Point Cloud Cleanup using Leica Cyclone Software

Perform Point Cloud Cleanup within Leica Cyclone software and export that information out as a structured .e57 point cloud to be uploaded into Cintoo via Cintoo Connect. 
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1. Open Registered ModelSpace



2. Double check that scans aren’t Unified/Merged

  • Click on point cloud to select cloud
  • If entire cloud lights up, and one cloud is listed at the bottom left, point cloud is unified and cannot be cleaned for Cintoo.

3. Open Layer Manager, and create Noise, Working, and Complete layers

  • Shift + L opens manager


4. Select a single point cloud, and assign to Working layer


5. Disable the visibility on Default, Noise, and Complete working layers

  • This should leave one scan visible in ModelSpace

6. Segment the cloud to remove noise





7. Select Noise and assign to Noise Layer


8. Select all segments of the scan and run the Merge command

  • Create Object then Merge
  • This will combine all parts back into one contiguous cloud

9. Select the point cloud and assign to Completed layer

  • This will turn the visibility of the cleaned cloud off

10. Turn on Default layer visibility and repeat steps 4-9 for each individual scan



Warning: scan segments must be merged with their original scan before being placed on the complete layer. Run this process one scan at a time, and Merge after the noise has been removed. Orphaned scan segments will show up in Cintoo as unusable separate clouds with small clips of data.