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Point Cloud – Affordable Reverse Engineering Software

Point Cloud is a reverse engineering software which offers the ability to reconstruct the geometry of an object from a point cloud that describes it.

Point Cloud can drape a surface over a point cloud or wrap a mesh around a point cloud. Draping a surface is similar to laying a piece of cloth over an object. The surface is deformed to take the shape of the object along the drape direction. A surface can be draped along one of the six orthogonal directions (top, bottom, front, back, right and left) or a custom user specified direction. Wrapping a mesh is similar to wrapping cloth all around an object to close it completely. Point Cloud has the ability to wrap a mesh around a concave or a convex point cloud.

Point Cloud saves data in the following file formats:

  • OpenNURBS files (*.3dm)

  • AutoCAD DWG files (*.dwg)

  • AutoCAD DXF/DXB files (*.dxf)

  • 3D Studio files (*.3ds)

  • Stereolithography files (*.stl)

  • Wavefront files (*.obj)

  • SketchUp SKP files (*.skp)

  • Visualization Toolkit VTK files (*.vtk)


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Point Cloud is designed to be extremely user friendly and easy to understand. The tutorials can help you get started in the shortest possible time.

System Requirements

Below is the hardware, software and operating system requirements for DWG DXF Converter running on the Microsoft Windows platform.

  • Operating System (32 Bit and 64 Bit): Windows XP SP2 or later, Windows Vista and Windows 7

  • RAM: 1 GB (Recommended 2 GB)

Download & Purchase

Please download a fully functional trial of Point Cloud by clicking on the "Download Now" button below. To start using the software, you need a license key. A license key can be of two types: Trial or Permanent. A trial key is issued to you on the purchase of '7 day license' so that you may try the software before you purchase a permanent key. A permanent key is issued after you have purchased a license. We are confident that during the trial period (7 days with unlimited runs) you will find Point Cloud extremely useful. Later when you decide to buy the software please return to this page and click the "Buy with/without Subscription" button to place your order. Upon verifying the order you will recieve an e-mail with instructions on how to obtain your permanent key. We will create and send you your Key by e-mail within one business day. To avoid disruption in your workflow we urge you to place your order before the trial period ends.

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IMPORTANT! Purchasing a Subscription is highly recommended since it the most cost effective way of keeping your software up to date. Moreover, Subscription entitles you to get a second free perpetual license for your laptop, among many other benefits. For details please read the SYCODE License and Subscription Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).

Our licenses are single computer licenses and are locked to each computer they are installed on. Basically, the license key is specific to the computer's Host ID (the MAC address of the computer), and will not work on another computer. The installer picks up the physical MAC address of the network card connected to the computer which is basically “Ethernet adapter Network Connect Adapter”. So unless you change your network card, the key will always work even if you reinstall your operating system. If your internal network is periodically assigning a different Host ID to your computer, then please find a solution for this with your IT department.

Note: Downloading this software indicates your acceptance to the SYCODE Software License Agreement. The price mentioned above is for a single user license. For your bulk-licensing needs please contact us.

Installation & Usage

Run the Point Cloud installer to install the software on your computer. Create a new file, import an existing point file and drape a surface or wrap a mesh around the point cloud. Truly, software made simple!

The Point Cloud software consists of the following menus:

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The Point Could Menu

Point Cloud comes with detailed documentation for each menu as well as a tutorial to get you started in the shortest possible time. There is also an online help which you can view by clicking the link below.

Online Help


The Point File Format

A Point file format is basically a text file containing the x, y and z coordinates of a point on each line. Usually the coordinates are stored in the XYZ order. However, points are sometimes stored in the YXZ order. This is common in survey data where the YXZ order is referred to Northing, Easting and Elevation. Sometimes each point in the point file has a point number and/or description. An example of a point file with points stored in the XYZ order and has point numbers and descriptions.

1,5.678232,3.282384,6.112837,First Point
2,7.802343,6.792039,2.489561,Second Point
3,2.454512,7.453219,3.454865,Third Point
... and so on

Customization

If you want Point Cloud to work in a different way to suit your workflow, do let us know. We will customize the software to suit your needs.

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