update: OK it seems to work with certain classes but not others.
This is the list I had made for myself of the mapping of classes:
# Class LIST
#
# 0 Created,
# 1 Unclassified,
# 2 Ground, *
# 3 LowVegetation, *
# 4 MediumVegetation, *
# 5 HighVegetation, *
# 6 Building, *
# 7 LowPoint,
# 8 ModelKeyPoint,
# 9 Water,
# 10 Rail, *
# 11 RoadSurface, *
# 12 OverlapPoints,
# 13 WireGuard,
# 14 WireConductor, *
# 15 TransmissionTower, *
# 16 WireConnector, *
# 17 BridgeDeck,
# 18 HighNoise,
# 19 Car, *
# 20 Manmade *
Has this been changed in 1.8.0?