Updated: 21 January 2025

What point cloud formats does Pointerra3D support?

Pointerra3D supports the following open data 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