# Raycaster and Frustum

To identify objects swiftly while in the labelling process, the annotation tool provides the following two features:

## Raycaster

Raycaster is the point projection of the cursor coordinates in the [point cloud](https://docs.imerit-prod.io/annotation-tool/key-features/pages/t1P8d2reKe3nZWAkN2Kh#id-4.-point-cloud) over the images in the[ image panel ](https://docs.imerit-prod.io/annotation-tool/key-features/pages/t1P8d2reKe3nZWAkN2Kh#id-5.-image-panel)to help annotators identify the object swiftly. It appears as a 'red dot' over the camera images while hovering the cursor over the points in the point cloud. 

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## Frustum

Similar to the [raycaster](#raycaster), frustum is a 'red cone' that appears on the [point cloud](https://docs.imerit-prod.io/annotation-tool/key-features/pages/t1P8d2reKe3nZWAkN2Kh#id-4.-point-cloud) while hovering the cursor over the images in the[ image panel ](https://docs.imerit-prod.io/annotation-tool/key-features/pages/t1P8d2reKe3nZWAkN2Kh#id-5.-image-panel)to give the user an understanding of what direction the camera is facing.

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