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title: "Connect to RCP"
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published: 2026-09-07T16:18:58Z
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# Connect to RCP

**AutoCAD Basic** **Autocad pro** **revit** **ultimate**

## **Project | Connect to RCP**

### **Command Line**

- **AutoCAD: CWROPEN**

This command enables the user to use most CloudWorx tools when working with Autodesk® ReCap® point cloud.

![image-20260624-131533.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image-20260624-131533.png)

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### **Using the Tool**

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** The Autodesk ReCap point cloud file (RCP or RCS) should be attached to the CAD drawing.

To connect to the ReCap point cloud, follow the steps below:

1. Use the **POINTCLOUDATTACH** CAD command to connect to the point cloud.
2. Select preferences for insertion point, scale, and rotation, and click **OK**. Then, specify the insertion point.
3. Click **Connect to RCP** in the **Project** panel or type a [command line prompt](/v1/docs/cloudworx-connect-to-rcp#command-line) specific to the preferred CAD system and press **ENTER**.

There is no interface. When the connection is successful, a message will appear above the CAD command line.

![image-20231023-131630.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image-20231023-131630.png)

After that, a new CloudWorx project will be created if one is not already open. It may be saved to the drawing so the user can use the project next time rather than create a fresh connection.

However, if users already have data from the same type of connection open, they can choose to append the new data, close the existing project, or purge the point cloud data using the [Purge](/v1/docs/cloudworx-purge-ref-geometry) command.