Autodesk Developer Network 2011
Autodesk
Point Cloud APIs
§Three types of APIs:
§Client API
§Create and manipulate point cloud instance within Revit
§Custom Point Cloud Engine API
§Supply points in a point cloud to Revit
§Point Cloud Indexer API
§Convert data from custom format to indexed (.pcg) format read by Revit and other Autodesk products
§C/C++ API
§Documented in SDK 'Point Cloud Indexing API' subfolder
§Not covered today
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| There are three sets of APIs related to point clouds –
| 1)Client API is capable of working with point cloud instances within Revit and help in creating them, manipulating their properties and reading the points found matching to a given volumetric filter.
| 2)The point cloud engine API is capable of supplying points in a point cloud to Revit.
| 3)The point cloud indexer API helps convert data from a custom format to indexed (pcg) format that Revit and other Adsk products can read. It has a C/C++ API and more details on this API can be located in the word document found in the SDK folder as specified in the slide. This Indexer API is not being covered in today’s presentation.