# Building elevation views

**URL:** <https://community.pix4d.com/t/building-elevation-views/2846>\
**Category:** PIX4Dmapper Questions/Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 26, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/building-elevation-views/2846 "2017-01-26T21:03:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gregg\_Pawlowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9adbd/32.png) [@Gregg\_Pawlowski](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Gregg_Pawlowski)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/building-elevation-views/2846/1 "2017-01-26T21:03:32Z")

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Hello,

I would like to use uas photos to create a 3D model of a building so I can take measurement and draw the building in ACAD (Infraworks or Revit, I’m not familiar with those programs but I would like to provide that deliverable).&nbsp;

Basically my firm is bidding on a project that involves residing a lage building so they need to know quanties of material that will be needed.

I know that dense point clouds are too large to use in CAD but what other Pix4D exported file can I give them?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Gregg

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**Author:** ![Marili\_Giovani](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/marili_giovani/32/187_2.png) [@Marili\_Giovani](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Marili_Giovani)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/building-elevation-views/2846/2 "2017-02-15T09:46:33Z")

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Hello Gregg,

You can measure accurately volumes in Pix4D software using the Densified Point Cloud to compute the quantities of material that will be needed. You will find more information [here](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/202560319)&nbsp;and our step by step video [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utDlWU-xJb0).

Since you would like to use the file in a [third party software,](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/202558499-Using-Pix4Dmapper-Output-Files-with-Other-Software-By-Output#label31) then you export the point cloud in various formats , such as: .xyz, .las, .laz, .ply, &nbsp;depending which software you are planning to use afterwards.

In case the file is too large to import it, you can also reduce the number of points exported as described [here](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/202560419-How-to-change-the-Processing-Options-to-generate-fewer-3D-Points-#gsc.tab=0).&nbsp;

Best Regards,&nbsp;

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