Work area

The work area is the primary Purepoint visualisation window. The following data is displayed in three planes (X, Y, and Z - 3D):

Item

Description

Item

Description

1

Geo-reference data

4

Frame player

2

Action buttons

5

Lock to Selection button

3

Play-head

6

Frame and points count

As a point of reference a grid is displayed. When you left-click the mouse a Geodesic ring is displayed.

Tip

The grid is always displayed on zero elevation.

For more information on mouse-click actions, see "Purepoint overview".

Frame player

The frame player is the primary tool to play back and record point-cloud frames. Click and drag the play-head to preview the data.

From the frame player you can create and edit new frames. For more information, see "TOOLS tab".

Information

The frame player is only visible on a Frame Set layer. For more information on Frame Set layers, see "Frame Set layer".

Action buttons

Frame player action buttons allow you to carry out the following actions:

Records and saves a snapshot or video of the point-cloud data

Play point-cloud data

Pause playback

Returns the play-head to the start of the point-cloud frame

For more information on recording snapshots, see "Record".

Geo-reference data

Geo-reference data provides the following information:

  • Latitude and longitude of the surveyed area

  • Height

  • The height difference (delta) between the first and last recorded heights

  • Date and time of recording

Information

Date and time are not relative to the location and orientation.

Tip

When a map URL is specified in the project settings, you can click on the geo-reference data to view a Google Maps aerial view of the surveyed area.

For more information, see "General".

Lock to selection button

locks the play-head so it cannot move beyond the selection. unlocks the play-head.

Information

This function is only available if Start and End selection have been set. For more information, see "Frames menu".

Frame and points count

The following information is displayed:

  • Frame number

  • Number of points displayed per frame