This is an overview of programs for processing 3D point clouds from appropriate photos or surveys with laser scanners.
Programs for photogrammetric creation of point clouds[edit]
The programs create point clouds based on appropriate photos to process them to 3D models, e.g. for meshing.
Product name | Manufacturer | Photogrammetry | Scan data import | Import formats | Processing | Export formats | License | Operating systems |
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123D Catch | Autodesk | yes | no | photo | meshing | Autodesk cloud | Commercial | Android, Mac, Windows |
3DF Zephyr | 3DFlow | yes | yes | photo, laser scan (PTX, E57) | registration, georeferencing, orthomosaic, true orthophoto, DSM, point cloud creation, aerial triangulation, densification, photoconsistency based mesh optimization | mesh, point clouds, DSM/DTM, geotiff, KML | Commercial | Windows |
Agisoft MetaShape | Agisoft | yes | yes | photo, LAS, LAZ, e57, PTS | meshing | point data, DSM/DTM, LAS, LAZ, e57, PTS | Commercial | Windows, Mac, Linux |
Bentley ContextCapture | Bentley Systems | yes | yes | photo, laser scan (PTX, E57) | registration, meshing | mesh, web, point clouds, DSM, geotiff, KML | Commercial | Windows |
ELCOVISON 10 | PMS AG | yes | yes | photo, laser scan(PTS, LAS, LAZ, XYZ) | registration, georeferencing, orthophoto, point cloud creation | meshes: PLY, point clouds: PTS, LAS, LAZ.., Geotiff, DWG | Commercial | Windows |
Pix4Dmapper | Pix4D | yes | yes | Any photos in jpg and tiff 4K videos in avi, mov, wmv, and mp4 | aerial triangulation, point cloud densification, 3D meshing, orthorectification | <2D> • Orthomosaic in GeoTIFF • Map tiles in KML, HTML • Vegetation index map in GeoTIFF • Application map in SHP • Thermal maps in GeoTiff <3D> • 3D PDF for 3D mesh • DSM and DTM in GeoTIFF • 3D textured mesh in OBJ, PLY, DXF, and FBX • 3D level-of-detail (LoD) mesh in SLPK and OSGB • Point cloud in LAS, LAZ, XYZ and PLY • Contour lines in SHP, DXF, and PDF • Vector objects in DXF, SHP, DGN and KML | Commercial | Windows, Mac, Linux |
RealityCapture | Capturing Reality | yes | yes | photo, laser scan (ptx, e57)[1] | registration, meshing | point data, DSM, geotiff [2] | Commercial | Windows |
ReCap Photo | Autodesk | yes | no | photo | meshing | Autodesk cloud, RCM, OBJ, STL | Commercial | Windows |
Trimble Business Center | Trimble | yes | yes | JXL for raw photogrammetry data, LAS, LAZ, e57, PTX, PTS, POD, TDX | registration, georeferencing, orthomosaic, raster DSM, point cloud creation | Point Cloud: LAS, LAZ, e57, PTX, PTS, POD, TDX, TopoDOT, RCP, ASCII Image: GeoTIFF, JPEG, KML/KMZ, 3D PDF CAD: DWG, DXF, SHP, SKP | Commercial | Windows |
VisualSFM | ChangChang Wu | yes | no | photo | sparse point cloud creation, dense point cloud creation | PLY | Free for personal, nonprofit, or academic use | Windows, Mac, Linux |
Programs for importing laser scanner data as point clouds[edit]
The.ptx file extension is for transcripts of legal proceedings, like hearings, depositions, or trials. It is a special format that allows the words captured by the court reporter to be easily displayed on your screen in much the same way they appear on the paper version of the transcript. Is there a relatively simple way to convert one type of pointcloud file to another format? We received some scans from a consultant in TXT format. The software we are using to convert the scans to a polymesh (MeshLab) does not import the TXT format, although it will import others, such as PTS, PTX, and XYZ.
