2016-06-11 11:50 AM
2016-06-11 12:31 PM
2016-06-14 10:52 AM
nathanw wrote:Good news: as you figured out by now, you can export your point clouds to ARCHICAD without any problems. ARCHICAD will read them fine, but they will be just that — non-intejligent point clouds and ARCHICAD user will have to trace over them with building elements.
The idea is to be able to provide a file that can be directly exported from PS to ArchiCAD in the most direct way possible and with the least amount of processing on the client side...
nathanw wrote:Bad news: you did everything correctly, but there are no currently available software algorithms that would mesh your 3D point cloud with a reasonable (read — intelligent) mesh. None. Period. All available meshing algorithms are dumb and the only option you have is to "simplify" the mesh, meaning lower the number of triangles to a specific number. Naturally, this simplification will lead to loss of details, as all surfaces are "simplified" proportionally.
I can create a mesh from the point cloud data (as .e57), which can also be converted to a 3DS file. The problem with this is that even a regular surface (render etc.) creates many faces in the mesh, and features cannot be easily distinguished.
2016-06-16 09:06 AM
2016-06-16 09:54 AM
nathanw wrote:Lets keep in touch. The more people in the field I get to support my project the easier it will be to finish it. We might even go crowd-funding rout if it raises enough interest.
I would be very interested to hear how your development goes and will be keeping an eye on this as it develops.
nathanw wrote:Actually, it is not that bad, if people know what they are doing. PM me if you need any help on any of your real-life projects.
For now I may resort to employing someone who specialises in 3D modelling to trace over the point cloud as you suggest, but it is far from ideal!
2016-06-16 10:03 AM
2016-06-16 04:11 PM
Barry wrote:Thank you, Barry.
Have you seen this post?
It mentions a couple of programs (one is an Archicad add-on) that can convert point clouds to usable elements.
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=256521
Barry.