--- title: "Surface Modeling" slug: "cyclone-3dr-modeling" type: "index" canonical: "rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/cyclone-3dr-modeling" --- > ## 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. # Surface Modeling 5 sub categories | 24 articles ## [Scan to Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-scantomeshc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command creates a textured mesh from a cloud by segmenting in boxes. Requirements Select a cloud or a CloudWorx cloud and launch the command. Select the scanner type used for your scan. According... ## [3D Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-3dmeshc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command creates a 3D mesh from point cloud(s). You can mesh as many clouds as you want at the same time. Requirements Select all the points, polylines, and clouds to mesh and launch the command.... ## [Refine Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-refinemeshc.md) 3 articles | Published on 2026-09-07 Refine Mesh from Cloud Interpolation Refine Mesh from Cloud Refine Mesh without Cloud Tips & Tricks Technical information Practice Exercise: Improve the 3D Mesh of the Samothrace Victory ## [Constraint Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-constraintmeshc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command creates or modifies a mesh according to one or more polylines. If you select: point cloud(s), it will be meshed with constraints. mesh, constraints will be added to the mesh. only... ## [Extrude](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-extrude.md) 3 articles ## [Spherical Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-sphericalmeshc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command creates a 3D mesh from selected point cloud(s). This command is designed for clouds acquired by a static 3D-laser scanner. A point cloud is acquired from one central point (scanner... ## [2D Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-2dmeshc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command creates a 2D mesh along a direction from point cloud(s). Requirements Select all the points, polylines and clouds and launch the command. All the vertices of these entities will be... ## [Convex Hull](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-convexhullc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command computes the convex hull of a cloud, that is to say a mesh which contains all points. This command is suitable to mesh tree crowns, for instance. Requirements Select at least one cloud... ## [DTM](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-dtmc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command allows you to create a mesh based on the lowest points of a point cloud, in a given direction. For example, this command can be used to extract the terrain from a point cloud, by creating... ## [DSM](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-dsmc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command creates a D igital S urface M odel (mesh) from point clouds. Requirements Select the point cloud(s) and launch the command. Set the grid size : Fast : to apply a 1 meter grid size, that... ## [Building Extractor](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-buildingc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command allows you to create a simplified mesh based on planar parts of a point cloud or mesh. Requirements Select the object on which you want to extract the building (cloud or mesh) and launch... ## [Mesh Segmentation](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-meshsegmentationc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command splits meshes according to their geometrical shape. Requirements Select one or several meshes and launch the command. Each mesh will be processed independently. Set the Segmentation... ## [Clean / Separate](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-cleanseparatemeshc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command is used to select points from mesh(es) and delete them or create new sub-meshes. It can be used tu clean several meshes simultaneously. Requirements Select all of the meshes you want to... ## [Replace a Part](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-replaceapartc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command deletes triangles and vertices inside a zone and replaces this local area with a new smoothed mesh. Requirements Select a mesh and launch the command. Draw a contour with the left button... ## [Join 2 Contours](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-join2contoursc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command creates a mesh from two contours (polyline or hole border). You can adjust tangency and surface curvature. Requirements No selection is required to launch the command. Click 2 contours in... ## [Bridge](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-bridgec.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command is used to make bridges to separate big holes into smaller holes, which are easier to fill with curvature continuity using the command Fill Holes . Requirements No selection is required... ## [Fill Holes](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-fillholesc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command allows filling or modifying free borders of the selected mesh(es). Requirements Select the mesh(es) and launch the command. Select the holes you want to fill. Selected holes are displayed... ## [Smooth Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-smooth-mesh.md) 2 articles ## [Cut Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-meshcutc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command splits a mesh according to a set of contours. Requirements Select the mesh and polylines (or set of polylines) and launch the command. If you have open polylines, optionally check Close... ## [Inspection Steps](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-meshinspectionstepsc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command splits a mesh according to its inspection color thresholds. Requirements Select the mesh containing inspection colors and launch the command. Note A mesh will be created for all the... ## [Borders](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-borders.md) 2 articles ## [Sharp Edges](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-sharpedgesc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command reconstructs sharp edges on a mesh using polylines. The mesh is locally modified and stretched to pass through the polylines. It can replace rounded edges, fillets or chamfers.... ## [Reduce](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-meshreducec.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command simplifies or reduces the number of vertices of the selected mesh(es) by applying an overall reduction. Requirements Select the mesh(es) and launch the command. Control the deviation This... ## [Subdivide](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-subdividec.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command subdivides the selected mesh(es) according to a Maximum Edge Length. Large triangles will be subdivided but the geometry will stay the same. Requirements Select the mesh(es) and launch... ## [Write on Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-addwritingsc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command allows you to add a 3D text on a model. Requirements Select a mesh and launch the command. Write your text in the dedicated area. Then, you can change the font and the text style ( bold... ## [Eliminate Spikes](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-eliminatespikesc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command removes the spikes found in selected mesh(es). Requirements Select the mesh(es) and launch the command. Choose the Spike criterion , which is the rule that is applied to determine if a... ## [Group](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-groupmenu.md) 3 articles ## [Ungroup Mesh](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-ungroupmeshc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command explodes a compound mesh into independent meshes. Requirements Select the compound meshes to explode and launch the command. ## [Check Integrity](https://rcdocs.leica-geosystems.com/docs/cyclone-3dr-verifyintegrityc.md) Published on 2026-09-07 This command detects integrity errors on a mesh and offers the option to correct most of them. Requirements Select mesh to analyze and launch the command. When the command is launched, it performs 2...