List of programs for point cloud processing

Overview of programs for the processing of 3D point clouds from photogrammetric recordings or recordings with laser scanners .

Programs for the photogrammetric generation of point clouds

The programs generate point clouds from suitable photographs in order to then convert them into 3D models , e.g. B. for meshing to process further.

Product name	Manufacturer	Photogrammetry	Scanner data import	Import formats	Calculations	Export formats	Operating systems
123D catch	Autodesk	Yes	No	photo	Mesh	Autodesk cloud	Android, Mac, Windows
Agisoft Metashape	Agisoft	Yes	No	photo	Mesh	Point data, DOM / DGM	Mac, Linux, Windows
ELCOVISION 10	PMS AG	Yes	yes, (PTS, LAS, LAZ, TXT)	photo	Mesh, volume, orthophotos	PTS, PLY, LAS, LAZ, GeoTiff,	Windows
metigo 3D	ocus GmbH Leipzig	yes (stereo)	yes (STL, Lupos3D, Zöller & Fröhlich Scan)	Photo (TIFF), point cloud (Vrml, STL, Lupos3D, Zöller & Fröhlich Scan)	Meshing, profiles, ortho projections, mapping	Point data, DOM, CAD, Tiff	Windows
APS	Menci software	Yes	No	photo	Mesh	Point data, DOM / DTM, CAD formats	Windows
Pix4Dmapper	Pix4D	Yes	No	photo	Mesh	Point data, DTM, CAD formats	Windows
ReCap 360 Pro	Autodesk	Yes	Yes	Photo (JPEG), point cloud (Cl3, CLR, E57, FLS, FWS, LSPROJ, LAS, PCG, PRJ, PTG, PTS, PTX, RCP, RCS, RDS, TXT, XYB, XYZ, ZFS, ZFPRJ)	Mesh	RCP, RCS, E57, PTS, PCG	Windows

Programs for reading in laser scanner data as point clouds

The programs can read in data from laser scanners or point clouds in order to prepare them for 3D modeling .

