Points Import

Description
The Points Import command imports a point cloud from a file.

Usage

 * 1) There are several ways to invoke the command:
 * 2) * Press the button.
 * 3) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 4) Select a point cloud file.
 * 5) Press the  button.

Properties
Point cloud objects are App GeoFeature objects with the following additional properties. Select the option from the Property editor context menu to display the hidden properties.

Hidden Data properties

 * : a Points PointsKernel associated with this object.
 * : a list of normals. This property is only available if the point cloud object was created by the Points Convert command from a shape object with faces or a mesh object.

View

 * : the size in pixels of the points in the 3D view.

Point cloud file format

 * A point cloud file must have the, or  extension.
 * Each line in the file must list the X, Y and Z coordinates of a point.
 * The coordinates must be separated by spaces.
 * The coordinates must use a decimal point, not a decimal comma.

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 file, which is a low polygon version of the Stanford Bunny.