3D Scanning and Point Clouds AutoCAD 2018

A point cloud is a large collection of points acquired by 3D laser scanners or other technologies to create 3D representations of existing structures

Point clouds are derived from raw data scanned from physical object like building exteriors and interiors, process plants, topographies and manufactured item.

Autodesk ReCap

Autodesk ReCap coverts raw scan data to scan files *.rcs and project file *.rcp that reference multiple RCS files.
Both these formats can be attached to an AutoCAD drawing

Modify point cloud density and point size

You can manage program performance and visual noise by increasing or decreasing the number of visible points and points size

Apply color stylization

You can retain the original scan color or stylize the point cloud based on object color, normals (point orientation), intensity, elevation or LAS classification data.

Cropping Point Cloud

You can crop rectangular, polygonal or circular areas to show only relevant portions of the point cloud.