Product name	Manufacturer	Photogrammetry	Scanner data import	Import formats	Calculations	Export formats	Operating systems
3DWorx	rmdata	No	manufacturer-independent	PTS, E. 57	Leveling and recording of point clouds, calculation of a global compensation, automatic and semi-automatic extraction of vector data with precision calculation, creation of the basis for the 2D floor plan, modeling of facade views, generation of a real 3D BIM model from point clouds (IFC standard)	CAD formats such as dxf, dwg, orthophoto, selected point data, SplinesBIM export format IFC	Windows
card 1	IB&T Software GmbH	No	manufacturer-independent	LAS, LAZ, PTS	Calculation of terrain models, terrain lines, profiles / cross profiles, point grids, track data, point and line heights Georeferencing, filtering and transformation of point cloud points, point cloud classification	LAS, LAZ	Windows
Faro Scene	Faro Technologies	No	only FARO	FARO scanner	Mesh	CPE, DXF, E57, IGES, POD, PTC, PTS, PTX, RCS, RCP, VRML, XYZ	Windows
Final Surface	GFaI	No	manufacturer-independent	various scanners (including E57, XYZ, LAZ, LAS, FLS, FWS, ZFS, PTG, PTS, PTX)	Point filtering, referencing, meshing / triangulation, distance analysis (target / actual comparison), curvature analysis, mesh reducing / refining / healing / resampling / smoothing, projections, dimensions	Point data, triangular mesh surfaces, 3D PDF, XHTML	Windows
Leica CYCLONE	Leica Geosystems	No	Leica, Faro, Z + F, Riegl, Optech	Leica scanner, LAS, E57, PTS, PTX, PTG, PTZ, XYZ	Mesh	Point data, CAD formats	Windows
OPALS	TU Vienna	No	manufacturer-independent	XYZ, WNP, LAS, SHP, SDW, FWF, TRJ, SCOP, GDAL	Signal processing, georeferencing, quality control, line extraction, point cloud classification, terrain models	Raster data (e.g. GTiff, AAIGrid, USGSDEM, SCOP)	Windows, Linux
PANOpticum3D	3DIS	No	manufacturer-independent	various scanners, XYZ, E57, LAS, LAZ, PCD, PLY	Triangulation, terrain intersection, volume calculation, surface profiles, clippings with vector and raster data, road condition assessment	XYZ, PCD, DXF, E57, LAS, SKP, PLY	Windows
PinPoint	Scasa	Yes	manufacturer-independent	BLK360, RTC360, BLK2GO, FARO Focus, Matterport, XYZ, E57, and many more.	automatic level detection, DXF floor plans and sections, OBJ 3D models, textured models	DXF, OBJ	Windows, Mac on request
Pointly	Supper & Supper GmbH	Yes	manufacturer-independent	LAS, LAZ	Selection tools for manual classification, on-demand services for object recognition.	LAS, LAZ	Web browser
PointSense	kubit / Faro	No	Faro et al. a.	various scanners, XYZ, E57	Mesh	AutoCAD	AutoCAD plug-in (Windows)
PointCab	PointCab	No	manufacturer-independent	various scanners, XYZ, E57	Floor plans, profiles, meshes	Point data, CAD formats	Windows
PolyWorks	InnovMetric software	Yes	manufacturer-independent	3D-Digital, 3D Scanners, Breuckmann, CNRC, Cognitens, Cyberware, Genex, GOM, HoloVision, HyMarc, Imetric, Kreon, Konica Minolta Nikon Metrology, Nub3D, Optech, Opton / EOIS, ShapeGrabber, Solutionix, Steinbichler, Voxelan, 3D- Scanners, Carl Zeiss, Kreon, Hexagon Leica, Metron, Perceptron, Wolf & Beck, 3rd Tech, FARO LS, iQVolution, Leica, Mensi, Optech, Riegl, Surphaser, Topcon, Z + F, ASCII, Laser Design, IGES, LAS, ACIS SAT, STEP	Polygon networks, point clouds from area scanners, point clouds from line scanners	Sections in ASCII, DXF, IGES and Inventor, Bezier curves in ASCII and IGES format, NURBS surfaces in IGES and STEP format, 2D drawings (sketches) in IGES, STEP, CATIA, Siemens NX (UG), Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor and DXF. Measured values ​​in tabular form as DMIS or Q-DAS format. Optional: CATIA V4 + V5 / V6, Inventor, Creo (Pro / E) SolidWorks, Siemens NX (UG), VDA-FS	Windows
ReCap 360	Autodesk	no (only with the Pro version)	manufacturer-independent	Cl3, CLR, E57, FLS, FWS, LSPROJ, LAS, PCG, PRJ, PTG, PTS, PTX, RCP, RCS, RDS, TXT, XYB, XYZ, ZFS, ZFPRJ	Mesh	RCP, RCS, E57, PTS, PCG	Windows
RiSCAN PRO	Riegl	No	only Riegl	XYZ, LAS, 3PF, VTP, POL, PLY, STL, OBJ, DXF, SDW	Scanner control, georeferencing, triangulation, terrain intersection, volume calculation, surface profiles, 4D animations	ASC, 3PF, DXF, WRL, LAS, PTS, DM, RQX, POD	Windows
Scalypso	IB Dr. king	No	manufacturer-independent	various scanners, XYZ, E57	Floor plans, profiles, meshes, geometric elements	Point data, AutoCAD, Allplan, HiCAD, Revit, Microstation	Windows
Trimble RealWorks	Trimble	No	all	RWP. TZF, TZS, TSPX, JXL, JOB, NEW, ASC, XYZ, IQSCAN, FLS, CR5, CRD, TXT, SIM, DXF, DWG, IXF, LAS, LAZ, DP, E57, FBX, PTS, TDX, PTX, RSP, ZFS	Point cloud classification, meshing (2D, 3D), point filtering, breakline filter, referencing, distance analysis (target / actual comparison), floor evenness analysis, AsBuild control, volume calculation, cutting plane calculation, animations	Point data, CAD formats	Windows

See also

• Point cloud data formats

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jeff Lovin: Geospatial Data Collection Using Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) . American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). June 21th 2013.
2. ↑ Sauerbrei, Beuth: Comparative studies on the photogrammetric evaluation of aerial images from Unmanned Aerial Systems ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Berlin University of Technology, 2012 
3. ↑ Supported File Formats | Search | Autodesk Knowledge Network. Retrieved March 16, 2017 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Kersten, Sternberg u. a .: Data flow in terrestrial laser scanning - From data acquisition to visualization , DVW series of publications, November 2008
5. ↑ Export Formats Supported by SCENE. December 20, 2016, accessed April 23, 2020 . 
6. ↑ OPALS - Orientation and Processing of Airborne Laser Scanning data
7. ↑ PANOpticum3D
8. ↑ Chris_DICREATE: 3D point cloud classification made smart, fast and easy - Pointly ✓. Retrieved March 19, 2020 (UK English). 
9. ↑ Reuters: FARO® Expands Presence in Architecture, Engineering and Construction with Acquisition of kubit ™ ( Memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), March 3, 2015
10. ↑ LiDAR News: PointCab GmbH Releases Pointcloud Software Solution ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , November 2014 
11. ↑ Riegl's RiSCAN PRO 2.0 Operating & Processing Software for 3D Laser Scanners