Extract 3D Points in Cylinder

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Function

Extract point clouds inside specified cylinders. The point clouds outside the cylinders will be discarded.

extract 3d points in cylinder functional description

Usage Scenario

A general point cloud extraction Step. No fixed usage scenarios.

Input and Output

extract 3d points in cylinder input and output

Parameter Description

Shapes Type

Default value: Ring.

List of values: Cylinder, Ring, and Sector.

Instructions: 3D points inside different shapes can be extracted according to actual needs. Once a shape is specified, 3D points inside this shape will be extracted.

Z Direction Properties

Min Z Value

Default value: -100.000 mm

Instruction: This parameter is used to set the lower limit of distance threshold along Z axis of the reference frame, corresponding to Z- in the figure below. The unit is millimeters.

Max Z Value

Default value: 100.000 mm

Instruction: This parameter is used to set the upper limit of distance threshold along Z axis of the reference frame, corresponding to Z+ in the figure below. The unit is millimeters.

extract 3d points in cylinder schematic diagram

Ring and Sector Radius Properties

Inner Radius

Default value: 50.000 mm

Instruction: The minimum distance on XY-plane. It corresponds to R1 in the figure above. The unit is millimeters. To obtain a solid cylinder, this parameter needs to be set as 0.

Outer Radius

Default value: 100.000 mm

Instruction: The maximum distance on XY-plane. It corresponds to R2 in the figure above. The unit is millimeters.

Sector Angle Properties

The following two parameters appear after choosing Sector in Shape Type, and they are used to configure the shape of the sector.

Start Angle

Default value: 180°

Instruction: the start angle of the sector on XY-plane.

End Angle

Default value: −180°

Instruction: the end angle of the sector on XY-plane.

Usage Settings for Input Clouds

Check If Object inside Cylinder by Its Point Center

Default value: unselected.

Instruction: If this option is selected, the center of the object point cloud is used to check if it is inside the cylinder.

Input Point Cloud Usage

Default setting: All

Value list: All, FirstOnly

Instruction: This parameter decides whether to only use the first input point cloud.

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