Points Import

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Points

Menu location
Points Import
Points → Import points
Workbenches
Points
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
Points Export

Description

This tool imports 3D points from a point cloud file.

How to use

Click on Points Import or use the menu Points → Import points.
Select the file with point cloud and click Open.

Notes

The coordinates of the points should be read from a text file with the extension .asc.
Each line should have a collection of X, Y, Z coordinates separated by a space. The coordinates must use a decimal point, not a decimal comma.
After importing, your points will be selectable in the 3D view, and they can be snapped to using the Snap Endpoint method from the Draft Workbench.
The cloud point will be imported as a single cloud object. This is unlike the Draft Point tool which creates individual points.

Sample point cloud file

0 0 0
1.4562 -7.2354 12.2367
5.9423 3.1728 -17.6439

For testing you can use this ASC file, which is a low polygon version of the Stanford Bunny.

Export

Points

Tools: Convert to points, Structured point cloud, Import points, Export points, Cut point cloud, Merge point clouds

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