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Range Values   The range values of the measured area can be visualised in a so-called range image. Here the user can define a value spectrum from which grey or colour values can be allocated to the measured points. In the case of a grey- level coding it can for example be determined that points further away a represented in a lighter grey and closer points in a darker grey. Example: historical monument Range image (grey levels)   Range image (colour levels)   Example: production plant Range image (grey levels)   Range image (colour levels)     Reflectance Values   The reflectance values are visualised with a so-called re- flectance image which is generally coded in grey levels. The coding of the individual measured points has been defined in such a way that the reflectance image looks like a black-and-white photograph: highly reflecting (light) points are displayed in a light grey and highly absorbing (dark) points are displayed in dark grey. Other than range values, reflectance values depend on different factors: reflectivity of the surface (portion of the reflected laser light) distance of the object angle of the laser beam on the surface Both values (range and reflectance value) can be obtained independent of the light conditions in the environment. Example: historical monument Reflectance image   Example: production plant Reflectance image     3D Point Cloud   The Z+F Software also makes it possible to represent the measured data in a so-called 3D point cloud. For this pur- pose, a Cartesian transformation of the laser data (trans- formation of the range and reflectance images as well as the calculated XYZ coordinates) is necessary. The 3D point cloud results from superimposing range and reflec- tance image. 3D point clouds are the basis for subsequent modelling in order to create CAD models. The required range can be set individually by the user for all three forms of representation. The picture displayed then only shows the specified range. Example: historical building 3D point cloud (high resolution)   Example: production plant 3D point cloud (low resolution)