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Import Formats

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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) - 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 (Binary) 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

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 (Binary) ? LAS/LAZ Link