Class: QgsPointCloudLayer¶

class qgis.core.QgsPointCloudLayer¶

Bases: QgsMapLayer, QgsAbstractProfileSource

Represents a map layer supporting display of point clouds

Note

The API is considered EXPERIMENTAL and can be changed without a notice

New in version 3.18.

QgsPointCloudLayer(uri: str = ‘’, baseName: str = ‘’, providerLib: str = ‘’, options: QgsPointCloudLayer.LayerOptions = QgsPointCloudLayer.LayerOptions()) Constructor - creates a point cloud layer

Enums

PointCloudStatisticsCalculationState

Bases: enum.IntEnum

Methods

appendError

Add error message

attributes

Returns the attributes available from the layer.

childEvent

clone

rtype

QgsPointCloudLayer

connectNotify

convertRenderer3DFromRenderer2D

Updates the layer's 3D renderer's symbol to match that of the layer's 2D renderer

createMapRenderer

param rendererContext

createProfileGenerator

param request

customEvent

dataProvider

rtype

QgsPointCloudDataProvider

decodedSource

param source

disconnectNotify

elevationProperties

rtype

QgsMapLayerElevationProperties

encodedSource

param source

extent

rtype

QgsRectangle

hasDependencyCycle

Checks whether a new set of dependencies will introduce a cycle this method is now deprecated and always return False, because circular dependencies are now correctly managed.

htmlMetadata

rtype

str

invalidateWgs84Extent

Invalidates the WGS84 extent.

isSignalConnected

loadDefaultStyle

rtype

Tuple[str, bool]

pointCount

Returns the total number of points available in the layer.

readCommonStyle

Read style data common to all layer types

readCustomProperties

Read custom properties from project file.

readStyle

param node

readStyleManager

Read style manager's configuration (if any).

readSymbology

param node

readXml

param layerNode

receivers

renderer

Returns the 2D renderer for the point cloud.

sender

senderSignalIndex

setError

Sets error message

setExtent

Sets the extent

setProviderType

Sets the providerType (provider key)

setRenderer

Sets the 2D renderer for the point cloud.

setSubsetString

Sets the string used to define a subset of the layer

setSync3DRendererTo2DRenderer

Sets whether this layer's 3D renderer should be automatically updated with changes applied to the layer's 2D renderer

setTransformContext

param transformContext

setValid

Sets whether layer is valid or not

statistics

Returns the object containing statistics

statisticsCalculationState

Returns the status of point cloud statistics calculation

subsetString

Returns the string used to define a subset of the layer.

sync3DRendererTo2DRenderer

Returns whether this layer's 3D renderer should be automatically updated with changes applied to the layer's 2D renderer

timerEvent

writeCommonStyle

Write style data common to all layer types

writeCustomProperties

Write custom properties to project file.

writeStyle

param node

writeStyleManager

Write style manager's configuration (if exists).

writeSymbology

param node

writeXml

param layerNode

Signals

raiseError

pyqtSignal(*types, name: str = ..., revision: int = ..., arguments: Sequence = ...) -> PYQT_SIGNAL

statisticsCalculationStateChanged

pyqtSignal(*types, name: str = ..., revision: int = ..., arguments: Sequence = ...) -> PYQT_SIGNAL

subsetStringChanged

pyqtSignal(*types, name: str = ..., revision: int = ..., arguments: Sequence = ...) -> PYQT_SIGNAL

class LayerOptions(transformContext: QgsCoordinateTransformContext = QgsCoordinateTransformContext())¶

Bases: sip.wrapper

Constructor for LayerOptions with optional transformContext.

QgsPointCloudLayer.LayerOptions(QgsPointCloudLayer.LayerOptions)

loadDefaultStyle¶

skipCrsValidation¶

skipIndexGeneration¶

skipStatisticsCalculation¶

transformContext¶

class PointCloudStatisticsCalculationState(value)¶

Bases: enum.IntEnum

Point cloud statistics calculation task

New in version 3.26.

NotStarted: The statistics calculation task has not been started
Calculating: The statistics calculation task is running
Calculated: The statistics calculation task is done and statistics are available

Calculated = 2¶

Calculating = 1¶

NotStarted = 0¶

baseClass¶: alias of QgsPointCloudLayer

appendError(self, error: QgsErrorMessage)¶: Add error message

attributes(self) → QgsPointCloudAttributeCollection¶

Returns the attributes available from the layer.

