synchronising with, albeit unknowingly.

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