2026 Point Cloud
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I have been away from SketchUp for a while. I just updated to SU 2026 and there is a feature that I am not familiar with. I see a toolbar for Point Cloud, however:
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Can someone give me good explanation of what Point Cloud is?
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Is there a way to remove or move the toolbar for the Point Cloud?
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In SketchUp, a point cloud is a collection of millions of tiny points in 3D space that represent the shape and surface of a real-world object, building, or environment.
Each point has X, Y, and Z coordinates, and sometimes color (RGB) or intensity data. Together, these points form a “cloud” that looks like a 3D model — though it’s actually just data points, not solid geometry.
I do not have that version of SU but I assume View/toolbars turn off point cloud by unchecking the box
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@L-i-am Thank you sir. That is a better explanation than any of the sources I read.
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Just to let everyone know, I finally got the whole issue resolved. As it turned out, all I had to do was go to the Extension Mager and uninstall the Scan Essentials plugin.
I appreciate all of the response.
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As it turns out, using the Extension Manager did not really uninstall the Trimble Scan Essentials plugin. However, do to some replies from others, I did get the issue resolved.
OK, I finally got everything setup correctly now. It was kind of an awkward process but here is what I did:
- First I uninstalled 2026
- Then I made sure all plugins were up to date in 2025
- Then I clicked on the check for update in 2025
- Now I ran the update option in 2025 to install 2026
- When the process for installing 2026 ran, I deselected the Trimble Scan Essentials, Revit Importer and V-Ray
- Everything is now running fine and the Trimble Scan Essentials is finally gone and all of my plugins are installed and things are now the way I want them.
Once again, I really want to thank everyone (on the SketchUp and SketchUcation forums) for the replies and insight of how to get things going correctly again.
As I said in the original post, I have been gone for a while. Now I can get back to using SketchUp (latest version) again.
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