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 # Class sysc::PointCloud

 Last update: 17.07.2025 

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**Definition**: `PointCloud.hpp` (line 27)

Provide a point cloud access class.

Provides read-only access to the point cloud for a given region.

## Members

- [checkValidity](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a5624a75183bdf2f3783f135f69574872)
- [connectivityStamp](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1ab0fa91555fbc8c62debedf8fdb9336e2)
- [coordinatesStamp](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a59b01ced48d42607a4e7e865b236e49c)
- [getNodeCoords](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a7af3e505ed55ed9e9ad01ffc1dbf03c0)
- [getNodeIds](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a5c5385f2219f3807902dd0227ba344c4)
- [getNumNodes](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1ad4a6bb5175f6fec7a5bfeaacfd2aea47)
- [m\_nodeCoords](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a99024220a781ee1500a1c6ca3dd9d608)
- [m\_nodeIds](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a29034e5e4d5516dd9fa3be286ecc98fe)
- [operator=](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a3a501661406cd9a22eeeede4eb2f8484)
- [operator=](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a9c050e9c72b97ec6079e06737d934895)
- [partitioningStamp](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a1e32fdf88ff05b2af20659bfd94f5fc0)
- [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a1ced7091c7926176bf1cd0a0e3295056)
- [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1acc45998b6b9a302675bca9b60d329d9c)
- [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a070807ab97916c768bf33b3f70fff431)
- [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud_1a3581e641adfc3a77d6e7fb1f896a23b7)

## Public attributes

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### Variable connectivityStamp

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**Definition**: `PointCloud.hpp` (line 31)

```cpp
std::int64_t sysc::PointCloud::connectivityStamp {0}

```

Connectivity stamp. Update whenever point cloud properties, other than coordinates, are updated (e.g. number of points, points order).

**Type**: std::int64\_t

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### Variable coordinatesStamp

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**Definition**: `PointCloud.hpp` (line 35)

```cpp
std::int64_t sysc::PointCloud::coordinatesStamp {0}

```

Nodal coordinates stamp. Update whenever coordinates get updated.

**Type**: std::int64\_t

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### Variable partitioningStamp

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**Definition**: `PointCloud.hpp` (line 39)

```cpp
std::int64_t sysc::PointCloud::partitioningStamp {0}

```

Partitioning stamp. Update whenever the point cloud is re-partitioned.

**Type**: std::int64\_t

## Private attributes

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### Variable m\_nodeIds

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**Definition**: `PointCloud.hpp` (line 83)

```cpp
OutputIntegerData sysc::PointCloud::m_nodeIds

```

**Type**: [OutputIntegerData](classsysc_1_1OutputIntegerData.md#classsysc_1_1OutputIntegerData)

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### Variable m\_nodeCoords

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**Definition**: `PointCloud.hpp` (line 84)

```cpp
OutputVectorData sysc::PointCloud::m_nodeCoords

```

**Type**: [OutputVectorData](classsysc_1_1OutputVectorData.md#classsysc_1_1OutputVectorData)

## Public functions

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### Function PointCloud

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```cpp
sysc::PointCloud::PointCloud(OutputIntegerData nodeIds, OutputVectorData nodeCoords)

```

Constructor for [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud) class.

**Parameters**:

- **nodeIds**: - output integer data access for node ids
- **nodeCoords**: - output vector data access for node coordinates

**Parameters**:

- [OutputIntegerData](classsysc_1_1OutputIntegerData.md#classsysc_1_1OutputIntegerData) **nodeIds**
- [OutputVectorData](classsysc_1_1OutputVectorData.md#classsysc_1_1OutputVectorData) **nodeCoords**

**Return type**:

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### Function PointCloud

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```cpp
sysc::PointCloud::PointCloud()=default

```

Provide a default constructor.

**Return type**:

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### Function PointCloud

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```cpp
sysc::PointCloud::PointCloud(const PointCloud &)=default

```

Provide a copy-constructor.

**Parameters**:

- const [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud) &amp;

**Return type**:

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### Function PointCloud

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```cpp
sysc::PointCloud::PointCloud(PointCloud &&)=default

```

Provide a move-constructor.

**Parameters**:

- [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud) &amp;&amp;

**Return type**:

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### Function operator=

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```cpp
PointCloud& sysc::PointCloud::operator=(const PointCloud &)=default

```

Provide a copy-assign operator.

**Parameters**:

- const [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud) &amp;

**Return type**: [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud) &amp;

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### Function operator=

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```cpp
PointCloud& sysc::PointCloud::operator=(PointCloud &&)=default

```

Provide a move-assign operator.

**Parameters**:

- [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud) &amp;&amp;

**Return type**: [PointCloud](classsysc_1_1PointCloud.md#classsysc_1_1PointCloud) &amp;

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### Function getNumNodes

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```cpp
std::size_t sysc::PointCloud::getNumNodes() const noexcept

```

Provide a method to get the number of nodes for this mesh.

**Return type**: std::size\_t

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### Function getNodeIds

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```cpp
OutputIntegerData sysc::PointCloud::getNodeIds() const

```

Provide a method to access node ids array.

**Return type**: [OutputIntegerData](classsysc_1_1OutputIntegerData.md#classsysc_1_1OutputIntegerData)

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### Function getNodeCoords

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```cpp
OutputVectorData sysc::PointCloud::getNodeCoords() const

```

Provide a method to access node coordinates array.

**Return type**: [OutputVectorData](classsysc_1_1OutputVectorData.md#classsysc_1_1OutputVectorData)

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### Function checkValidity

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```cpp
ValidityStatus sysc::PointCloud::checkValidity() const

```

Provide a method to perform simple validity checks.

**Return type**: [ValidityStatus](structsysc_1_1ValidityStatus.md#structsysc_1_1ValidityStatus)