# Calculate Distance

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This tool computes the distance between two point clouds, or the distance between two sets of point classes within the same cloud. The computed distance is input into the points' **Distance** attribute (visible in the cloud visualization panel).

In the example below, Unclassified (01) points have their distance computed in respect to the Transmission Wire (14) class:

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