
Carlson Point Cloud 2026
Carlson Point Cloud 2026 – Advanced 3D Point Cloud Processing & Analysis
Carlson Point Cloud is a powerful software solution designed for surveyors, engineers, and geospatial professionals who work with massive point cloud datasets. Whether captured through LiDAR, photogrammetry, or terrestrial laser scanning, Carlson Point Cloud delivers fast, accurate tools for visualizing, editing, and analyzing billions of points with ease
Built to integrate seamlessly with Carlson Survey, Civil, and other Carlson CAD applications, Point Cloud enables users to create robust 3D models for topographic mapping, surface modeling, site design, and construction planning. Its intuitive workflow simplifies the complex task of working with large point cloud datasets, making it easier to transform raw scans into actionable design data
Key Features of Carlson Point Cloud
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Massive Point Cloud Handling – Work with billions of points without lag
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Flexible Data Import – Supports LiDAR, photogrammetry, drone data, and terrestrial laser scans
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Advanced Editing Tools – Clean, classify, and filter point data for maximum accuracy
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Surface & Contour Generation – Create digital terrain models (DTMs) and contour maps directly from scans
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Cross-Sections & Profiles – Generate detailed sections for roads, corridors, and site analysis
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Integration with CAD Platforms – Compatible with AutoCAD®, IntelliCAD®, and Carlson Civil Suite
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Visualization Tools – Rotate, zoom, and explore 3D point clouds with powerful rendering options
Why Choose Carlson Point Cloud?
Working with raw scan data can be overwhelming without the right tools. Carlson Point Cloud was developed specifically to simplify 3D data processing, giving professionals the ability to analyze terrain, extract features, and produce accurate deliverables quickly and cost-effectively
Unlike standalone point cloud tools, Carlson Point Cloud is designed to integrate with the broader Carlson ecosystem, making it a natural choice for firms that rely on Carlson Survey, Civil, or Mining software. This streamlined workflow eliminates data silos and maximizes productivity
Use cases include:
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Topographic mapping from LiDAR and UAV surveys
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Surface modeling for engineering and construction projects
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Feature extraction for infrastructure design
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Cross-sections and volume calculations for earthwork and mining
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As-built documentation for construction verification
Carlson Point Cloud – From Scans to Design Data
With its ability to process billions of points, Carlson Point Cloud transforms raw scan data into usable models, which support smarter design and faster project delivery. Whether you’re working with drone surveys, terrestrial scans, or mobile LiDAR data, Carlson Point Cloud ensures you get the most accurate results possible
Invest in Carlson Point Cloud Software today and take control of your 3D data with precision, speed, and confidence
Important: This is a new end user license. If you are a current Carlson software user, please contact us to discuss renewal options.
DATA EXTRACTION
- 3D extraction of poles, trees, and hydrants
- Extract data from clouds or meshes — TINs, Contours, Profiles, Sections and Breaklines
IMPORT & EXPORT
- Import/export of grids
- Import/export point clouds containing up to 1 billion points
- Import additional cloud formats, including Lidar (las/laz) Leica (pts/ptx), Faro (requires installation of conversion software), E57, DEM/ESRI (dem/adf/asc/img), GeoTiff (tif/tiff), Quarryman (fsc), PLY, PCG, RCS, Carlson CRD & Surface, PCD, and generic txt files
MULTIPLE SCAN CONSOLIDATION
- Register multiple scans into one cloud
- Merge clouds
ANOMALY REDUCTION
- Reduce anomalies with Clean Cloud and reduce density with Resample Cloud
DATA IMPROVEMENT TOOLS
- Continue data improvement with Smooth Mesh and Simplify Mesh (this reduces the size of the model by removing least significant data points
FIELD-TO-FINISH
- Use the full power of Carlson Field-to-Finish with Point Cloud data. You can use the same FLD files you use with GPS or conventional total stations with Symbols, Line Work, and Labels all drawn in CAD
VIEWING CLOUD DATA
- Color Adjustment
- View multiple clouds at once
- Color by Elevation or Intensity
- Adjust point size and cloud detail
- View as cross sections
DRAW LINEWORK
- Multiple snap modes to extract edges and slopes
SURFACE DATA COMMANDS
- Load Surfaces — Import scan data from various sources
- View Surface — 3D viewer for point cloud data
SCAN UTILITIES
- Resample and filter scan data
BREAKLINES
- Automatic 3D breakline creation based on surface zones
GENERATE PROFILES & SECTIONS
- Trace an alignment across the site and generate profiles or sections
- Added Export to MDL for the building outline solid extraction
- Improved performance for cloud transformations usng grid files, extractions - profiles, tree, pole, hydrant, parking lines, paint stripes, planes, contours, volumes, curbs, drawing grids, drawing points to CAD
- Polylines-Read from CAD allows user to elevate polyline to Cloud/TIN
- Added report of changes to End and Close Polylines
- Added right-click function to create/elevate to cloud or TIN
- Improve interface of export TIN function
- Improved consistency of interface for various Action commands
- Added right and left clipping planes for use with the cross-section view on the camera page. Added right click menu controls to adjust the station in the create point and create polyline panels
- Improved error messaging for scene failure due to software rendering
- Added "Point Size," "Perspective Point Sizing" and "Point Smoothing" to Scene default options in View Cloud dialog
- Improved functionality for placing text and layer control
- Added Screen Pick functionality to Layer Manager Import From Drawing Layers
- Added "List" point pick functionality to "Align by Two Pairs of Points" routine
- The Reflector list in the project tree now displays the number of reflectors in the list
- Moved Examine Profile dialog into the Extract Profile sub dialog
- Added Surface Model cut out functionality to Building Extraction. Supports CPC obj formats for the surface models
- Added ability to create a point by averaging a selection set
- Draw contours to CAD enables users to draw index contours to a different layer
- Plane Extraction has a designated "Base Of Wall" mode for extracting the plane and ground contact polyline
- Added Cloud Compare routine - enables users to compare cloud points against a set of truthed points and generate reports based on this comparison
- Paint Lines Command added to extract paint lines from an image (alpha)
- Trench Extraction - extracts trench center line, top of pipe polylines, marks shallow bury depth areas and objects crossing the trench, such as pipes and roots
- Curbs 3D - Extracts gutter, top and back of curb polylines in 3D using the point cloud, and an ortho image