Return type: QgsPointCloudAttributeCollection

childEvent(self, QChildEvent)¶

clone(self) → QgsPointCloudLayer¶

Return type: QgsPointCloudLayer

connectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)¶

convertRenderer3DFromRenderer2D(self) → bool¶

Updates the layer’s 3D renderer’s symbol to match that of the layer’s 2D renderer

Return type: bool
Returns: True on success, False otherwise

New in version 3.26.

createMapRenderer(self, rendererContext: QgsRenderContext) → QgsMapLayerRenderer¶

Parameters: rendererContext (QgsRenderContext) –
Return type: QgsMapLayerRenderer

createProfileGenerator(self, request: QgsProfileRequest) → QgsAbstractProfileGenerator¶

Parameters: request (QgsProfileRequest) –
Return type: QgsAbstractProfileGenerator

customEvent(self, QEvent)¶

dataProvider(self) → QgsPointCloudDataProvider¶

Return type: QgsPointCloudDataProvider

decodedSource(self, source: str, dataProvider: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → str¶

Parameters

source (str) –
dataProvider (str) –
context (QgsReadWriteContext) –

Return type

str

disconnectNotify(self, QMetaMethod)¶

elevationProperties(self) → QgsMapLayerElevationProperties¶

Return type: QgsMapLayerElevationProperties

encodedSource(self, source: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → str¶

Parameters

source (str) –
context (QgsReadWriteContext) –

Return type

str

extent(self) → QgsRectangle¶

Return type: QgsRectangle

hasDependencyCycle(self, Iterable[QgsMapLayerDependency]) → bool¶: Checks whether a new set of dependencies will introduce a cycle this method is now deprecated and always return False, because circular dependencies are now correctly managed.

Deprecated since version QGIS: 3.10

htmlMetadata(self) → str¶

Return type: str

invalidateWgs84Extent(self)¶: Invalidates the WGS84 extent. If FlagTrustLayerMetadata is enabled, the extent is not invalidated because we want to trust metadata whatever happens.

New in version 3.20.

isSignalConnected(self, QMetaMethod) → bool¶

loadDefaultStyle(self) → Tuple[str, bool]¶

Return type: Tuple[str, bool]

pointCount(self) → int¶

Returns the total number of points available in the layer.

Return type: int

raiseError¶

pyqtSignal(*types, name: str = …, revision: int = …, arguments: Sequence = …) -> PYQT_SIGNAL

types is normally a sequence of individual types. Each type is either a type object or a string that is the name of a C++ type. Alternatively each type could itself be a sequence of types each describing a different overloaded signal. name is the optional C++ name of the signal. If it is not specified then the name of the class attribute that is bound to the signal is used. revision is the optional revision of the signal that is exported to QML. If it is not specified then 0 is used. arguments is the optional sequence of the names of the signal’s arguments.

Parameters

name (str = ...) –
revision (int = ...) –
arguments (Sequence = ...) –

Return type

PYQT_SIGNAL

readCommonStyle(self, layerElement: QDomElement, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories)¶: Read style data common to all layer types

New in version 3.0.

readCustomProperties(self, layerNode: QDomNode, keyStartsWith: str = '')¶

Read custom properties from project file.

Parameters

layerNode – note to read from
keyStartsWith – reads only properties starting with the specified string (or all if the string is empty)

readStyle(self, node: QDomNode, errorMessage: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories) → bool¶

Parameters

node (QDomNode) –
errorMessage (str) –
context (QgsReadWriteContext) –
categories (Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories) –

Return type

bool

readStyleManager(self, layerNode: QDomNode)¶: Read style manager’s configuration (if any). To be called by subclasses.

readSymbology(self, node: QDomNode, errorMessage: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories) → bool¶

Parameters

node (QDomNode) –
errorMessage (str) –
context (QgsReadWriteContext) –
categories (Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories) –

Return type

bool

readXml(self, layerNode: QDomNode, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → bool¶

Parameters

layerNode (QDomNode) –
context (QgsReadWriteContext) –

Return type

bool

receivers(self, PYQT_SIGNAL) → int¶

renderer(self) → QgsPointCloudRenderer¶

Returns the 2D renderer for the point cloud.

