Height profile

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Open a survey in the 3D viewer. Open Measure in the toolbar and choose Height Profile.
Height Profile and Width Profile in the Measure menu
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Click a start point and an end point on the point cloud. The section line is drawn between them, and the Measurement panel shows both points. A right-click cancels the line.
A section line across a rail corridor, with its Measurement panel
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WIDTH (auto) is the thickness of the slice, set from your zoom level. Change it if you need a thinner or thicker slice, then click Show 2D Profile.
The height profile: a mast, the overhead wires, trees and the ground along the line

Width profile

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Open Measure and choose Width Profile. A box follows your cursor over the point cloud. Click to drop it.
Width Profile in the Measure menu
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Fit the box to the area you want. The Measurement panel shows its position, rotation, length, width, height and volume, with reset orientation and make uniform. (UI may differ)
The width profile box and its Measurement panel
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Click Show 2D Profile. The graph shows only the points inside the box, seen from above.
A width profile from above, with a distance measured on it

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Use the tools on the left of the graph: Distance, Height, Angle, Circle and Area measurement. Click any point on the graph to inspect it. Each measurement is listed under Scene at the bottom of the panel.
A height measured on the height profile: 7.13 m
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Click Export and choose Image (PNG), PDF, CSV (2D) or LAS (3D).
Export options for a profile

Use a height profile for a section along a line, such as a road, slope or rail cross-section. Use a width profile for a plan of one area, such as a corridor or a floor.
For a width profile, the rotate and move buttons at the top of the graph turn or shift the box, and the box in the 3D view follows.
Both profiles are saved under Measurements in the Scene panel, so you can open them again later.

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