# Height Map

The Height Map tool allows you to apply a height map overlay to a defined region when working with a point cloud A point cloud is a 3D structure that consists of the data points collected by a 3D vision system during acquisition. projection image A projection image is the 2D projection of a 3D point cloud acquisition..

To add the Height Map tool to your job:

1. Open the Inspect tool palette, expand the Image Filter tool group, and select the Height Map tool.

2. Define the filtered region by resizing and repositioning the green box that appears on the acquisition Acquisition is the process or result of the vision system acquiring a new image. display screen.

3. Enable or disable the Colorize toggle to apply a colorized or grayscale height map.

You can also enable advanced tool settings if your job A job is a user-configured program in Spreadsheet consisting of functions and designed for specific applications. You can create and edit jobs using the Spreadsheet interface, and load them on a vision system for deployment in a live environment. requires more complex configuration. For more information on the advanced tool settings that are available, see Advanced Tool Settings.