Category in Advanced options dialog box: Model views

Use this advanced option to set the default maximum number of points in a point cloud in a view. The default value is 10 000 000 (10 million). This advanced option does not affect how many points are imported, only how many points are shown.

If you discover speed issues, set the count smaller. When the count is smaller, the point cloud appears less dense. If you use a higher value, the dense point cloud may provide more surface kind of appearance due to the smaller point distance.

Changing this advanced option can also be done after attaching the point cloud. Let's say you have 10 000 000 points in the point cloud, and you set XS_SET_MAX_POINT_CLOUD_POINT_CLOUD to 1000, and attach the point cloud to the model. Then, 10 000 000 points are in the model, but as the advanced option is set to 1000, only 1000 of the points are shown, evenly distributed within the view. If you change the advanced option value to 1 000 000 after you have attached the point cloud, 1 000 000 points are shown, evenly distributed within the view. There is no need for reimport after changing the advanced option.

This advanced option is system specific and is read from environment files. Generally, there is no need to modify system-specific settings. Do not modify them if you are not an administrator.

Restart Tekla Structures after changing the value to activate the new setting.