Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 402 AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced See Figure 15-2A. Set the type of fi ltering by selecting one of the Filter scans options. The Minimal option preserves most points in the point cloud. The Standard option removes weak points. The Aggressive option removes points that are not associated with an object or surface. The clipping options defi ne the clipping range and clip- ping intensity. The clipping range sliders set the minimum and maximum distances from the scanner at which points are preserved. The clipping intensity sliders set the minimum and maximum intensity values at which points are preserved. Points that are too weak or too intense are not included. Advanced scan settings are accessed by selecting the Advanced button. See Figure 15-2B. Picking the Decimation button activates or disables the decimation grid Filtering options Clipping options Filtering button selected Advanced button selected Pick to activate decimation grid Specify a coordinate system Specify the axis orientation A B Figure 15-2. Adjusting point cloud scan settings on the Scan settings screen. A—The Scan settings screen initially appears with the Filtering button selected, allowing you to set filtering and clipping options. B—Select the Advanced button to access settings for the decimation grid, coordinate system, and axis orientation.