Point Clouds UI

This section describes how you can configure the Point Cloud settings to control the user interface. Open the settings from Window > Pointcloud Settings.

Render Settings

Render Settings apply globally and use default values. These defaults cannot change at the moment and may be updated in future releases.

• Shape: Choose the point shape (Spheres or Discs).

• Orientation: Change the orientation mode for rendering points.

• Global Illumination: When enabled, points render with more realistic lighting.

• Point size: Control the rendered point size globally.

• Performance: Select a rendering preset to balance quality and performance. Available presets:

  • Balanced

  • Performance

  • Quality

Geometry Streaming Status Overlay

These controls display streaming diagnostics in the viewport.

• Show Geometry Streaming Status Overlay: When enabled, the streaming status windows appear in the viewport.

• Show Outstanding Items: Displays the number of outstanding/queued streaming items in the viewport.

• Show Geometry Streaming Bandwidth: Shows current streaming bandwidth in the viewport.

• Show Memory Usage: Shows GPU memory usage statistics in the viewport.

• Show Points Count: Displays the current points count in the viewport.

• Viewport Widget Size: Changes the size of the on-screen widgets. Options:

  • Normal

  • Compact

  • Minimalistic

Point Cloud Material Parameters

When a streamed Point Cloud parameter is added to the Stage, it receives a copy of the PointDefaultMaterial. Each streamed dataset receives its own independent material instance. You can edit it interactively by selecting the material Shader item in the Stage.

Key material parameters:

• Use Display Color: When enabled, renders points with their per-point colors. When disabled, all points use the Default Color.

• Default Color: RGB values used when you do not apply per-point colors.

• Convert sRGB to Linear: Converts sRGB color values to linear space. Enable this in most workflows.

• Intensity Scale: Adjusts the intensity/brightness of points.

• Enable Transmission (experimental): Enables translucency so other geometry may be visible through points.

• Transparency (experimental): Adjusts transparency intensity for points.

Point Cloud Viewport Widgets

You can display the Geometry Streaming Stats widgets in the Main Viewport to monitor streaming activity and resource usage.

• Geometry Streaming Bandwidth: Displays current and maximum bandwidth while streaming.

• Outstanding Items: Shows how many streaming objects remain for processing in the current view.

• Memory Usage: Displays available and used GPU memory for Point Cloud rendering.

• Points Count: Shows current and maximum point counts rendering in the viewport.

Configure which widgets are visible and the widget size in Window > Pointcloud Settings.