FILE I/O
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Supported file formats
| Type | Extension(s) | Description | Read | Write | Binary/ASCII | Point Cloud(s) | Mesh(es) | Other | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIN | .bin | CloudCompare own format | X | X | binary | >1 | >1 | >1 | Normals, colors (RGB), scalar fields (>1), labels, viewports, display options, etc. |
| ASCII | .asc,.txt,.xyz,.neu,.pts | ASCII point cloud file (X,Y,Z,etc.) | X | X | ASCII | 1 | Normals, colors (RGB), scalar fields (all) | ||
| LAS | .las | ASPRS lidar point clouds | X | X | binary | 1 | Colors (RGB) and various scalar fields (see LAS 1.4 specifications) | ||
| E57 | .e57 | ASTM E57 file format | X | X | mixed | >1 | Calibrated picture(s) | Normals, colors (RGB or I), scalar field (intensity) | |
| PTX | .ptx | LEICA point cloud export format | X | ascii | >1 | Sensor(s) | Robust normals can be computed at loading time | ||
| FARO | .fls, *.fws | FARO formats | X | binary | >1 | Sensor(s) | Scalar field (reflection value) | ||
| DP | .dp | DotProduct (DPI-7) format | X | binary | >1 | Sensor(s) | Colors (RGB), robust normals can be computed at loading time | ||
| PCD | .pcd | Point Cloud Library format | X | X | binary | >1 | Colors (RGB), normals, scalar fields (>1) | ||
| PLY | .ply | Stanford 3D geometry format (cloud or mesh) | X | X | both | 1 | 1 | Normals, colors (RGB or I), one ore several scalar fields, a single texture | |
| OBJ | .obj | Wavefront mesh | X | X | ASCII | 1 | >1 | Polyline(s) | Normals, materials and textures |
| VTK | .vtk | VTK file format (triangular mesh or cloud only) | X | X | ASCII | 1 | 1 | Normals, colors (RGB), scalar field(s) (>1) | |
| STL | .stl | STereoLithography file format (mesh) | X | X | ASCII | 1 | Normals | ||
| OFF | .off | Object File Format (mesh) | X | X | ASCII | 1 | |||
| FBX | .fbx | Autodesk (Filmbox) File Format | X | X | ASCII or BINARY | >1 | >1 | Normals, colors (RGB), materials and textures | |
| DXF | .dxf | Autocad DXF format | X | X | ASCII | >1 | >1 | polyline(s) | Normals, colors (RGB) |
| SHP | .shp | ESRI Shape file format | X | X | binary | >1 | Polyline(s), polygon(s), contour plot(s), etc. | Scalar fields (1 per entity) | |
| PDMS | .pdms, .pdmsmac, .mac | PDMS macros | X | ASCII | >1 | Primitive(s) | |||
| RASTER | .geotiff, etc. | Common raster formats (GDAL) | X | X (use the Rasterize tool) | binary | 1 | Layers (as scalar fields) | ||
| OUT (Bundler) | .out | Bundler SfM output file (more information here) | X | ASCII | (1) | Calibrated picture(s), 3D keypoints | |||
| 2D images | .jpg, *.png, *.bmp, etc. | Standard images | binary | ||||||
| PV | .pv | Point cloud + scalar field | X | X | binary | 1 | Scalar field (1) | ||
| PN | .pn | Point cloud + normals | X | X | binary | 1 | Normals | ||
| SOI | .soi | Mensi/Trimble Soisic laser scanner | X | ASCII | >1 | Colors (I) | |||
| POV | .pov | Multiple stations (meta file) | X | ASCII + both | >1 | All + sensor poses | |||
| ICM | .icm | Cloud + calibrated pictures | X | ASCII + both | 1 | Picture(s) | All + camera poses | ||
| Geo-Mascaret | .georef | Mascaret profiles | X | ASCII | Profiles (polylines) | ||||
| Sinusx | .sx | Sinusx curves | X | X | ASCII | Polylines | |||
| CSV matrix | .csv | Cloud as 2D1/2 matrix | X | ASCII | 1 |
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