PCCTools · for AutoCAD point-cloud workflows
Extend AutoCAD with fast native point-cloud cropping, editable crop boxes, precision sections and saved crop states. Shape scans with box, sphere, polygon, buffer and slice crops, then recall the exact view you need without exporting the cloud.
Create a transparent crop box from the cloud bounds, then drag face grips to resize it. The point-cloud crop updates as the box changes.
Use spherical, polygonal, rectangular, circular, buffer-corridor and slice crops for objects, irregular footprints, roads, pipes and plan slabs.
Cut floor-plan, ceiling, facade and elevation slabs with editable crop boxes, named section UCSs and step commands for moving through the cloud.
Create angled plane sections from three points, a 3D face or an automatically detected surface plane picked directly from the cloud.
Walk repeated perpendicular cuts along a line or polyline path, with forward and backward station stepping for roads, corridors and tunnels.
Save named crop states and sections, recall them later, rebuild section boxes and switch to the correct UCS from the manager dialogs.
Hide, show, isolate, lock and unlock clouds, zoom to cloud extents, cycle point-cloud styles, adjust transparency, level of detail, point size and boundary display. Works with RCP/RCS clouds attached in AutoCAD and AutoCAD-based verticals.
A single stray drag can move a referenced cloud and quietly break alignment across an entire drawing. PCCTools lets you lock clouds in place so they stay put while you work around them — no more re-registering scans after a slip of the mouse.
Selecting the right points in a dense cloud is normally fiddly and slow. Smart, zoom-aware selection tools grab exactly the region you mean — across millions of points — so you spend time cropping, not wrestling with the pointer.
Crops stay pixel-accurate whether you're framing a whole site or trimming a doorway. Define your boundary once and it holds true as you zoom in to verify detail — no drift, no re-doing the cut.
Save, name and recall crop and section states as you explore a scan. Jump back to a previous view instantly and keep an organised set of states for every deliverable — instead of re-cropping from scratch.
Polygonal and multi-boundary cropping handle irregular footprints, curved facades and overlapping structures cleanly — so even awkward sites come out tidy and ready for the next step in CAD.
Feedback published by CAD and survey professionals using PCCTools in production workflows.
“Fantastic set of tools that provides much needed extra functionality when manipulating point clouds.”
“Autodesk should add this tool and Denys' other utility - 3D Pipe Tools - to Plant 3D. They save a LOT of time when modelling from XREFed point clouds.”
“This looks really good. We moved away from RECAP and are using Cloudworx but even Cloudworx doesn't give you locked and zoomed in capabilities for clipping and cleaning with selection windows.”
“PCCTools helped me cut point cloud processing time in half. The intuitive tools and clean workflow are exactly what I needed for architectural surveys.”
“Handling multiple clouds, locking them, cropping - it's all so easy now. This plugin became part of my daily routine in AutoCAD.”
A complete point-cloud cropping and sectioning workflow with native high-speed crops on recent AutoCAD releases, editable crop boxes, automatic plane detection, guided sections and saved crop states.
Follow complete point-cloud workflows with command choices, setup advice and production examples.
PCCTools guideAutoCAD limitations, rectangles, circles, polygons and slices.
Read guide PCCTools guideEditable box, sphere and route-buffer crop workflows.
Read guide PCCTools guideHorizontal, vertical, plane and guided section workflows.
Read guidePick the single-plugin plan for this workflow, or step up to the full CADTools Suite for access to the whole toolkit.
Focused access to this plugin when you only need one workflow.
Best value when this plugin is the main tool in your production workflow.
Add the rest of the CADTools ecosystem when your projects span several workflows.
The most complete option for teams moving between point clouds, terrain, BIM and modelling work.
PCCTools supports AutoCAD 2018-2027 and AutoCAD-based verticals such as Civil 3D, Map 3D, Architecture, MEP, Mechanical, Electrical, Plant 3D and Advance Steel on 64-bit Windows. The native high-speed crop engine runs on AutoCAD 2022-2027.
Yes — we track new AutoCAD releases and ship compatibility updates. Active licences receive updates at no extra cost.
Every plan includes a 15-day free trial with the full feature set, no payment details required to start.
A single licence is for one seat. For multiple machines, floating access or volume deployment, contact us for network licensing options.
PCCTools applies point-cloud crop boundaries without deleting scan data. You can remove the last crop, uncrop everything, toggle crops on and off, or recall a named crop state.
Yes. The CADTools Suite includes PCCTools, DTMTools, 3DPTools and FPTools from €99 per month or €999 per year.
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