pysdic.PointCloud.copy

PointCloud.copy(copy_properties=True)

Create a copy of the current PointCloud instance.

Parameters:

copy_properties (bool, optional) – If True, the properties of the point cloud will also be copied to the new instance. Default is True.

Returns:

A new PointCloud object containing the same points as the current instance.

Return type:

PointCloud

Examples

Creating a PointCloud from a random NumPy array and making a copy.

import numpy as np
from pysdic import PointCloud

# Create a random point cloud with 100 points
random_points = np.random.rand(100, 3)  # shape (100, 3)
point_cloud1 = PointCloud.from_array(random_points)

# Create a copy of the existing PointCloud object
point_cloud2 = point_cloud1.copy()