The programs can import data of laser scanners or point clouds to preprocess them for 3D modeling.
Product name | Manufacturer | Photogrammetry | Scan data import | Import formats | Processing | Export formats | Operating systems |
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3DF Zephyr | 3DFLOW | yes | independent of manufacturer | various scanners, pts, ptx, e57, ply, .fls, .fws, .rdbx, .dp, .zfs | automatic registration with or without targets, layouts, profiles, meshing, contour lines, volume calculation (with or without projection on a reference plane), hollow volume calculation, modelling, coloring, texturing, ortho photo creation, 3d and projection based comparison of surfaces and point clouds, HTML export | point data, obj, ply, fbx, xyz, dsm/dtm, geotiff, orthomosaic, true orthophoto, textures | Windows |
Bentley Descartes | Bentley Systems | no | independent of manufacturer | various format | meshing, classifying, coloring, texturing, draping, orthographic projection, merging with CAD or GIS data | point data, obj, ply, pod, las, xyz, dsm, geotiff, ortho, textures | Windows |
Bloom CE | https://bloomce.com/#!/ | no | independent of manufacturer | FLS, ZFC, ZFS, TZF, RCP, e57, PTX, DP, LAS, ASCII, IFC, DWG, DGN, SAT, FBX, DAE, JPG, PNG | Combine as-built point cloud and 3D (CAD) design data for deviation analysis, clash detection and change management. Process point cloud data from, LIDAR, Photogrammetry, SLAM, Laser Triangulation, 360 Photography and more. Register to plane, survey control points, cloud to cloud, CAD and spatial coordinates. | Pointcloud: RCP, e57, PTX, ASCII CAD / Mesh: FBX, OBJ | Windows |
CloudCompare | cloudcompare.org | no | xyz,las,laz,ply | ||||
Infipoints | https://www.elysium-global.com/en/product/infipoints/ | no | independent of manufacturer | FLS, FWS, PTX, E57, LAS, DP, ZFS, ZFPRJ, CL3, PTS, TXT | Data Registration, Noise Reduction, Feature Extraction, Point Cloud Grouping, Ground Extraction, Measurement, Collision Detection, Verification against CAD Model, Polygon Generation, Point Cloud Editing, Pipe Modeling, Steel Structure Modeling, Equipment Modeling, Duct Modeling, Ortho Image Export, Visualization File Export, Video Creation, CAD Data Import / Export, Data Size Reduction, Annotation Creation, External Referencing | PTX, LAS, PTS, TXT, E57, IGES, STEP, DWG, DXF, CATIA V4/5, JT, Parasolid, ACIS (SAT) | Windows |
Leica CYCLONE | Leica Geosystems | no | Leica, Faro and others | Leica, Faro and others scanners | meshing | point data, CAD formats | Windows |
Pointer Web-Platform | GeoSignum | no | independent of manufactures | XYZ,PTX,LAZ,LAS | SaaS platform to store, share, process, manage and visualize enormous LiDAR datasets, all within the same web-platform. Fully automated object detection, analysis and point cloud classification using only a web-browser. Detecting and analyzing trees, curbs,roads, crash barriers, pole-like objects, paint markings, sound walls,road signs, vehicles, DSM,DTM | LAS,LAZ,CSV,SHP | Web-browser |
Pointools | Bentley Systems | no | independent of manufacturer | various format | classifying, coloring, texturing, animation production | point data, pod, las, obj, ply, xyz | Windows |
ReCap | Autodesk | no | independent of manufacturer | XYZ, E57 | view, split and export | AutoCAD, RCP, RCS | AutoCAD plug-in, Revit plug-in, 3ds Max plug-in (Windows) |
RealityCapture | Capturing Reality | yes | independent of manufacturer | ptx, e57 | meshing, coloring, texturing, orthographic projection | point data, obj, ply, xyz, dsm, geotiff, ortho, textures | Windows |
