Something Faraz showed me recently…
Here are the basic commands to Analyze the deviation between point cloud data and 3D models using Rhino & Pointools4Rhino.
1. Using Pointools4Rhino’s regions select the area of points that you wish to compare with a surface.
2. Enter ptExtractSel into the command line and press enter.
3. Go to Analyze > Surface > Point Set Deviation or enter PointDeviation into the command line.
4. Select the extracted points and press enter.
5. Select the surfaces to compare and press enter.
