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title: "Create Color Map"
slug: "cyclone-3dr-createcolormapc"
updated: 2026-09-07T11:51:46Z
published: 2026-09-07T11:51:46Z
canonical: "rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/cyclone-3dr-createcolormapc"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Color Map

![CmdTankColorMap.svg](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/CmdTankColorMap.svg)

This command calculates a color map that shows the distance between the tank mesh and its best cylinder. The tank mesh is colored.

> [!TIP]
> ### Requirements
> 
> The shell mesh is automatically used for the command. If there is no shell mesh available and no selected mesh, the tank mesh defined for the project is used.
> 
> In other words:
> 
> - Selected mesh: the selected mesh is used;
> - No selected mesh and shell mesh available: the shell mesh is used;
> - No selected mesh and no shell mesh available: the tank mesh defined for the project is used.
> 
> The shell mesh is available after using the command [Separate Shell](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-separateshellc).

1. **Ignore points with distance greater than:** choose to ignore, or not, points too far away by giving a distance threshold.
2. **Reset**: if needed, restore initial value of the distance threshold. The initial value is the distance of the worst point used to compute the [Best Cylinder](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-tankbestcylinderc).
3. It is possible to **edit inspection colors**.

> [!WARNING]
> ### Notes
> 
> Before launching this command, the [Best Cylinder](/v1/docs/cyclone-3dr-tankbestcylinderc) must be computed.