Display Settings

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These settings enable you to fine-tune and customize the 3D display and navigation. You can tailor the display parameters according to your preferences to get a better visualization of the live point cloud.

General

Setting

Description

Enable light mode

Changes the color profile of the app to use lighter colors for backgrounds, text, and other interface elements. This helps you see the display better in well-lit environments.

Enable dynamic optimization

Temporarily turns off animations and similar features when rendering the point cloud image when the tablet is under high load.

Enable grids

Overlays a grid pattern on the 3D View. This grid helps in several ways during the mapping process:

provides a visual reference for defining the flight path and coverage area
used as a reference point for placing ground control points
used to reference specific areas of interest on the map

Clipping Planes

Setting

Description

Camera clip plane position

Sets the distance or position from the robot or viewer's perspective at which the point cloud data is rendered. Adjusting this setting determines how far or near the point cloud data is visible in the 3D Display.

Enable height clip plane

Enables you to remove points from the point cloud above the configured height clip plane. This is particularly useful for visualizing and understanding floor plans, by hiding the excess clutter of ceilings or multiple stories. To remove the points that fall within the configured height clip plane, select the corresponding Invert option.

Position

Sets the distance (in meters) of the height clip plane.

Enable front clip plane

Enables you to remove points from the point cloud that are beyond the configured front clip plane. This is useful if you want to look through a wall. To remove the points that fall within the configured front clip plane, select the corresponding Invert option.

Position

Sets the distance (in meters) of the front clip plane.

Enable side clip plane

Enables you to remove points from the point cloud beyond the configured side clip plane. This is useful if you want to look at a cross-section of your point cloud. To remove the points that fall within the configured side clip plane, select the corresponding Invert option.

Position

Sets the distance (in meters) of the side clip plane.

Points

Setting

Description

Point size

Controls the size of each point in your point cloud. Increasing the point size can make the points more visible and help highlight the structure and details in the point cloud. Decreasing the point size can reduce visual clutter, especially in dense point clouds, and provide a smoother overall display. The maximum point size is 15.

Enable point opacity

Allows you to set the opacity of the individual points in a point cloud. When the toggle button is enabled, the configured opacity level is applied to the point cloud. When the toggle button is disabled, the points are displayed with their default opacity.

Opacity level

Controls the transparency or visibility of the individual points in the point cloud. This determines how much of the underlying image or terrain is visible through the points.

Enable point size attenuation

Allows you to set the point cloud attenuation. When the toggle button is enabled, the configured attenuation level is applied to the point cloud. When the toggle button is disabled, the points are displayed with their default attenuation.

Attenuation level

Controls how the size of the individual points in a point cloud changes based on their distance from the viewer or the camera perspective. This can help draw attention to objects or areas of interest that are closer to the viewer and require more detailed examination.

Point Coloring

Setting

Description

Gradient selector

Use the left and right arrows to select from several predefined color gradients.

Calculated height range

Automatically applies/spreads the selected color gradient across the entire vertical range of the point cloud.

Custom height range

Manually override/narrow the vertical range over which the selected color gradient is applied.

Camera

Setting

Description

Field of view

Defines the range of visibility from your perspective. A wider field of view allows a larger portion of the point cloud to be displayed, providing a broader context of the surrounding area. A narrower field of view focuses on a smaller region on the point cloud, emphasizing more detailed information.

Rotation sensitivity

Controls how fast the camera rotates when the perspective camera is rotated. Specify a higher setting if you are comfortable and proficient in rotating the camera quickly, or use a lower setting to have more control.

Pan Sensitivity

Controls the responsiveness of the camera to panning movements. A higher setting enables quick and broad pans across the point cloud, while a lower setting gives you finer control and allows you to make more precise adjustments when moving the camera horizontally or vertically.

Zoom Sensitivity

Determines the rate at which you can zoom in and out of the point cloud. Increasing this setting makes zooming faster, decreasing the setting makes zooming more gradual.

Eye Dome lighting

Setting

Description

Enable eye dome lighting

Allows you to accentuate the shape of objects in the point cloud by applying shading to their contours, which enhances depth perception.

Strength

Controls the intensity of the effect. A large value will give you a stronger depth perception.

Radius

Controls the width of the lighting effect.

Robot

Setting

Description

Enable history path

Displays a visual trace of the robot's past trajectory (previous paths) within the 3D view.