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The solution proposed by Stefan suppose your cloud is expressed in a frame where Z points upwards. If the point cloud is expressed in the camera frame, there is no easy way to make the difference between the floor and a wall without more assumptions. If your camera is pointing to the floor you could choose the plan intersecting the optical axis (Z camera axis).

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