List of programs for point cloud processing
Overview of programs for processing 3D point clouds from appropriate photos or surveys with laser scanners.
Programs for photogrammetric creation of point clouds
The programs create point clouds based on appropriate photos to process them to 3D models, e.g. for meshing.
Product name |
Manufacturer |
Photogrammetry |
Scan data import |
Import formats |
Processing |
Export formats |
Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agisoft Photoscan |
yes |
no |
photo |
meshing |
point data, DSM/DTM |
Windows, Mac, Linux |
|
yes (Stereo) |
yes (STL, Lupos3D, Zöller&Fröhlich Scan) |
photo (TIFF), point cloud (Vrml, Lupos3D, Zöller&Fröhlich Scan) |
meshing, sections, ortho-projections, mapping |
point data, DSM, CAD, Tiff |
Windows |
||
123D Catch |
Autodesk |
yes |
no |
photo |
meshing |
Autodesk cloud |
Android, Mac, Windows |
yes |
no |
photo |
meshing |
point data, DTM, CAD formats |
Windows |
||
yes |
no |
photo, jpg, tif, multispec |
meshing |
GeoTiff, point data, DSM, KMZ formats |
SaaS/Linux Cloud |
Programs for importing laser scanner data as point clouds
The programs can import data of laser scanners or point clouds to preprocess them for 3D modeling.
Product name |
Manufacturer |
Photogrammetry |
Scan data import |
Import formats |
Processing |
Export formats |
Operating systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FARO Scene |
FARO Technologies |
no |
only FARO |
FARO scanners |
meshing |
point data, CAD formats |
Windows |
Leica CYCLONE |
Leica Geosystems |
no |
Leica, Faro and others |
Leica, Faro and others scanners |
meshing |
point data, CAD formats |
Windows |
PointSense |
kubit / Faro |
no |
Faro et al. |
various scanners, XYZ, E57 |
meshing |
AutoCAD |
AutoCAD plug-in (Windows) |
PointCab |
PointCab |
no |
independent of manufacturer |
various scanners, XYZ, E57 |
layouts, profiles, meshing |
point data, CAD formats |
Windows |
ReCap |
Autodesk |
no |
independent of manufacturer |
XYZ, E57 |
meshing |
AutoCAD |
AutoCAD plug-in (Windows) |
RevLib |
Prescient Technologies |
No |
Generic |
XYZ, STL |
Meshing |
STL |
Windows |