Improve Visualisation of Point Clouds in ArcGIS Pro

[Mascht]

Hi there,

3D point cloud visualisation in ArcGIS Pro is very much optimised in terms of speed.

But, quality of visualisation is sometimes way behind, which may result in some objects or parts of las files as well entire parts (tiles) of las files not being displayed.
ArcScene is still doing a better job in displaying each and every point of a Point Cloud...

Disabeling the Cache in ArcGIS Pro helps in some situations, but not always.

Happy GISing,
Martin

[ClaytonCrawford]

Are you using a LAS dataset pyramid while displaying the data? We recommend doing this. You can also adjust the point display limit and density via the layer settings on the ribbon. These, along with the use of eye-dome lighting (for 3d scenes), also on the ribbon, are satisfactory to most users. If these aren't sufficient can you go into more detail? 

[Mascht]

Hi Clayton,

yes, calculating pyramids helped a lot. I did so by wrapping a LAS dataset around the LAS file. I also played around with the Point Thinning options, which helped as well.

Thank you for the hints.

Happy GISing,
Martin

[ClaytonCrawford]

We believe with the use of LAS dataset pyramids and maybe tweaking of point thinning properties (such as bumping up the point display limit and density) that this has been addressed.