Point cloud has incomplete or missing data

Introduction

Problem description

This procedure describes how to correct an issue where the Point cloud only displays the basement floor, despite multiple attempts at reprocessing.

Figure 1: Only lower or partial data is present

Specifically, this highlights the importance of deleting both the pointclouds folder and the pointcloud.ply file. This will enable the generation of a new, accurate pointcloud.ply and ensure a successful representation of the Dataset.

Preparing for reprocessing

1 Locate the 'pointclouds' folder on your system

1. Browse to the datasets directory

2. Locate the pointclouds folder

3. Delete the pointclouds folderVisual Tip: Look for a folder icon labeled 'pointclouds'

2 Identify the 'pointcloud.ply' file within the folder

1. Browse to the datasets directory

2. Locate the pointclouds.ply file within the folder

3. Delete the pointclouds.ply fileVisual

Note: Look for a file icon with '.ply' extension.

3 Corrective Action

1. Start NavVis IVION Processing or On-Prem Processing software.

2. Initiate the reprocessing by using terminal or SiteMaker. The software will now generate a new pointcloud.ply using the provided dataset(s).