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uid: arfoundation-vs-node-on-point-clouds-changed
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# On Point Clouds Changed
Triggers when AR Point Clouds have changed. AR Point Clouds can be added, updated, and/or removed every frame if there is an enabled AR Point Cloud Manager in the scene.
*On Point Clouds Changed node, shown with Get Variable*
## Input Data Ports
| Port | Data type | Description |
| :--- | :-------- | :---------- |
| **Target** | [GameObject](xref:UnityEngine.GameObject) | Target GameObject should have an enabled [ARPointCloudManager](xref:arfoundation-point-clouds#ar-point-cloud-manager-component) component. If you do not connect this port, this node searches for an enabled AR Point Cloud Manager component in the scene instead, and throws an exception if none is found. |
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## Output Data Ports
| Port | Data type | Description |
| :--- | :-------- | :---------- |
| **Added** | [ReadOnlyList](xref:Unity.XR.CoreUtils.Collections.ReadOnlyList`1) of [ARPointCloud](xref:UnityEngine.XR.ARFoundation.ARPointCloud) | AR Point Clouds that have been added. |
| **Updated** | [ReadOnlyList](xref:Unity.XR.CoreUtils.Collections.ReadOnlyList`1) of [ARPointCloud](xref:UnityEngine.XR.ARFoundation.ARPointCloud) | AR Point Clouds that have been updated. |
| **Removed** | [ReadOnlyList](xref:Unity.XR.CoreUtils.Collections.ReadOnlyList`1) of `KeyValuePair` | AR Point Clouds that have been removed. |