See also

renderer()

Parameters: renderer (QgsPointCloudRenderer) –

setSubsetString(self, subset: str) → bool¶

Sets the string used to define a subset of the layer

Parameters: subset (str) – The subset string to be used in a :py:class:`QgsPointCloudExpression`
Return type: bool
Returns: True, when setting the subset string was successful, False otherwise

New in version 3.26.

setSync3DRendererTo2DRenderer(self, sync: bool)¶

Sets whether this layer’s 3D renderer should be automatically updated with changes applied to the layer’s 2D renderer

New in version 3.26.

Parameters: sync (bool) –

setTransformContext(self, transformContext: QgsCoordinateTransformContext)¶

Parameters: transformContext (QgsCoordinateTransformContext) –

setValid(self, valid: bool)¶: Sets whether layer is valid or not

statistics(self) → QgsPointCloudStatistics¶

Returns the object containing statistics

New in version 3.26.

Return type: QgsPointCloudStatistics

statisticsCalculationState(self) → QgsPointCloudLayer.PointCloudStatisticsCalculationState¶

Returns the status of point cloud statistics calculation

New in version 3.26.

Return type: QgsPointCloudLayer.PointCloudStatisticsCalculationState

statisticsCalculationStateChanged¶

pyqtSignal(*types, name: str = …, revision: int = …, arguments: Sequence = …) -> PYQT_SIGNAL

types is normally a sequence of individual types. Each type is either a type object or a string that is the name of a C++ type. Alternatively each type could itself be a sequence of types each describing a different overloaded signal. name is the optional C++ name of the signal. If it is not specified then the name of the class attribute that is bound to the signal is used. revision is the optional revision of the signal that is exported to QML. If it is not specified then 0 is used. arguments is the optional sequence of the names of the signal’s arguments.

Parameters

name (str = ...) –
revision (int = ...) –
arguments (Sequence = ...) –

Return type

PYQT_SIGNAL

subsetString(self) → str¶

Returns the string used to define a subset of the layer.

Return type: str
Returns: The subset string or null QString if not implemented by the provider

New in version 3.26.

subsetStringChanged¶

pyqtSignal(*types, name: str = …, revision: int = …, arguments: Sequence = …) -> PYQT_SIGNAL

types is normally a sequence of individual types. Each type is either a type object or a string that is the name of a C++ type. Alternatively each type could itself be a sequence of types each describing a different overloaded signal. name is the optional C++ name of the signal. If it is not specified then the name of the class attribute that is bound to the signal is used. revision is the optional revision of the signal that is exported to QML. If it is not specified then 0 is used. arguments is the optional sequence of the names of the signal’s arguments.

Parameters

name (str = ...) –
revision (int = ...) –
arguments (Sequence = ...) –

Return type

PYQT_SIGNAL

sync3DRendererTo2DRenderer(self) → bool¶

Returns whether this layer’s 3D renderer should be automatically updated with changes applied to the layer’s 2D renderer

New in version 3.26.

Return type: bool

timerEvent(self, QTimerEvent)¶

writeCommonStyle(self, layerElement: QDomElement, document: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories)¶: Write style data common to all layer types

New in version 3.0.

writeCustomProperties(self, layerNode: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument)¶: Write custom properties to project file.

writeStyle(self, node: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument, errorMessage: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories) → bool¶

Parameters

node (QDomNode) –
doc (QDomDocument) –
errorMessage (str) –
context (QgsReadWriteContext) –
categories (Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories) –

Return type

bool

writeStyleManager(self, layerNode: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument)¶: Write style manager’s configuration (if exists). To be called by subclasses.

writeSymbology(self, node: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument, errorMessage: str, context: QgsReadWriteContext, categories: Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories, QgsMapLayer.StyleCategory] = QgsMapLayer.AllStyleCategories) → bool¶

Parameters

node (QDomNode) –
doc (QDomDocument) –
errorMessage (str) –
context (QgsReadWriteContext) –
categories (Union[QgsMapLayer.StyleCategories) –

Return type

bool

writeXml(self, layerNode: QDomNode, doc: QDomDocument, context: QgsReadWriteContext) → bool¶

Parameters

layerNode (QDomNode) –
doc (QDomDocument) –
context (QgsReadWriteContext) –

Return type

bool