TerraScan User Guide

Output alignment report

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Create surface model

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Export lattice model

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Export raster image

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Write to design file

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Draw as line strings

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Write element vertices

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Open block

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Open inside fence

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Read points

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Read collection

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Read reference points

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Save points

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Save points As

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Cloud type

Airborne lidar

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Mobile lidar

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Stationary lidar

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Airborne photo

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Mobile photo

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Stationary photo

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Boat sonar

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Mixed

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Close points

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Routine

By class

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Air points

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Closeby points

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Isolated points

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Low points

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Ground

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Hard surface

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Surface points

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Below surface

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By height from ground

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By absolute elevation

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By distance

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By deviation

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By echo

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By echo difference

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By echo length

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By intensity

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By color

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By centerline

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By section template

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By time stamp

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By angle

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By scan diection

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By normal vector

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By range

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By reliability

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By scanner

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By vegetation index

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Railroad

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Buildings

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Walls

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Model keypoints

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Contour keypoints

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Dominant surface

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Top surface

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Building surfaces

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Tunnel surfaces

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Inside fence

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3D Fence

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Trajectory interval

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Detect plane

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Detect trees

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Add point to ground

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Toolboxes

Main tool box

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General

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View laser

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Draw

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Model

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Display set

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Groups

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Vectorize wires

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Vectorize towers

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View powerline

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Walls

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Waveform

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Road

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Railroad

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Buildings

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Building patches

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Building edges

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Trees

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Show statistics

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Macro *

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Addon

View histogram

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Draw bounding box

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Draw into profile

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Draw into sections

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Draw polygons

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Smoothen points

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Thin points

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Adjust to geoid

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Convert geoid model

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Transform loaded points

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Transform known points

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Output control report

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Assign color to points

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Assign reliability

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Clear distance

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Compute distance

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Compute normal vectors

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Extract color from images

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Extract echo properties

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Fit to reference

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Compare with reference

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Sort

By time stamp

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By line and time

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By line, scanner and time

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By xy location

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By increasing X

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By decreasing X

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By increasing Y

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By decreasing Y

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By increasing Z

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By decreasing Z

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Read

Building models

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Paint lines

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Poles

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Polygons

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Section parameters

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Slope arrows

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Tree cells

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Wires

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Small dialog

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Medium dialog

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Large dialog

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Wide dialog

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Column titles

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Fields

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Header records

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Color histograms

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Fit view

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Display mode

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Deduce using time

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Deduce from order

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Start at new selection

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Modify numbering

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Draw from points

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Adjust laser angles

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Cut long range

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Cut low reliability

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Cut overlap

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Fit using targets

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Translate

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Rotate

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Undo

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From list

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Edit selected

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Select by class

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Find

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Delete

Selected points

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By point class

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By line

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Inside fence

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Outside fence

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Using centerline

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Translate

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Rotate

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Place target object

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Transform

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Fit point clouds

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Modify numbering

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New drone project

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Process drone data

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Create drone macro

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Assign groups

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Test parameters

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Classify

By best match

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By class

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By centerline

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By distance

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By parameters

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By vegetation index

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One point per group

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Moving objects

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Trees

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Non-grouped points

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Clear by class

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Copy from closest

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Split by class

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Inspect groups

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Validate groups

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Write group info

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Write group points

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File

New

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Open

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Save

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Save as

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Run

On loaded points

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On selected files

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Create

Ground per line

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Height from ground

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Scan settings

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Scan define coordinate setup

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Define classes

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Design block boundaries

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Define project *

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Manage trajectories *

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Load airborne points

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Load ground points

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About TerraScan

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Help on TerraScan

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Draw vertical section

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Draw horizontal section

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Draw plane section

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Move section

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Rotate section

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Cut section

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Travel path

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Travel view

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Synchronize views

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Show street view

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Measure point density

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Measure point noise

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Measure coverage

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Update distance coloring

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Mouse point adjustment

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Fit linear element

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Drape linear element

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Find breakline along element

