Exercise: Import several point clouds at the same time, and merge them

Import 6 clouds


Import the files "ImportCloud-1.asc" to "ImportCloud-6.asc"

  1. Open the menu File and click on New.

  2. Open the menu File \ Import

  3. Choose Add files and select all the files from ImportCloud-1.asc to ImportCloud-6.asc by pressing the Shift key and click on Open.
    It is also possible to drag and drop the files into the Import window.

  4. Click Import.

Six independent clouds are created in the Cloud Group.

Merge the 6 clouds

They can be merged into one unique cloud.

  1. Select the 6 clouds and go to Merge Clouds.

  2. Choose whether to keep the colors of the clouds or not.

  3. Validate the result with OK.

You obtain one cloud in the tree, replacing the 6 selected clouds.

images/download/attachments/191398898/MergedClouds.PNG Merged cloud keeping the initial color of each cloud

Group

You can select all clouds, right click and use the command Group from the contextual menu or via the shortcut CTRL+G.