Trimble Business Center | Trimble | yes | independent of manufacturer | LAS, LAZ, e57, PTX, PTS, POD, TDX | region classifying, coloring, rendering, sampling, CAD point creation, orthophoto and panorama creation, feature extracting, point-based or automatic registration, georeferencing in a true geodetic environment (coordinate system projections) | Point Cloud: LAS, LAZ, e57, PTX, PTS, POD, TDX, TopoDOT, RCP, ASCII Image: GeoTIFF, JPEG, KML/KMZ, 3D PDF CAD: DWG, DXF, SHP, SKP | Windows |
Trimble RealWorks | Trimble | no | independent of manufacturer | various scanners, XYZ, E57, PTX, PTS, LAS, LAZ, ZFS, RSP, FLS, DP | automatic registration with or without targets, layouts, profiles, meshing, contouring, volume calculation, modelling, classification, coloring, texturing, animation production, ortho photo creation, storage tank inspection, 3d and projection based comparison of surfaces and point clouds, publish projects for sharing | E57, ASC, LAS 1.2, LAS 1.4, LAZ, POD, PTS, PTX, TZF, BSF, KMZ, DWG, DXF, DGN, FBX, OBJ | Windows |
Undet | Undet | no | independent of manufactures | *.E57, *.FLS, *.ZFS,*.LAS, *.LAZ, *.PTS, *.DP, *.FPR, *.LSPROJ, *.FWS, *.CL3, *.CLR, *.RSP, ASCII / NEZ (X,Y,Z/i/RGB). | classifying, coloring, texturing, animation production | *.LAS, *.TXT | Windows |
Voxxlr | Voxxlr | no | independent of manufacturer | XYZ, E57, PTX, PTS, LAS, LAZ, | Cloud application to store, process and share large 3D point clouds entirely online using only a standard web browser. Provides a growing number of measurement and annotation tools as well as various point cloud visualization techniques. | ply, pdf | Web browser |
Programs for processing laser scanner data and photographs[edit]
The programs can import data of laser scanners, images or point clouds and process them for 3D modeling.
Product name | Manufacturer | Photogrammetry | Scan data import | Import formats | Processing | Export formats | Operating systems |
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RealityCapture | Capturing Reality | yes | independent of manufacturer | photo (various types, codecs), ptx, e57 | meshing, coloring, texturing, orthographic projection | point data, obj, ply, xyz, dsm, geotiff, ortho, textures | Windows |
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References[edit]
- ^RC import formats, April 2016
- ^RC export formats, April 2016
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FaroScene LT is a free point cloud viewer
Download: http://www.faro.com/faro-3d-app-center/stand-alone-apps/scene-lt
Download: http://www.faro.com/faro-3d-app-center/stand-alone-apps/scene-lt
Supported Import Formats
Faro Laser Scan Files, E57, Leica PTZ, PTX, XYZ
Converting Files
- Open Faro Scene LT
- Drag & Drop point cloud file into the window
- If the format is supported, file gets imported into new project
- On the Structure list you can see list of Scans, your file should be listed there
- Right Click over the point cloud item in the list
- Select Import-Export/Export Scan(Ordered)
- Settings: [x] Full Scan and from XYZ tab: Disable [ ] Include row/col *Otherwise it wont work
- Format dropdown: XYZ Ascii Files *.xyz (*this includes RGB data if point cloud contains it)
- Set output file name
- Click Export
Now you can bring that saved .xyz file into your unity project, and use Unity PointCloud viewer & Tools with it
Viewing Files
If you want to see the cloud first in FaroSceneLT, then:
- Right Click over the point cloud item in the list
- Select Operations/PointCloudTools/Create Scan PointCloud
- It ask for save changes or create project, save it somewhere
- Click OK in the next dialog (or play with the settings if you want to)
- After finished processing, double click the point cloud filename in Structure list to open 3D viewer