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Find curb along element

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Cut linear element

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Check footprint polygons

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Set polygon elevation

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Mark polygons by centroid

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Place collection shape

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Find circles

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Find pipes

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Vetorize tunnel sections

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Check tunnel sections

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Inspect elements

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Create editable model

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Assign point class

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Classify using brush

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Classify fence

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Classify above line

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Classify below line

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Classify close to line

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Add synthetic point

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Remove vegetation

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Fix elevation

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Rebuild editable model

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Find automatic breaklines

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Find road breaklines

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Import road breaklines

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Draw slope arrows

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Draw sight distances

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Draw sign visibility

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Label clearance

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Label alignment curvature

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Write alignment elevations

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Mark elements by centerline

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Fit geometry components

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Find paint lines

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Place paint marking

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Place paint line

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Place crosswalk

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Place paint symbol row

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Output paint report

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File

New project

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Open project

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Save project

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Save project as

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Edit project information

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Import points into project

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Import collection

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Block

Add by boundaries

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Add using files

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Edit definition

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Delete definition

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Merge blocks

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Lock selected

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Release lock

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Draw boundaries

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Create along centerline

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Create along tower string

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Create along trajectories

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Create for polygon

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Clip boundaries

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View

Fields

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Sort

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Tools

Run macro

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Adjust to geoid

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Adjust xyz

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Convert storage format

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Rename blocks

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Transform coordinates

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Output control report

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Show statistics

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Check coverage

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Validate blocks

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Merge small blocks

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Copy from reference

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Extract color from images

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Extract echo properties

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Export to Google Maps

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Export lattice models

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Export raster images

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Export 3D ortho

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Write by line

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Output collections

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Draw cloud boundaries

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File

Set directory

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Import files

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Import directory

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Import scanner positions

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Deduce scanner positions

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Deduce trajectories

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Merge from GPS and INS

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Import accuracy files

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Output positions

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Trajectory

Edit information

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Assign number

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Set accuracy

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Delete

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View positions

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View

Sort

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Fields

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Tools

Split

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Cut turnarounds

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Delete by polygons

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Split at laser gaps

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Link to waveform files

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Renumber trajectories

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Thin positions

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Transform

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Add lever arm

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Adjust to geoid

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Convert angles

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Convert time stamps

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Create macro

For stops and turns

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For poor accuracy

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For repeated passes

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Smoothen stops

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Draw into design

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Vectorize buildings

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Construct roof polygons

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Create buildings from polygons

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Merge footprint polygons

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Draw roof lines

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Draw building components

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Output buildings

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Check building models

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Write buildings to database

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Read buildings from database

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Delete database buildings

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Split building

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Split patch

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Merge patches

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Apply plane symmetry

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Match roof elevation

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Remove patch

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Remove details

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Draw building section

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Extrude building

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Place railroad string

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Fit railroad string

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Find rails

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Find wires

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Check wire ends

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Find poles

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Output poles

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Set all edges

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Apply straight line

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Apply intersection line

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Modify edge

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Move edge vertex

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Align edge segment

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Build step corner

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Cut edge corner

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Cut edge segment

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Delete edge vertex

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Insert edge vertex

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Create point group

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Merge point groups

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Add points to group

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Clear group fence

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Create tree cells

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Place tree cells

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Modify tree cells

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Output tree cells

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Measure trunk diameters

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Find powerline wires

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Place tower string

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Activate power line

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Detect wires

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Place catenary string

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Check catenary attachments

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Assign wire attributes

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Place tower

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Edit tower information

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Move tower

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Rotate tower

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Add cross arm

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Set cross arm elevation

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Extend cross arm

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Rotate cross arm

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Modify cross arm

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Delete cross arm

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Create attachments

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Add attachment

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Move attachment

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Delete attachment

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Activate power line

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View tower spans

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Label towers

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Label catenary height

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Find danger objects

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Create span tiles

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Output catenary

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Export powerline

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Add points to displayset

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Add To Displayset By Criteria

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Remove points from displayset

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Clear displayset

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View waveform

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Extract echoes

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Define wall settings

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Vectorize wall lines

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Place Wall Line

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Place Wall Thru Point

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Place Wall Corner

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Connect Wall Lines

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Place Wall Polygon

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Build Wall Polygon

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Delete Wall Lines

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