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Import Formats

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DX11 Converter

  • XYZ, XYZRGB, CGO, ASC, CATIA ASC, PLY (ASCII), LAS (BINARY, pointDataRecordFormat: 2 & 3, v1.2-1.4), PTS, PCD (ASCII)
  • *Raw point cloud is converted into custom binary, then can use viewer script to load it faster

Mesh Converter

  • XYZ, XYZRGB, CGO, ASC, CATIA ASC, PLY (ASCII), LAS (BINARY, pointDataRecordFormat: 2 & 3, v1.2-1.4), PTS, PCD (ASCII)
  • *Raw point cloud is split into multiple unity mesh assets

Runtime Viewer (PC only)

  • XYZ, XYZRGB, CGO, ASC, CATIA ASC, PLY (ASCII), PTS, PCD (ASCII)
  • NOTE: LAS is not yet supported in runtime parser, i can add it if needed

(WIP New Converter Supported Formats Table)

Binary DX11 Converter (Window/PointCloudTools/ConvertPointCloudToBinary(DX11))

Format Version(s) Extension(s) Notes Sample Link
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) - PTS space separated values Link
LAS (Binary) v1.2 to 1.4 LAS pointDataRecordFormats:2&3 Link