Watch the new feature in action—see how the Immersive View Window enhances your LP360 workflow in our latest video walkthrough.
LP360 has introduced a new way for users to interact with their point cloud data: the Immersive View Window. This new feature expands the way professionals can visualize, analyze, and work with 3D data—bringing together elements from LP360’s existing views and enhancing overall usability. Whether you’re reviewing field data, verifying classifications, or preparing deliverables, the Immersive View provides an efficient, flexible interface for deeper insight. See how to use the new Immersive View Window in this new feature video:
What is the Immersive View?
The Immersive View Window is now the fourth main visualization option in LP360, joining the Map View (2D), 3D View (isometric), and Profile View (cross-sectional). Rather than replacing these views, it complements them by combining many of their core capabilities into a single, intuitive interface. It allows users to view, navigate, and analyze their 3D data from multiple angles in real-time.
Users can access the Immersive View directly via a toggle button or through the main view toolbar. Like other LP360 windows, it can be resized, docked, or placed on a separate monitor, depending on the user’s workflow.
Working with LPLAS Data
To use the Immersive View, users need LPLAS files—GeoCue’s indexed format for faster data handling. For users processing data from GeoCue’s TrueView sensors or Microdrones, LPLAS files are automatically created as part of the workflow. For data from other sources, users can quickly convert standard LAS files into the LPLAS format within the software.
Once the appropriate files are loaded, users can explore and interact with their data using familiar mouse controls for panning, zooming, and rotating the 3D scene.
Key Tools and Capabilities
The Immersive View offers a familiar toolbar layout with tools similar to other LP360 views. Users can display data by elevation, classification, RGB values, or intensity. Point rendering modes include a standard point cloud view and a “sprite mode” that adds depth to each point for better visibility of thin or linear features, such as power lines.
A vertical exaggeration slider allows users to scale the Z-axis to better analyze elevation differences, and standard view controls (such as “fit to world” and “snap to top view”) are available to quickly reset orientation or zoom.
One of the standout features of the Immersive View is its ability to overlay feature layers directly within the 3D view. Flight lines, photo centers, checkpoints, and other GIS layers can be toggled on, helping users make spatial comparisons in three dimensions—something that isn’t possible in LP360’s 3D isometric view.
Clipping and Profile Integration
For targeted analysis, users can draw custom clipping panes to isolate specific areas of the dataset. Whether highlighting a road segment or excluding unnecessary data, this feature makes it easy to focus on what matters. Users can choose to keep points inside or outside of the drawn pane, and quickly reset the view afterward.
The Immersive View also links directly with LP360’s Profile View. If a profile is drawn in the main interface, users can clip their immersive view to match it, allowing for side-by-side comparisons and deeper inspection of cross-sections in 3D.
Multiple LAS Layer Support
Another major benefit of the Immersive View is support for viewing multiple LP LAS layers at once—something not currently available in LP360’s other views. This is particularly useful for comparing datasets from different flights or sensors, validating data alignment, or detecting shifts between overlapping point clouds. Layers can be distinguished by color and filtered for closer inspection.
Classification and Measurement
While many users will use the Immersive View for visualization, it also includes tools for manual classification. Users can classify points by drawing polygons within the view and assigning them to the desired class. This can be especially useful for quick edits without switching between views. More editing tools, like delete and align, are planned for future updates.
Users can also take simple distance measurements between points in the immersive space, supporting quality control and project analysis.
A Valuable Addition to LP360
The Immersive View Window is a flexible and powerful addition to LP360’s toolkit. It doesn’t replace existing views but adds another dimension—literally and figuratively—to how users interact with point cloud data. By consolidating key capabilities and offering better spatial awareness, this new feature makes LP360 even more efficient for data processing, visualization, and decision-making. To explore the Immersive View, make sure you’re working with LPLAS data and using LP360 version 2025.1 or later. It’s available now for all LP360 users.