Updated: 30 April 2026

What point cloud formats does Pointerra3D support?

Pointerra3D supports the following open data point cloud / lidar formats. 

  • LAZ (recommended)

  • Recap (recommended)

  • E57 (recommended)

  • LAS + LAS1.4

  • ASCII XYZ (space, comma or tab)

    • .xyz

    • .yxz

    • .xy_depth (for bathy heights)

    • .yx_depth (for bathy heights)

  • Leica PTS

  • Geotiff 32 bit elevation floating point

You can upload structured scan data (which will also generate ScanViews) from the following formats

  • E57 (structured)

  • Recap (structured)

  • Leica PTX