Export model as...
This function allows to export a model (models are all point clouds and triangle meshes) in a third-party format or in an intermediate format, for further processing in external software tools.
Export workflow
If you want to export a given list of models (clouds or meshes) to the same third-party format, after selecting this function you are presented with a dialog where you can set format-specific options. Below you find a table with the supported options by format, and with the known limitations of each format. You can choose whether to specify different export options for each model, or to adopt the same export options for all models. In the latter case, select Do not ask again in the subsequent save filename dialog.
Format limitations when exporting global coordinates
Generally speaking, when exporting a model to an external format, Reconstructor® tries to store as much information as the format allows. Therefore, models are always exported in global coordinates, meaning the coordinates that the model has in the current UCS. However, some format do not allow big coordinates for the models' points. Such formats are STL meshes and PLY meshes. Because of intrinsic limitations of these formats, models exported in these formats are saved in local coordinates, losing their global position in Reconstructor project.
Export formats options and limitations
Grid Point Clouds
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Export format |
Supported options |
Limitations |
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E57 grid point cloud (*.e57) |
Choosing local or UCS coordinates. Choosing whether to export the reflectance, also in a way compatible with Autodesk ReCap. Choosing whether to export a color layer and which one. See more details at Export E57 |
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Generic binary raster (*.*) |
Choosing which scalar layer to export. |
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Grid Point Cloud (*.rgp) |
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Grid Point Cloud Text File (*.txt) Grid Point Cloud CSV File (*.csv) Grid Point Cloud TSV File (*.tsv) Unstructured Point Cloud Text File (*.txt) Unstructured Point Cloud CSV File (*.csv) Unstructured Point Cloud TSV File (*.tsv) |
Choosing object or UCS coordinates. Setting a subsampling factor for the exported cloud. Choosing the saved number of decimals. Choosing whether to export a color layer and which one. Skipping the depth discontinuities or not. Skipping the orientation discontinuities or not. |
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PTC Kubit Point Cloud (*.ptc) [unstructured] |
Selecting which color layer to export. Setting a subsampling factor for the exported cloud. Skipping the depth discontinuities or not. Skipping the orientation discontinuities or not. |
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LAS/LAZ format point cloud (*.las, .laz) [unstructured] |
Choosing local or UCS coordinates. Choosing whether to export the reflectance, also in a way compatible with Autodesk ReCap. Choosing whether to export a color layer and which one. |
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Optech IXF scan (*.ixf) [structured] |
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PLY point cloud (*.ply) [unstructured] |
Selecting whether to export local or UCS coordinates. Selecting whether to export a color layer and which one. Selecting whether to export point normals or not. Selecting the storage mode among ascii, binary little endian, binary big endian. Selecting the coordinate precision between float and double. |
If the model to be exported has too big UCS coordinates (more than 100 km), Reconstructor will not export it in UCS coordinates, because of PLY format limitations. |
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PTX point cloud (*.ptx) [structured] |
Choosing a subsampling factor. Choosing which color layer to export. Choosing whether to skip depth discontinuities. Choosing whether to skip orientation discontinuities. Choosing whether to export a PNG image of the selected color. |
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Unstructured Point Cloud (*.rup) |
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PTS (*.pts) |
Choosing object or UCS coordinates. Setting a subsampling factor for the exported cloud. Choosing the saved number of decimals. Choosing whether to export a color layer and which one. Skipping the depth discontinuities or not. Skipping the orientation discontinuities or not. |
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Unstructured Point Clouds
All the exported point clouds will be in an unstructured format.
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Export format |
Supported options |
Limitations |
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E57 unstructured point cloud (*.e57) |
Choosing local or global coordinates. Choosing whether to export the reflectance, also in a way compatible with Autodesk ReCap. Choosing whether to export a color layer and which one. |
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PTC Kubit Point Cloud (*.ptc) |
Selecting which color layer to export. Setting a subsampling factor for the exported cloud. Skipping the depth discontinuities or not. Skipping the orientation discontinuities or not. |
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LAS/LAZ format point cloud (*.las, .laz) |
Choosing local or UCS coordinates. Choosing whether to export the reflectance, also in a way compatible with Autodesk ReCap. Choosing whether to export a color and which one. |
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PLY point cloud (*.ply) |
Selecting whether to export local or UCS coordinates. Selecting whether to export a color layer and which one. Selecting whether to export point normals or not. Selecting the storage mode among ascii, binary little endian, binary big endian. Selecting the coordinate precision between float and double. |
If the model to be exported has too big UCS coordinates (more than 100 km), Reconstructor will not export it in UCS coordinates, because of PLY format limitations. |
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Unstructured Point Cloud (* .rup) |
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Unstructured Point Cloud Text File (*.txt) Unstructured Point Cloud CSV File (*.csv) Unstructured Point Cloud TSV File (*.tsv) |
Choosing object or UCS coordinates. Setting a subsampling factor for the exported cloud. Choosing the saved number of decimals. Choosing whether to export a color layer and which one. Skipping the depth discontinuities or not. Skipping the orientation discontinuities or not. |
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PTS (*.pts) |
Choosing object or UCS coordinates. Setting a subsampling factor for the exported cloud. Choosing the saved number of decimals. Choosing whether to export a color layer and which one. Skipping the depth discontinuities or not. Skipping the orientation discontinuities or not. |
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Meshes
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Export format |
Supported options |
Limitations |
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3DS (*.3ds) |
Supports mesh textures. |
It is not possible to save meshes with more than 65536 vertices or more than 65536 triangles. |
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AutoCAD data exchange format (*.dxf) |
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Does not support mesh color or mesh textures. |
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COLLADA (*.dae) |
Supports mesh textures. |
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PLY mesh (*.ply) |
Selecting whether to export a color layer and which one. Selecting whether to export local or UCS coordinates. Selecting whether to export point normals or not. Selecting the storage mode among ascii, binary little endian, binary big endian. Selecting the coordinate precision between float and double. |
If the model to be exported has too big UCS coordinates (more than 100 km), Reconstructor® will not export it in UCS coordinates, because of PLY format limitations. Does not support mesh color or mesh textures. |
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STL mesh (*.stl) |
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Does not support mesh color or mesh textures. Only local coordinates are saved, the model global positioning is lost. |
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Triangle Meshes (*.rtm) |
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Triangle Meshes Text File (*.txt) |
Selecting whether to export local or global coordinates. Choosing the saved number of decimals. |
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VRML (*.wrl, *.vrml) |
Supports mesh textures. |
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Wavefront OBJ (*.obj) |
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