How do I convert point cloud to Revit?

Insert a Point Cloud File

1. Open the Revit project.
2. Click Insert tab Link panel (Point Cloud).
3. Specify the file or files to link, as follows: For Look in, navigate to the location of the file(s).
4. For Positioning, select:
5. Click Open.
6. For raw format files, you are prompted to index the data:

How do you create a model in Revit?

Create an In-Place Element

1. Open a project.
2. On the ribbon, click (Model In-Place).
3. In the Family Category and Parameters dialog, select a category for the element, and click OK.
4. In the Name dialog, type a name, and click OK.
5. Use the Family Editor tools to create the in-place element.

How do I view a point cloud in Revit?

To display all point clouds in the view, select the option, and then use check boxes in the Visibility column to show or hide individual point clouds, scan locations, and scan regions. This view displays all scan regions of the point cloud. This view displays only the Walls scan region of the point cloud.

How do I create a point cloud mesh?

Step by step:

1. Export your point cloud as a LAS or PLY file.
2. Load the file in a point cloud processing software tool.
3. Reduce the number of points using a subsample or decimate tool.
4. Load this processed point cloud into a meshing tool.
5. Configure the output to the resolution you need.

How do I show a point cloud in Revit?

How do I save a Revit model as a family?

1. Do either of the following: Click File tab Save As Library Family. Right-click the Families category in the Project Browser, and click Save.
2. In the Save Family dialog: For Save in, navigate to the location where you want to save the families. For Family to Save, select , and click Save.

What is point cloud model?

A point cloud consists of huge amounts of data points in three dimensions (with X, Y and Z coordinates). The point cloud gathering can be done with a laser or sonar scanner, for example. Usually point clouds are processed to solid 3D elements or surface models to enable their further use in planning and construction.