METHOD OF CREATING A PIPE ROUTE LINE FROM A POINT CLOUD IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING SOFTWARE

摘要

A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer program product provide the ability to create a pipe route. A point cloud is obtained into a three-dimensional (3D) modeling application. Cylinders in the point cloud are identified and added as solids overlaying the point cloud. All cylinders that make up the pipe route are identified by system aided selection of two or more of the solids. Automatically, and without additional user input, the selected solids are converted into objects. A continuous pipe route is constructed from the objects.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for creating a pipe route, comprising:
obtaining a point cloud into a three-dimensional (3D) modeling application; identifying cylinders in the point cloud; adding the cylinders as solids overlaying the point cloud; identifying all cylinders that make up the pipe route by system aided selection of two or more of the solids; automatically, and without additional user input, converting the selected solids to objects; and constructing a continuous pipe route from the objects.