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i will put my vote for a circle selection/segment tool. I would use it regularly

I run into the need to filter point clouds by radius measurements (Radius center located at the geometric center of a cylinder for example)
I created a tool for doing this in case any one would like to use it. Free to use, I just ask that if you improve or enhance this method, please share it with ...

With the most recent Alpha version, all worked perfectly.
Thanks for your help

Paul

Just checked and I have Alpha 2.1.3 installed any other ideas?

Thanks for helping out with this,

Paul

So running with the -SF_OP command worked, BUT it just adds the constant value 1 to the first Scalar field
"C:\Program Files\CloudCompare\CloudCompare.exe" -SILENT -O %1 -SF_OP 0 add 1

What I need is to add 2 scalar fields together i.e. SF(at index 0) + SF (at index 1).


The other command that I ...

I have a command in a batch file as shown below.
Below is part of the trace from the console when it runs.

It errors on the -SF_OP_SF command for some reason. (See last line below)
I reviewed the command line documentation and it seems like it should be pretty straight forward.

Any ideas why it is ...

Fantastic. I got it to work by putting all pieces of the filename into a variable like this:
SET inputFile="%filedrive%%filepath%Step1.bin"
ECHO Input File is %inputFile%
"C:\CloudCompare.exe" -SILENT -O %inputFile% -AUTO_SAVE OFF -SF_ARITHMETIC 1 pow2 -SF_ARITHMETIC 2 pow2 -SAVE_CLOUDS FILE ...

I have a simple batch file script as shown below which takes one command line parameter %1 (i.e full point cloud file name)
REM START ===========================================
set /A sfIndex1 = 0
set /A sfIndex2 = %sfIndex1% + 1
SET filedrive=%~d1
SET filepath=%~p1


REM STEP 1: Open file ...

Just wondering if there is any update for this thread since its been a few years.
I'm looking for a way (batch file or API programming) to convert Faro FLS files to Ordered E57 files.

P Fisk

Any chance this could be added as a feature request?
New Curved line measurement tool could show:
1. Surface Distance (Shortest line between 2 points along the surface)
2. Horizontal Surface Distance (Same as first measurement but only in X,Y Axis)
3. Vertical Surface Distance (Same as first one but ...