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mika edited this page Jun 21, 2022 · 18 revisions

Binary DX11 Converter

Used inside Unity Editor, from menu Window/PointCloudTools/ConvertPointCloudToBinary(DX11)

Format Version(s) Extension(s) Notes Sample Specs
XYZ (Ascii) - XYZ space separated values Link
XYZRGB (Ascii) - XYZRGB space separated values Link
CGO (Ascii) - CGO From Catia, space separated values, similar to PTS Link
ASC (Ascii) - ASC From Catia, space separated values, similar to PTS Link
PLY (Ascii) - PLY Has many variations Link
PTS (Ascii) - PTS space separated values Link
PCD (Ascii) v0.7 PCD space separated values Link
LAS (Binary) v1.2 to 1.4 LAS pointDataRecordFormats:2&3 Link

Mesh Converter

Used inside Unity Editor to create point meshes (no mesh reconstruction) from menu Window/PointCloudTools/PointCloudToUnityMeshes

Format Version(s) Extension(s) Notes Sample Specs
XYZ (Ascii) - XYZ space separated values Link
XYZRGB (Ascii) - XYZRGB space separated values Link
CGO (Ascii) - CGO From Catia, space separated values, similar to PTS Link
ASC (Ascii) - ASC From Catia, space separated values, similar to PTS Link
PLY (Ascii) - PLY Has many variations Link
PTS (Ascii) - PTS space separated values Link
PCD (Ascii) - PCD space separated values Link
LAS v1.2 to 1.4 LAS pointDataRecordFormats:2&3 Link

Runtime Importer

For importing raw point clouds at runtime (note: Parsing is slower than converting them inside editor first)

Format Version(s) Extension(s) Notes Sample Specs
XYZ (Ascii) - XYZ space separated values Link
XYZRGB (Ascii) - XYZRGB space separated values Link
CGO (Ascii) - CGO From Catia, space separated values, similar to PTS Link
ASC (Ascii) - ASC From Catia, space separated values, similar to PTS Link
PLY (Ascii) - PLY Has many variations Link
PTS (Ascii) - PTS space separated values Link
PCD (Ascii) - PCD space separated values Link
LAS/LAZ ? LAS/LAZ Works using included RuntimeLASConvert.cs script to run standalone converter in the background LAS Link

Standalone Converter

External tool (download page) (sources)
Outputs .UCPC (V2) and .PCROOT (V3) formats for the PointCloudViewer

Format Version(s) Extension(s) Notes Sample Specs
LAS/LAZ ? LAS/LAZ Link

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