POINT CLOUD SOFTWARE
(OPEN SOURCE | FREE SOFTWARE OPTIONS)
Enjoy and make use of these free tools and viewers to get started with using Point Cloud files in various file formats.
CLOUD COMPARE
3D point cloud and mesh processing software.
Available for Windows, MacOS and Linux.
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GEO-PLUS
(LIMITED VERSION)
3D point cloud and mesh processing software.
Available for Windows.
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PARACOSM
RETRACE
3D point cloud viewer for PX-80 Scans.
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Available for Windows
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NAVISWORKS
FREEDOM
View NWD and 3D DWF files.
Includes model hierarchy, object properties, and embedded review data.
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MESHLAB
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Converting point clouds to 3D mesh models. An open source system for processing and editing 3D triangular meshes.
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VIEW
Recap & Retrace are ideal tools for reviewing and measuring point cloud files.
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Recap File Formats:
LAS | E57 | ASCII
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Retrace File Formats:
.retrace (PX-80 files only)
INTERACT
Geo-Plus & Navisworks are perfect solutions for editing and manipulating point cloud files.
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Geo-Plus File Formats:
LAS | LAZ | E57 | PTS | CSV
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Navisworks File Formats:
NWF | NWD | NWC
DESIGN
Meshlab is a great tool for editing and converting point clouds to mesh files for other design applications.
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Meshlab File Formats:
PLY | STL | OFF | OBJ | 3DS | VRML 2.0 | X3D
EDIT
Cloud Compare & Geo-Plus offers a wide variety of fuctions and tools for editing, cleaning, viewing and manipulating point cloud files.
Cloud Compare File Formats:
ASCII | LAS | E57 | PLY | +more
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Geo-Plus File Formats:
LAS | LAZ | E57 | PTS | CSV