Pts

Introduction

The Pts or points file is a fairly simple file format normally used to store data from laser scanners that can store x, y, z, intensity and RGB values. In terms of visualization and operation capabilities they are very similar to QPD, LAS/LAZ, and Point objects. 

Storage Format

These objects are stored in their native files with the .pts extension. A .ptsatb companion file will be constructed to store optional Fledermaus specific data associated with the pts file.

Properties

Attributes

This object type shares much in common with the Points object and provides a similar set of attribute tailored to the needs of this type.

The Point Size is limited to Fixed Size for this object type but you can control the size of the point pixels displayed.

The Colormap widget provides the control of the color map selection and mapping.

The Eye-Dome Lighting toggles turns on/off this point illumination algorithm which can improve the visualization of the points and help show their depth.  When enabled two extra options are available which control how the algorithm illuminates the points. 

Operations

To see the operations available for the point object type right click the object's name and look in the Operations sub-menu or look at the Operations dropdown menu at the bottom left of the attribute panel. These operations include:

Change Object Coordinate System

While this should be very rarely needed it can be used if necessary to change the coordinate system currently applied to the object. No projection is done here you are just telling it that this new coordinate system is what the object should have been in in the first place. 

Exports

There are currently no additional exports for the QPD Object type.

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