{"id":147,"date":"2018-06-11T19:03:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T23:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/renegade\/?post_type=chapter&p=147"},"modified":"2018-06-13T14:30:42","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T18:30:42","slug":"chapter-3-1-export-mesh","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/renegade\/chapter\/chapter-3-1-export-mesh\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 3.1 - Export Dense Cloud","rendered":"Chapter 3.1 – Export Dense Cloud"},"content":{"raw":"

Overview<\/h1>\r\nThis chapter describes the steps to export the Dense Cloud<\/strong> into a variety of external data formats.\r\n

Export Dense Cloud<\/h2>\r\nAlthough Photoscan is competently able to process dense point clouds into 3-D map products, there are also other software packages which are specifically designed to process point clouds (e.g. TerraScan). Dedicated point cloud processing software gives the user access to a wider range of tools with which to manipulate and edit the point cloud in order to produce a variety of architectural and geographic data products.\r\n\r\nTo facilitate this, Photoscan has an option to export the point cloud into a variety of industry-standard data formats including;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_156\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"177\"]\"A Photoscan dense cloud export formats[\/caption]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOne of the most common and widely used dense cloud data formats is LAS. To export the\u00a0Dense Cloud<\/strong>, right-click on it in the\u00a0Workspace<\/strong> and select\u00a0Export Dense Cloud...<\/strong>. Navigate to where you want to save the data set, enter a name, select a file format and click\u00a0Save<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nThe suggested output parameters are shown in the screenshot below, but they may vary depending on the specific software and user requirements.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_177\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"407\"]\"Screesnshot Photoscan export LAS dense cloud settings[\/caption]\r\n\r\nOnce the point cloud is exported, it can be opened directly in an external software package.\r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

Overview<\/h1>\n

This chapter describes the steps to export the Dense Cloud<\/strong> into a variety of external data formats.<\/p>\n

Export Dense Cloud<\/h2>\n

Although Photoscan is competently able to process dense point clouds into 3-D map products, there are also other software packages which are specifically designed to process point clouds (e.g. TerraScan). Dedicated point cloud processing software gives the user access to a wider range of tools with which to manipulate and edit the point cloud in order to produce a variety of architectural and geographic data products.<\/p>\n

To facilitate this, Photoscan has an option to export the point cloud into a variety of industry-standard data formats including;<\/p>\n

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Photoscan dense cloud export formats<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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One of the most common and widely used dense cloud data formats is LAS. To export the\u00a0Dense Cloud<\/strong>, right-click on it in the\u00a0Workspace<\/strong> and select\u00a0Export Dense Cloud…<\/strong>. Navigate to where you want to save the data set, enter a name, select a file format and click\u00a0Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The suggested output parameters are shown in the screenshot below, but they may vary depending on the specific software and user requirements.<\/p>\n

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Photoscan export LAS dense cloud settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once the point cloud is exported, it can be opened directly in an external software package.<\/p>\n

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