Cross section tool (clipping box) - Possible to delete specific points?

[Evan]

Hi,

I have laser scans of a roadway and I need to delete the points from the passing cars. I cannot use the segmentation tool because it "tunnels" the entire site, and I don't want to delete points behind the cars.

There is a clipping box tool called the Cross Section tool but it locks the segmentation tool when it is activated. It looks like I can delete points inside the cross-section but I want to use the polygon selector. It is okay if I "tunnel" through a clipped part of the cloud since the points in the background are hidden.

Is there any way to go about accomplishing my goals with this software?

Thank you.

[daniel]

Have you looked at the Virtual Broom plugin? (https://www.cloudcompare.org/doc/wiki/i ... m_(plugin))

It has been designed for this purpose.

[Evan]

Fantastic, thank you. This should work.

[Evan]

Does this plug-in require the latest version of CloudCompare? I do not see it listed, nor do I see the .dll available for download.

[Evan]

Unfortunately I have to use the 2.6.3 beta version of CloudCompare as I am on an old graphics card. New versions give me the "Entry Point Not Found" error.

I tried downloading the new version, grabbing the QBROOM_PLUGIN.dll, and throwing it into the 2.6.3 beta plugins folder, but I cannot get it to pop up on the Plugins drop-down menu.

[daniel]

Yes, you'll need a more recent version indeed.

The "entry point" error might also be due to the Faro plugin. Have you installed it? If yes can you try to remove it?

[Evan]

That worked. I had to do a complete uninstall/reinstall, rather than just deleting the plugin .dll. Thanks!