---
title: "Point Cloud Pre-set Options"
slug: "setting-point-cloud-options"
description: "Choosing how you want the point cloud to look in your site is determined in the Setting view menu. The details of settings point cloud views are described here and in More Detailed Point Cloud Options."
tags: ["Perspective Options", "Point Cloud Views", "Quality Pre-sets"]
updated: 2026-09-25T12:14:37Z
published: 2026-09-25T12:14:37Z
canonical: "knowledge.navvis.com/setting-point-cloud-options"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.navvis.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Point Cloud Pre-set Options

Set how the point cloud looks from the **Point clouds** settings in the 3D view. This page covers the **Quality** and **Appearance** presets; for the individual settings behind them, see [More detailed point cloud options](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/detailed-point-cloud-options).

## Open the point cloud settings

1. In the view controls at the top of the screen, click the arrow next to **3D** to open the point cloud settings.
2. Select the **Point clouds** tab.

The tab shows the **Quality** and **Appearance** presets. Expand **More settings** under either one to adjust its individual values.

![NavVis Office interface displaying 3D and point cloud options for visualization settings.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/e1(2).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-14T07%3A01%3A07Z&se=2026-10-14T08%3A01%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cwYKqEzoyyOQT%2FohMKyzggE%2BK23xJKpH9jgzKNRH5Mk%3D)

## Quality presets

1. Open the **Quality** drop-down.

![Dropdown menu showing quality options with 'Balanced' selected for settings adjustment.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-30 at 15.21.58.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-14T07%3A01%3A07Z&se=2026-10-14T08%3A01%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cwYKqEzoyyOQT%2FohMKyzggE%2BK23xJKpH9jgzKNRH5Mk%3D)

1. Select a preset. Each one applies the values below:

| Quality preset | Range (m) | Level of detail | Point count target (M) | Minimum node size (px) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **High performance** | 50 | 4 | 1 | 50 |
| **Balanced** (default) | 150 | 6 | 4 | 50 |
| **High quality** | 300 | 12 | 15 | 50 |
| **Outdoors** | 1000 | 6 | 4 | 50 |

For the individual values, expand **More settings**. See [Individual quality settings](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/detailed-point-cloud-options#individual-quality-settings).

## Appearance presets

Under **Appearance**, select a preset thumbnail. Each one applies the values below:

| Appearance preset | Opacity | Brightness | Color style | Point size mode | Point size | Point shape |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Colored (default) | 1 | 1000 | Full color | Attenuated | 0.3 | Square |
| Single color | 1 | 1000 | Single color | Attenuated | 0.3 | Square |
| Elevation | 0.3 | 1000 | Elevation | Attenuated | 0.3 | Square |
| Transparent color | 0.25 | 1000 | Single color | Attenuated | 0.3 | Square |

Expand **More settings** under Appearance for **Hide walls & ceilings**, **Automatic activation**, and **Hide overlapping data**. See [https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/detailed-point-cloud-options](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/detailed-point-cloud-options)

## Appearance presets

The orthographic appearance presets are available only in Dataset alignment, Site model, and Point cloud cleaning modes.

1. Open the **Orthographic appearance** presets.

![Settings panel for adjusting opacity, brightness, and color style in 3D visualization.](https://cdn.document360.io/bf174766-fa1a-4fe1-a4d7-b1db1e7cb996/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2026-07-30 at 15.45.33.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-14T07%3A01%3A07Z&se=2026-10-14T08%3A01%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cwYKqEzoyyOQT%2FohMKyzggE%2BK23xJKpH9jgzKNRH5Mk%3D)

1. Select a preset. Each one applies the values below:

| Preset | Opacity | Color style | Point size | Point shape |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Colored (default) | 1 | Full color | 0.3 | Square |
| Single color | 0.3 | Single color | 0.3 | Square |
| Elevation | 0.3 | Elevation | 0.3 | Square |

Normals filtering is on for the orthographic appearance. For the individual values, see [Individual orthographic appearance settings](https://knowledge.navvis.com/docs/setting-point-cloud-options#perspective-preset-options).

> [!NOTE]
> **Normals filtering** applies rules such as: keep only points whose normals point upward (to extract floors, tabletops, and ground surfaces); remove points with chaotic or inconsistent normals (to reduce noise and outliers); or keep points within a normal-angle range (for example, within ±10° of vertical to isolate walls).