LASER SCANNERS & DRONES (UAVs)
No matter which hardware you use, with Origins you get fast results from your point cloud project, and with Nebula you can share your projects in no time!
CAD & BIM SOFTWARE
Reimagining Scan-to-BIM!
Turn your laser-scanning data into a BIM model with ease.
Two workflows designed for effortless modeling:
1. EASIEST WAY – POINT CLOUD PLUGINS
The Scan-to-BIM workflow with PointCab plug-ins:
Select 3D information in Origins and send it straight to your CAD software.
THE POINTCAB WORKFLOW
2. DATA EXPORT FOR CAD
(WITHOUT PLUGINS)
Even if you use a different CAD system, you can speed up your workflow. Point cloud data can be prepared in PointCab Origins so that only the relevant information needs to be imported. The data volume is reduced without losing essential 3D information. We offer a streamlined workflow for the following CAD systems:
INDUSTRIES
Laser scanning delivers precise digital twins – and PointCab Origins makes them usable across every industry.
A look at the different sectors shows how seamlessly the workflow performs in real-world practice:
COMPATIBILITY & SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Our software is constantly being developed and is compatible with many formats and programs.
- Displayable scans: unlimited
- Displayable points: unlimited
- No support for Virtualizations
- lsdx – PointCab Origins/Share
- sproj – Artec
- e57, las, laz, ply – Open format
- asc – ESRI Grid
- fws, lsproj, fls – Faro
- dae, 3ds, ifc, stl, obj – Mesh format
- ptg, ptx – Leica
- rcp – AutoCAD
- xyz, pts – Open Source Ascii
- zfs, zfprj – Zoller+Fröhlich
- rsp, rdbx, rxp – Riegl
- cl3 – TopCon
- dp – DotProduct
- mcx – Mantis
- pod – MicroStation
- xyz – ASCII
- las, laz, e57 – Binary
- spw – Sema
- rcp – Autodesk
- ptx, ptg – Leica
- asc – ESRI Grid
- Autodesk AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit
- Bentley MicroStation
- Bricsys BricsCAD
- Dassault Systèmes DraftSight, SolidWorks
- Graphisoft ARCHICAD
- HKK GEOgraf
- Nemetschek Allplan, VectorWorks
- SEMA Software
- Trimble SketchUp
- VIS-All 3D
- WETO – VISKON
- and much more…
- dxf, dwg – AutoCAD AutoDesk
- dae – Collada Open
- 3ds – 3D studio max Autodesk
- x – Microsoft direct3d
- Microsoft Windows 10/11 x64 or macOS (Apple Silicon)
- minimum RAM: 8 GB, 32 GB preferred
- Min 10 GB HDD (recommended 100 GB SSD)
- CPU Cores: unlimited
- Graphics card: GTX 950/AMD/comparable card or more powerful recommended
- Chinese
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Vietnamese
GUIDELINES FOR USING OUR SAAS SOFTWARE
For a fast, high-performance, and secure user experience, we recommend meeting the requirements and applying the settings listed below.
Please note: Our SaaS applications can still be used even if the requirements and settings are not fully implemented. However, this may result in issues (e.g., long loading times) that are beyond our control as the software provider and cannot be resolved by us. The same applies to using our SaaS applications on mobile devices.
Technical Requirements
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 or an equally powerful GPU
- RAM: Minimum 16GB, 32GB preferred
- CPU: At least 8 cores
- Storage: 1TB SSD
- Internet Speed: 100 Mbps
- Screen Resolution: Full HD
- Web Browser: A modern browser with WebGL support, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox
Graphics Settings (Operating System)
We recommend adjusting the graphics settings for your browser on your PC. To do this, open the system settings on your PC and select “High Performance” for the browser you are using (e.g., Google Chrome). You can find a step-by-step guide for Windows HERE.
Graphics Settings (Graphics Card)
Some graphics card manufacturers, such as NVIDIA, offer dedicated software for managing graphics card settings. Please ensure that the correct graphics card is selected for your browser within this software as well.
You can find a step-by-step guide for NVIDIA graphics cards HERE.
Georeferencing in Nebula
Only projects georeferenced using the UTM32 system can be displayed with correct referencing in the 3D view of PointCab Nebula. All other coordinate reference systems can be used without issues but will not be displayed with correct referencing.
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