Import Formats - unitycoder/UnityPointCloudViewer GitHub Wiki
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 |