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Michael wrote:I don't really understand that video because the imported documents show the wall thickness which is not something you would get from most laser/point-cloud scans unless you did the inside AND the outside of the building. Doing both is a lot more work.
It looks like it can be done.
www.laserscanning-europe.com/en/tv/archicad/laser-scanning-software-point-cab-archicad-laser-scanning-floor-plans-and-sectional-view
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2011-11-18 11:11 PM
afingret wrote:Many years ago, perhaps in 2001 - 2003 or so, there was a method to take point clouds from LIDAR, reduce them, and read them in to ArchiCAD via Alias/Wavefront .obj files. The point reduction was key. It was custom written software running on Sili Graphics machines. However, the outputted .obj files read into ArchiCAD quite well and I worked with them. The experimental group doing that contacted Graphisoft to jointly pursue that capability, I was told by the person doing the point reduction. It was dropped as far as I know and they did not pursue ArchiCAD. It was some guy working out of an obscure group called DoD.
It really surprises me that Graphisoft is so quiet on the topic of point cloud integration. 3D laser scanning is so clearly an important tool for building surveys and projects involving as-built documentation. Revit and Microstation both have existing solutions in place.
2011-11-21 04:15 PM