Hi Everyone, I wonder if anyone can shed any light on the use of point cloud survey in Microstation/Structural Modeler? We are working on multidisciplinary plant modifications and have been supplied with some point coud survey information, but I am struggling to actually make use of it. I have managed to attach it as a reference and if you rotate arpound you can more or less see existing elements, but this does not help me to place 3D elements in a model to match them, or to convert the points to surfaces or 3D elements so that I can actually make use of the survey data. The area in question is a very congested spot, not a very big area bit lots of points! I have downloaded Descartes, and tried that. I have had a go at 'draping' lines over a surveyed element (not very successfully I might add) but this would still be a very laborious process as essentially you would have to 'drape' to get the sectional shape of each element and then extrude it - it would take ages! Are there any other workflows or tools I might try to convert the points to useable 3D data? Even if it is not intelligent structural elements, it would be a big help. Any advice would be much appreciated. -W
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