Tool Import Point Cloud

Import point cloud data sets from files using the Point Data Abstraction Library (PDAL).

References

PDAL Homepage

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2020
Menu: File|Shapes|Import

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Output	Points	Point Cloud list (output)	`POINTS`	-	-
Options	Files	File path	`FILES`	-	-
	Import Additional Attributes	Boolean	`VARS`	Check this to import all attributes provided by the data set, or select the attributes you want to become imported individually.	Default: 0
	GPS-Time	Boolean	`VAR_TIME`	-	Default: 0
	Intensity	Boolean	`VAR_INTENSITY`	-	Default: 0
	Scan Angle	Boolean	`VAR_SCANANGLE`	-	Default: 0
	Number of the Return	Boolean	`VAR_RETURN`	-	Default: 0
	Number of Returns of Given Pulse	Boolean	`VAR_RETURNS`	-	Default: 0
	Classification	Boolean	`VAR_CLASSIFICATION`	-	Default: 0
	User Data	Boolean	`VAR_USERDATA`	-	Default: 0
	Edge of Flight Line Flag	Boolean	`VAR_EDGE`	-	Default: 0
	Direction of Scan Flag	Boolean	`VAR_DIRECTION`	-	Default: 0
	Point Source ID	Boolean	`VAR_SOURCEID`	-	Default: 0
	Red Channel Color	Boolean	`VAR_COLOR_RED`	-	Default: 0
	Green Channel Color	Boolean	`VAR_COLOR_GREEN`	-	Default: 0
	Blue Channel Color	Boolean	`VAR_COLOR_BLUE`	-	Default: 0
	RGB-Coded Color	Boolean	`VAR_COLOR`	-	Default: 0
	RGB Value Range	Choice	`RGB_RANGE`	Data depth of red, green, blue values in LAS file.	Available Choices: [0] 8 bit [1] 16 bit Default: 1

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd io_pdal 0 [-FILES <str>] [-VARS <str>] [-VAR_TIME <str>] [-VAR_INTENSITY <str>] [-VAR_SCANANGLE <str>] [-VAR_RETURN <str>] [-VAR_RETURNS <str>] [-VAR_CLASSIFICATION <str>] [-VAR_USERDATA <str>] [-VAR_EDGE <str>] [-VAR_DIRECTION <str>] [-VAR_SOURCEID <str>] [-VAR_COLOR_RED <str>] [-VAR_COLOR_GREEN <str>] [-VAR_COLOR_BLUE <str>] [-VAR_COLOR <str>] [-RGB_RANGE <str>] [-POINTS <str>]
  -FILES:<str>             	Files
	File path
  -VARS:<str>              	Import Additional Attributes
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_TIME:<str>          	GPS-Time
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_INTENSITY:<str>     	Intensity
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_SCANANGLE:<str>     	Scan Angle
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_RETURN:<str>        	Number of the Return
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_RETURNS:<str>       	Number of Returns of Given Pulse
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_CLASSIFICATION:<str>	Classification
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_USERDATA:<str>      	User Data
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_EDGE:<str>          	Edge of Flight Line Flag
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_DIRECTION:<str>     	Direction of Scan Flag
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_SOURCEID:<str>      	Point Source ID
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_COLOR_RED:<str>     	Red Channel Color
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_COLOR_GREEN:<str>   	Green Channel Color
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_COLOR_BLUE:<str>    	Blue Channel Color
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -VAR_COLOR:<str>         	RGB-Coded Color
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -RGB_RANGE:<str>         	RGB Value Range
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] 8 bit
	[1] 16 bit
	Default: 1
  -POINTS:<str>            	Points
	Point Cloud list (output)