Point Clouds for Maintenance Holes in Pioneer

Last updated: November 14, 2024

The "point cloud" can be a powerful view for assessing the shape of and taking measurements of a maintenance hole (aka manhole).

A point cloud is generated out of data in a 360 video.

  1. Seeing the Point Cloud: in Pioneer, you expose the Point Cloud with the module icon on our screen that looks like a raincloud:

  1. Zoom
    To Zoom in and out of the point cloud, use

    1. Mouse scroll wheel

    2. "Pinch and zoom" gesture on a trackpad

  2. Rotate
    Click, hold and drag to rotate the image

  3. Top View
    Click "Top View" to take a top look at the MH

    The Red Ball represents the top and center of the maintenance hole.

  4. Taking Measurements
    Click first one point, then another point, to take a measurement of the distance (in inches) between them. An orange line will be drawn indicating your measurement path.