How to decimate & export point clouds

Modified on Sun, 16 Oct 2022 at 06:48 AM

With NUBIGON, you can decimate point clouds and export them to third-party software. 


Step 1: Decimate point cloud


  • Select the desired point cloud from the Object List.
  • Launch the tool from the menu bar: Edit Point Cloud > Decimation. 
  • Define the decimation by sampling distance or target point count.
  • The sampling distance is expressed in units of the point cloud.
  • Press OK to process the decimation. This will create a new decimated point cloud object. 


Step 2: Export or upload downsampled point cloud(s)

  • Select the downsampled point cloud from the Object List 
  • Then, export from File > Export, or Upload to Sketchfab.