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rdb-example-05-remove-points.py
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24 """
25 rdb-example-05-remove-points.py
26
27 This example shows how to open an existing database and delete some points.
28 This example is based on the database of rdb-example-1-create-database.
29 """
30
31 import riegl.rdb
32
33 # Access existing database
34 with riegl.rdb.rdb_open("pointcloud.rdbx") as rdb:
35
36 # Before we can modify the database, we must start a transaction
37 with riegl.rdb.Transaction(
38 rdb, # point cloud object
39 "Remove", # transaction title
40 "Point Filter v1.0" # software name
41 ) as transaction:
42
43 # Prepare point attribute buffers
44 buffer_size = 10000 # point block/chunk size
45 buffer_identifier = riegl.rdb.AttributeBuffer(
46 rdb.point_attributes["riegl.id"], buffer_size
47 )
48
49 # Start new select query to get point ids of points with point class
50 # of 7
51 with rdb.select("riegl.class == 7") as select:
52 select.bind(buffer_identifier)
53
54 # Start new remove query and define buffers
55 with rdb.remove() as remove:
56 remove.bind(buffer_identifier)
57
58 # Process all points block-wise
59 point_count = 1 # actual number of points not yet known
60 while point_count > 0:
61 point_count = select.next(buffer_size)
62
63 # Actually remove points
64 remove.next(point_count)
65
66 # Finally commit transaction
67 transaction.commit()