AutoCAD Civil 3D :: LiDAR Classification

Aug 17, 2010

I have several LAS files that I have brought into AutoCAD and created PCG point cloud files. You have the option to assign Civil3D properties so I assign the LAS classification properties but they don't apply to the file.

The classification style seems to work with the ISD file extension in Civil3D, but do the LAS classifications not work for the PCG format?? I can only view the PCG file by single color or by elevation range, not by classification.

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<Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime.
CommandMethod("RenameClassificationTreeNode")> _
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